PRIVACY POLICY

🌿 PRIVACY POLICY — MinimalistUnderload.com

Effective Date: 1/9/2025

Who we are

Our website address is: http://minimalistunderload.com

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Minimalist Underload is a blog that focuses on minimalism, frugal living, decluttering, smart shopping, and intentional money habits. We also sell digital products such as ebooks, guides, and printables.

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 detect spam.

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check whether you use it. You can read the Gravatar privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/

. After your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

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

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience so you won’t have to re-enter your details the next time you comment. These cookies last for one year.

If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is removed when you close your browser.

When you log in, several cookies will be set to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen option cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out will remove the login cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply records the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.

This website also uses cookies for analytics, affiliate tracking, and marketing tools such as Google Analytics, Pinterest Tag, and other similar services.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, social media posts, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you visited those websites directly.

These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content, including tracking your viewing behavior if you have an account and are logged in to their site.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

We may also share data with trusted third-party providers such as:

  • Payment processors (Stripe, PayPal, Gumroad)
  • Email marketing services
  • Analytics tools (Google Analytics, Pinterest Tag)
  • Affiliate networks

We do not sell your personal information.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are kept indefinitely. This helps us automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments.

For users who register on our website (if any), we store the personal information they provide in their profile. Users may view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except their username. Administrators can view and edit this information as well.

Email subscribers remain on our mailing list until they unsubscribe.
Purchase records for digital products are kept for accounting and legal purposes.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request an exported file of any personal data we hold about you, including any data you provided.

You may also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, except data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Analytics data may also be processed by third-party tools that may transfer data internationally depending on your region.

Contact

For questions, contact us at:
minimalistunderload@gmail.com