Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy


Website: https://everydaycatlife.com

Welcome to Everyday Cat Life! We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring a safe and enjoyable experience on our website. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect your information when you visit or interact with our site.

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://everydaycatlife.com.
We are a cat-focused lifestyle blog dedicated to helping cat lovers with tips, product guides, and feline wellness advice.

2. What Personal Data We Collect and Why

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymized string (hash) from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible publicly in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract any location data from images.

Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your experience and analyze website traffic. You may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies when leaving a comment for convenience.

  • Login cookies last 2 days (or 2 weeks if “Remember Me” is checked)

  • Screen display preference cookies last 1 year

  • Post-editing cookies expire after 1 day

  • Temporary cookies are used to test cookie acceptance and are deleted when your browser is closed

You can modify cookie settings in your browser. Please note: disabling cookies may affect website functionality.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on Everyday Cat Life may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, product listings). This content behaves exactly as if you visited the other website directly.

These third-party sites may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction with their content—especially if you are logged into their site.

3. Analytics and Tracking

We may use services like Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, or Mailchimp to track user behavior and optimize our site. These services may collect anonymous data such as your browser type, device, pages visited, and time spent on our site.

To learn more about opting out of ad tracking, visit:
👉 https://www.aboutads.info/choices

4. Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell or rent your personal data. However, we may share it with trusted third-party services who help us operate the website (e.g., web hosting, analytics, email providers). If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

5. International Data Transfers

We may transfer your data outside the European Economic Area (EEA), including to the United States, where some of our service providers (like Dropbox, Mailchimp, or PayPal) are based.

To ensure your data remains protected, we use one or more of the following safeguards:

  • Data transfer to countries recognized as having adequate protection

  • Contracts with service providers that include Standard Contractual Clauses

  • Service providers participating in recognized data protection frameworks

If these safeguards aren’t available, we will seek your explicit consent before transferring your data.

6. How Long We Keep Your Data

We retain comments and metadata indefinitely so we can recognize follow-up comments automatically.

If you register on the website (if applicable), we store your personal info in your user profile. You can view, edit, or delete this data (except for your username). Admins can also edit this information.

Legal and financial data may be retained for up to 6 years for compliance purposes.

We may also anonymize data for long-term research or statistics.

7. Your Rights Over Your Data

You have rights under data protection laws, including the right to:

  • Access your personal data

  • Correct or update your data

  • Request deletion of your data

  • Object to or restrict processing

  • Transfer your data to another service

  • Withdraw consent at any time

To request any of these, email us at:
📧 [Insert your contact email here]

We may request identity verification for security purposes and aim to respond within 30 days.

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, loss, or misuse.

Access is restricted to team members who need it to perform their roles, and all such personnel are bound by confidentiality.

If a data breach occurs, we’ll notify you and any necessary authorities where legally required.

9. Third-Party Links

Our site may contain links to external websites or tools. Clicking these may allow third parties to collect data about you. We are not responsible for their content or privacy practices. We recommend reviewing their privacy policies.

10. Children’s Privacy

This website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal data from minors. If we learn that we have collected such data, we will delete it promptly.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we’ll update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically for any changes.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is used, please contact:

📧 [Insert your contact email]
🌐 https://everydaycatlife.com