LEGAL
Privacy Policy
Your privacy matters. This page explains what data this site collects, why, and how it’s handled — in plain English, not legalese.
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What Information We Collect
The DermaDraft is a personal skincare blog. We collect only the minimum data necessary to run the site and send newsletters to subscribers who opt in.
The types of data we may collect include:
- › Email address (only if you subscribe to the newsletter)
- › Name (optional, if provided via contact form)
- › Message content from contact form submissions
- › Anonymous analytics data (page views, time on site, referral source)
- › Technical data such as browser type, device type, and IP address (anonymised)
- › Advertising cookies and identifiers, used by Google and its advertising partners to show ads (see Cookies section below)
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How We Use Your Information
Information collected on this site is used for the following purposes:
- › Sending newsletters and post notifications to email subscribers
- › Responding to contact form enquiries
- › Understanding how readers use the site (to improve content quality)
- › Preventing spam and maintaining site security
- › Displaying advertising through Google AdSense, which may use cookies to show ads based on your visits to this and other websites
We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We have no brand partnerships or sponsored content arrangements.
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Cookies
This site uses cookies for a few purposes:
- › Functional cookies: required for the site to work, like remembering your cookie consent choice.
- › Analytics cookies: anonymous data on how visitors use the site, so we can improve content.
- › Advertising cookies: this site displays ads through Google AdSense. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site and others. You can opt out of personalized advertising anytime at Google's Ads Settings (adssettings.google.com) or at aboutads.info.
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Third-Party Services
We use a small number of third-party services to run this site and display advertising, including:
- › Google AdSense: to display advertising. Google, as a third-party vendor, may use cookies to serve ads based on your visits to this and other websites. Learn more or opt out at Google's Ads Settings (adssettings.google.com).
- › Google Analytics: to understand anonymous site traffic and improve content quality.
- › WPForms: to collect and manage newsletter subscriptions submitted through this site.
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Your Rights
You have the right to access, correct, or delete any personal data we hold about you. You may also withdraw consent at any time — for example, by unsubscribing from the newsletter using the link in any email.
To exercise any of these rights, please get in touch using the contact details below.
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Data Retention
We keep your email address on our newsletter list until you unsubscribe. Contact form messages are kept for up to 12 months. Analytics data is retained in anonymised form indefinitely
To exercise any of these rights, please get in touch using the contact details below.
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Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please reach out:
Get In Touch
We aim to respond to all privacy-related enquiries within 7 business days.