Last Updated: November 24, 2025
Who We Are
Love Sphynx is a dedicated community for Sphynx cat enthusiasts, breeders, and owners. Our website address is: https://lovesphynx.com. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information with care and transparency.
Information We Collect
Comments and Interactions
When you leave comments on our site, we collect:
- The information shown in the comment form (name, email, website)
- Your IP address and browser user agent string for spam detection and security purposes
- An anonymized hash of your email address may be provided to Gravatar to display your profile picture if you use their service
Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if using Gravatar) and comment will be visible to the public.
Media Uploads
If you upload images to Love Sphynx, please be aware:
- Avoid uploading images containing embedded location data (EXIF GPS information)
- Visitors can download images and potentially extract metadata from them
- We recommend removing location data from photos of your Sphynx cats before uploading to protect your privacy
Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience:
Comment Cookies: When you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies for your convenience on future visits. These cookies last for one year.
Login Cookies: If you have an account with us:
- A temporary cookie checks if your browser accepts cookies (discarded when you close your browser)
- Login cookies save your credentials and display preferences for two days
- Screen options cookies last for one year
- Selecting “Remember Me” extends your login for two weeks
- Logging out removes login cookies
Editing Cookies: When you edit or publish content, a cookie saves the post ID for one day (contains no personal data).
Embedded Content
Articles on Love Sphynx may include embedded content from other websites (videos, images, social media posts). This embedded content may:
- Collect data about you
- Use their own cookies
- Track your interactions
- Monitor your behavior if you’re logged into those services
Please review the privacy policies of third-party websites for more information.
How We Use Your Information
We use collected information to:
- Provide and improve our services for the Sphynx cat community
- Facilitate community discussions and interactions
- Detect and prevent spam and abuse
- Communicate with you about your account and our services
- Enhance your user experience on Love Sphynx
Data Sharing
We respect your privacy and limit data sharing:
- Password Resets: Your IP address is included in password reset emails for security purposes
- Spam Detection: Comments may be checked through automated spam detection services
- We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties
- We only share data when required by law or to protect our rights and safety
Data Retention
Comments: Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and auto-approve follow-up comments from trusted community members.
User Accounts: Personal information provided in your user profile is stored as long as your account is active. You can view, edit, or delete this information at any time (except your username).
Administrative Data: We retain certain data for administrative, legal, and security purposes as required.
Your Rights
You have the following rights over your data:
- Access: Request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you
- Correction: Edit your personal information through your user profile
- Deletion: Request erasure of your personal data (excluding data we’re legally obligated to retain)
- Portability: Receive your data in a structured, commonly used format
- Objection: Object to processing of your personal information
To exercise these rights, please contact us through our website.