1. Who we are
Wishes Den is an informational blog providing wish collections, greeting messages, and inspirational quotes for various life occasions. We are operated by a small editorial team dedicated to helping people express themselves meaningfully.
If you have any questions about this policy, please contact us at our contact page.
2. Information we collect
We collect two types of information:
- Information you provide voluntarily — such as your name and email address when you use our contact form or subscribe to our newsletter.
- Information collected automatically — including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and time spent on pages. This is collected via cookies and analytics tools.
We do not collect sensitive personal data such as financial information, health records, or government identification numbers.
3. How we use your information
We use the information we collect to:
- Respond to your enquiries and contact form submissions
- Send newsletters or content updates (only if you have subscribed)
- Analyse site traffic and improve our content and user experience
- Detect and prevent spam, fraud, or abuse
- Comply with legal obligations
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.
4. Cookies
We use cookies — small text files stored on your device — to enhance your experience. Cookies we use include:
- Essential cookies — required for the website to function correctly (e.g. session management).
- Analytics cookies — used by Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our site (anonymised data).
- Preference cookies — used to remember your settings across visits.
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings at any time. Disabling certain cookies may affect your experience on the site.
5. Third-party services
We use a limited number of trusted third-party services that may process your data on our behalf:
- Google Analytics — for anonymised traffic and behaviour analysis
- Google Fonts — for typography (may load from Google's servers)
- LiteSpeed Cache — for site performance optimisation
- WordPress.com (Gravatar) — for user avatars where applicable
Each of these services has its own privacy policy. We encourage you to review them. We do not have control over the data practices of third-party providers.
6. Your rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- The right to access the personal data we hold about you
- The right to correct inaccurate data
- The right to request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
- The right to object to or restrict our processing of your data
- The right to data portability
- The right to withdraw consent at any time (where processing is based on consent)
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us via our Contact page. We will respond within 30 days.
7. Data retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy, or as required by law. Contact form submissions are retained for up to 12 months. Analytics data is retained in accordance with Google Analytics default settings.
8. Children's privacy
Wishes Den is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal data to us, please contact us immediately and we will take steps to delete the information.
9. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in law or our practices. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Your continued use of the site after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
10. Contact us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy, please reach out via our Contact page. We take privacy seriously and will do our best to address your concerns promptly.