Privacy Policy
Who we are
Our website address is https://sensiblespender.co.uk. Sensible Spender is a personal finance blog based in the United Kingdom, providing educational content about spending, saving, and loyalty schemes.
What data we collect and why
Comments When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymised string created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check whether you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval, your profile picture may be visible alongside your comment.
Cookies If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies last for one year. We also use cookies for standard WordPress functionality including login sessions and display preferences. If you log in to the site, login cookies last for two days and screen option cookies last for one year.
Analytics This site uses analytics tools to understand how visitors find and use our content. This may include data such as pages visited, time spent on the site, and general location. No personally identifiable information is collected through analytics.
Embedded content Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images or links from other websites. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you had visited those websites directly. Those websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with their content.
Affiliate and commercial relationships Sensible Spender may include links to third party products or services. Where we have a commercial relationship with a linked product or service, this will be clearly disclosed. We do not sell personal data to any third party.
Who we share your data with
We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties. Your data may be shared with the following services solely to operate this website: WordPress.com (Automattic) for comment management and spam detection, Gravatar for profile images, and our hosting provider Hostinger for site infrastructure. If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically. For users who register on the website, personal information is stored in their user profile and can be edited or deleted at any time by contacting us at contactus@sensiblespender.co.uk.
Your rights under UK GDPR
As a UK-based website, we comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation. You have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you, request that we correct any inaccurate data, request that we erase your personal data, object to our processing of your data, and request that we restrict processing of your data.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contactus@sensiblespender.co.uk.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Our website is hosted on servers within the European Economic Area via Hostinger.
Changes to this policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.
Contact us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your data, please contact us at contactus@sensiblespender.co.uk.
Last updated: May 2026