Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 12, 2025
Last Updated: August 12, 2025

1. Who We Are

Website: https://thriveandstyle.com
Owner: Individual site owner (no registered company yet)
Contact Email: info@thriveandstyle.com
Hosting Provider: Sybell – https://sybell.hu

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our site or use our services.

2. What Data We Collect and Why

We only collect the minimum necessary personal data for specific, lawful purposes:

  • Comments: When you leave a comment, we collect your name, email address, IP address, and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
  • Newsletter Sign-Up: If you subscribe (e.g., to receive a free resource), we collect your name and email address for sending relevant content and occasional promotional emails. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in any email.
  • Cookies: Used to remember preferences, analyze site usage, and improve your experience. You can disable cookies in your browser settings.
  • Embedded Content: Blog posts may include embedded media (e.g., Pinterest pins, YouTube videos, Instagram posts). These third-party platforms may collect data about you as if you visited them directly.
  • Affiliate Links: Some posts contain affiliate links. Clicking on them may result in third-party cookies to track your referral. We do not store this data ourselves.

3. Cookies We Use

  • Functional Cookies: Remember your preferences and settings.
  • Analytics Cookies: Used by Google Analytics and Pinterest Tag to measure traffic and improve performance.
  • Advertising Cookies: May be set by affiliate programs (e.g., Amazon, other partners) when you click an affiliate link.

You can learn more about managing cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org.

4. Analytics & Tracking

We use:

  • Google Analytics – to analyze site traffic.
  • Pinterest Tag – to measure Pinterest-related activity.

These services may collect anonymized IP addresses, device information, and browsing behavior.
Google’s Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

5. Data Retention

  • Comments: Indefinitely, so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
  • Newsletter Data: Until you unsubscribe or request deletion.
  • Analytics Data: Retained for up to 26 months in aggregate form.

6. Your Rights (GDPR)

You have the right to:

  • Request a copy of your personal data
  • Ask us to correct or delete your data
  • Withdraw your consent at any time
  • Restrict or object to processing of your data

To exercise these rights, email: info@thriveandstyle.com
We will respond within 30 days.

7. Data Sharing

  • Hosting: Sybell (Hungary) stores the website and related data.
  • Email Marketing: Newsletter sign-ups are processed by MailerLite, an EU-based GDPR-compliant service.
  • Spam Protection: Comments may be checked via Akismet or similar anti-spam tools.

We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties.

8. Children’s Privacy

This site is not intended for children under 16. We do not knowingly collect data from minors.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be posted here with the effective date.

10. Contact Us

📧 info@thriveandstyle.com
If you are not satisfied with our response, you may contact your local data protection authority.