Who we are
Our website address is: https://plasdolguog.co.uk.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
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 retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Photography & Privacy
Dyfi Valley Weddings, trading as Plas Dolguog
Plas Dolguog respects the privacy of guests, visitors and event attendees. This notice explains how we collect, use and manage photographs and video recordings taken at our venue, in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018, as amended.
Photography and Its Use
Photography may take place during weddings, events, retreats, private celebrations and other activities at Plas Dolguog. Images may be captured by our staff, professional photographers commissioned by us, or provided by guests, event organisers and third parties.
Selected photographs may be used to document and promote Plas Dolguog through our website, social media, brochures, advertising and other promotional materials. Photographs may also be taken for legitimate operational purposes.
Consent and Lawful Basis
Where appropriate, we obtain consent from identifiable individuals before using their photographs for promotional purposes, particularly for posed photographs, close-up portraits and images supplied following private events.
We may rely on our legitimate interests under Article 6(1)(f) UK GDPR for general event and venue photography, including wider photographs where individuals appear incidentally. This is subject to an assessment of the necessity of the use and its impact on individuals’ privacy rights.
Where consent is obtained, our lawful basis is Article 6(1)(a) UK GDPR.
Attendance at Plas Dolguog does not automatically constitute consent to promotional photography.
Event Photography and Opting Out
Where photography is planned at events organised by Plas Dolguog, we aim to notify attendees in advance through event information or booking communications.
Guests who do not wish to be photographed may inform our team before the event or speak to a member of staff upon arrival.
We will communicate these requests to relevant staff and commissioned photographers and take reasonable steps to ensure affected individuals are not identifiable in photographs used for promotional purposes.
We do not publish promotional photographs featuring identifiable children.
Consent from wedding couples or event organisers does not automatically extend to other individuals appearing in photographs.
Commissioned Photographers
Plas Dolguog may engage independent professional photographers to document events or produce promotional material on our behalf.
Where photographers process personal data on our instructions, we will ensure appropriate data protection arrangements are in place, including written processing agreements where legally required.
Photographers who use images independently, including for their own portfolios or advertising, are responsible for establishing an appropriate lawful basis and meeting their own data protection obligations.
We will obtain the necessary copyright permissions or licences before using photographs supplied by professional photographers or third parties.
Storage, Sharing and Retention
Photographs and related consent records are stored securely, with access limited to authorised individuals and relevant service providers.
Images may be shared with commissioned photographers, website providers, social media platforms, printers and marketing services for authorised purposes. Some providers may process information outside the UK, subject to applicable data protection requirements.
Photographs are retained only for as long as necessary for their intended purposes, with their continued use reviewed periodically. Consent records and privacy requests may be retained as necessary to manage permissions and demonstrate compliance.
Your Rights
Under UK data protection law, individuals have rights concerning their personal information, including access, correction, erasure, restriction and objection, where applicable.
Consent may be withdrawn at any time. Where consent is withdrawn, we will stop the relevant processing and remove affected photographs from platforms under our control in accordance with our legal obligations. Previously distributed printed materials or copies held independently by third parties may not be recoverable.
You have the right to object to processing based on legitimate interests and an absolute right to object to the use of your personal data for direct marketing.
For photography enquiries, withdrawal of consent or privacy requests, please contact:
Dyfi Valley Weddings, trading as Plas Dolguog
Felingerrig, Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 8UJ
Email: info@plasdolguog.co.uk
Individuals may also raise concerns with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO):
