Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how Cozy Critique collects, uses, and shares your personal information. We're committed to protecting your privacy under Canadian law (PIPEDA) and international rules like GDPR and CCPA.
Information we collect
We collect information to run and improve our blog:
- Information you give us: your name and email when you comment, use contact forms, or sign up for newsletters.
- Information we collect automatically: your IP address, browser details, and how you use our site (like pages you visit). We gather this using cookies and analytics tools.
How we use your information
- Provide you with blog content.
- Respond to your messages.
- Send newsletters you've subscribed to.
- Make our website better.
- Show you ads (see "Advertising & cookies" below).
How we share your information
- Service providers: companies that help us run our website, like hosting or advertising partners. They can only use your data for our specific purposes.
- Legal reasons: if the law requires it, or for court orders.
- Business transfers: if our blog is sold or merged, your information might be part of that transfer.
Advertising & cookies
We use Google AdSense to display ads. Google uses cookies to show you ads based on your visits to Cozy Critique and other websites, and collects data such as your IP address and browsing activity to make ads more relevant.
You can opt out of personalized ads from Google at Google's Ads Settings, and opt out of many third-party advertisers at aboutads.info.
Data retention
We keep your personal information only as long as needed for the reasons we collected it, or as required by law.
Your privacy rights
- Access: ask to see the personal information we hold about you.
- Correction: ask us to fix any inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Withdraw consent: change your mind about us collecting or using your data at any time. This might affect how you can use some parts of our service, especially for personalized ads.
"Do not sell my information" (California residents)
If you're a California resident, you can opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of your data. While we don't sell data directly, Google AdSense's processing might be considered a "sale" under CCPA. To limit how your data is used for ads, email cozycritique@gmail.com with "Do not sell my information" in the subject line, and we'll action it.
Data security
We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information. However, no online data storage or transmission is 100% secure, so we can't guarantee absolute security.
Links to other websites
Our blog may link to other websites with their own privacy policies. We're not responsible for their practices, so please check their policies.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy. Any changes will be posted here with a new effective date.
Contact us
Questions? Email us at cozycritique@gmail.com.