Pink Pathways — Privacy Policy
Pink Pathways is a breast cancer support and wellbeing resource website.
We provide compassionate information, reassurance and guidance. Your privacy matters to us, and we are committed to protecting it.
Who We Are
Pink Pathways provides resources, emotional support, information and wellbeing tools to those affected by breast cancer. We respect our community and safeguard personal data with care.
Comments
When visitors leave comments, information entered in the comment form — along with the user’s IP address and browser details — may be collected for spam protection.
An anonymised email hash may be sent to Gravatar to determine if a profile image is connected. Once a comment is approved, your profile image (if present) may appear publicly.
Media
If you upload photos to the site, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Other visitors may extract location details from uploaded files.
Cookies
Cookies help Pink Pathways remember your preferences and improve user experience. These may store login sessions, comment information, display settings and form entries.
You may disable cookies within browser settings, though some features may not function fully without them.
Embedded Content
Some articles or pages may include embedded content from external websites (such as videos, links or images). These sites may collect data, set cookies or track user behaviour as though accessed directly.
Contact & Communication
If you contact Pink Pathways via email or form submission, we may retain the information you provide for support and response purposes. This is not shared externally unless legally required.
Data Sharing & Protection
Password reset requests may include your IP address.
Comments may pass through automated spam-filtering services.
We do not sell or distribute personal information for marketing or advertising.
Data Retention
• Comments and related metadata may be retained indefinitely
• Contact messages may be held for reference for up to 24 months
• If user accounts become available in future, users may access their stored information
Your Rights
You may request:
• A copy of any personal data we hold
• Corrections to inaccurate information
• Erasure of your data (where legally appropriate)
• Details of how your information is processed
Data Transfer
Spam-filtering services may process information inside or outside the UK/EU.
Pink Pathways is built with care, empathy and respect — and your privacy is part of that promise.