Who We Are
Our website address is: https://bmbikes.co.uk. Badass Machines is a multi-author blog covering electric bikes, scooters, and other modern mobility topics.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
An anonymized string (a hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at automattic.com/privacy. After your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images that include embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract this data from posted images.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you don’t have to re-enter your details the next time you comment. These cookies last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
When you log in, we set up several cookies to save your login information and screen preferences. Login cookies last for two days; screen option cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login persists for two weeks. Logging out removes the login cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and only indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (such as videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you had visited that website directly.
These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking if you are logged in to their platform.
Who We Share Your Data With
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 kept indefinitely. This helps us recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in moderation.
For registered users (if any), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except the username). Site administrators can also access and edit this information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold. This excludes any data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Affiliate Links & Tracking
Some posts and pages may include affiliate links. If you click on an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.
Affiliate programs we currently participate in may use cookies or tracking pixels to track purchases made through our links. These are handled by third-party networks (such as Amazon, eBay, or specialist gear retailers), and their tracking policies are subject to their own privacy practices.
We only recommend products we genuinely believe in or find relevant to our audience.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site. This includes collecting data such as your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on the site. This helps us improve site performance and user experience.
Google may use this data according to their own policies. For more details, visit https://policies.google.com/privacy.
You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking via the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Email Subscriptions
We use ConvertKit to manage our email newsletter and subscriber list. If you sign up to receive updates from us, your name and email address will be stored securely by ConvertKit.
You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in any email we send. For more information, see ConvertKit’s privacy policy: https://convertkit.com/privacy.