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Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 6, 2025 Last Updated: August 6, 2025

1. Introduction Adrelien ("we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you visit adrelien.com (the "Website"), register for an account, subscribe to our newsletter, or leave comments.

2. Information We Collect

2.1. Data You Provide Directly to Us:

  • Account Information: When you create an account, we collect your username, email address, and a hashed password.
  • Comments: When you leave a comment, we collect the name you provide, your email address, your website (optional), and the comment itself. Your IP address is also collected to help with spam detection.
  • Newsletter Subscription: When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address.
  • Contact Form: When you contact us via our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message.

2.2. Data We Collect Automatically:

  • Analytics Data: Like most websites, we use analytics services (such as Google Analytics) to collect information about your use of the Website. This includes your IP address, geographical location, browser type, operating system, referral source, length of visit, and pages viewed. This data is processed in a way that does not directly identify anyone.
  • Cookies: We use cookies to operate and personalize the Website. Please see Section 4 for details.

3. How We Use Your Information We use your data for the following purposes, based on a specific legal basis:

  • To Provide and Manage the Service (Contractual Necessity): To operate your user account and provide you with access to the Website's features.
  • To Operate the Comments Section (Legitimate Interest): To display your comments and prevent spam.
  • To Respond to Your Inquiries (Legitimate Interest): To communicate with you via the contact form.
  • To Send Newsletters (Consent): To send you our newsletter, which you have explicitly requested. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in every email.
  • To Improve Our Website (Legitimate Interest): To understand how our audience uses the Website so we can improve our content and user experience.
  • To Serve Advertisements (Consent/Legitimate Interest): To display ads on the Website. For personalized ads in certain jurisdictions (like the EEA), we rely on your consent.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies A cookie is a small text file stored on your device. We use them for:

  • Functionality: To remember your information if you leave a comment or log in.
  • Analytics: To help us analyze traffic and usage patterns (e.g., Google Analytics).
  • Advertising: Our third-party advertising partners, such as Google AdSense, use cookies to serve you personalized ads based on your Browse history. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and/or other sites on the Internet. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google'sAds Settings.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings.

5. Data Sharing and Disclosure We do not sell your personal data. We may share it with the following categories of third parties:

  • Analytics Providers: (e.g., Google Analytics)
  • Advertising Networks: (e.g., Google AdSense)
  • Email Marketing Services: (e.g., Mailchimp, Substack)
  • Spam Detection Services: (e.g., Akismet)

6. User-Generated Content Please be aware that any information you post in the comments section becomes public and can be read, collected, or used by anyone.

7. Data Retention We retain your data only for as long as necessary. Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically. If you have an account, we store the personal information you provide in your user profile. You can see, edit, or delete your personal information at any time (except you cannot change your username).

8. Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR/CCPA) Depending on your location, you have the right to:

  • Access, update, or delete the information we have on you.
  • Rectify inaccurate information.
  • Object to our processing of your personal data.
  • Request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
  • Request a copy of your data in a portable format.
  • Withdraw consent at any time.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at [email protected].

9. Children's Privacy This Website is not intended for individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by a "Last Updated" date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. We will notify you of any material changes through our platform or via email. We encourage you to review this policy regularly to stay informed of how we are protecting your information.

11. Contact Us For any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected].