Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit tidymalism.com (the “Site”). This Privacy Policy applies to all information you submit to tidymalism.com, and all information collected through our Services and the Site.
Personal Information We Collect
Device Information
When you visit the Site, our hosting provider and the services described below process technical information needed to deliver content and operate their features. This can include your IP address, browser information and information about your requests to the Site. We call this “Device Information.”
Archived Comments
Previously approved comments remain visible with their published names and dates. The Site does not currently accept new comments or offer visitor accounts. To request removal of a comment or ask about information you previously submitted, please contact webmaster at tidymalism.com.
Voluntarily Submitted Information
When you contact us through the Site, we collect the name, email address, website URL, subject and message you submit. When you subscribe to our newsletter or request a download or waitlist notification, we collect the information you enter in the signup form, such as your name and email address. We call this “Voluntarily Submitted Information.”
What “Personal Information” Means
In this Privacy Policy, Personal Information includes Device Information and Voluntarily Submitted Information.
VG Wort tracking
VG Wort Cookies and Metrics
We use VG Wort counting pixels on eligible texts to measure access for copyright compensation. When a text containing a pixel is opened, your browser requests the pixel from the measurement service. This request includes the text’s web address and technical connection information.
Further information is available from VG Wort.
Embedded Content From Other Websites
Articles on this Site may include embedded content (videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content behaves the same way as if you visited the external website directly. Such websites may collect data, use cookies, include additional tracking, and monitor your interaction.
Amazon product images load directly from Amazon, so your browser connects to Amazon when these images are displayed. If you follow a link to another website, that website’s privacy policy applies.
How Do We Use Your Personal Information?
We use Voluntarily Submitted Information to:
- respond to your enquiries
- communicate with you
- provide information about services you subscribed to
We use Device Information to deliver the Site, detect potential risk or fraud, maintain Site performance and operate the features described in this policy.
Sharing Your Personal Information
Hosting and Security (Cloudflare)
The Site is hosted by Cloudflare. Cloudflare processes technical information, including IP addresses and request information, to deliver and protect the Site. See Cloudflare’s privacy policy for more information.
Contact Form (FormSubmit)
Our contact form uses FormSubmit to process and deliver your message by email. The form uses Google reCAPTCHA to reduce spam. These services process information when you submit the form or complete the spam check. Further information is available in FormSubmit’s privacy terms and Google’s privacy policy.
Email Marketing (Kit)
We use Kit (Kit.com) for email and newsletter delivery, signup forms and waitlist notifications. Kit processes the information submitted through these forms to provide the services you request. You can unsubscribe using the link in our emails.
Information about Kit’s processing of newsletter subscriber data is available in its Data Processing Addendum. Kit also publishes a privacy policy.
Cookies and Browser Storage
The Site stores your chosen text size and colour theme in your browser so it can remember your reading preferences. You can reset these using the reading controls or clear them through your browser’s site-data settings.
Kit uses browser storage to manage signup forms and how often a popup appears. Advertising services and embedded content may also use cookies or similar technologies, as described above and in their privacy notices.
You can manage cookies and stored website data through your browser settings. Blocking or deleting them may affect some Site features.
Data Retention
We retain Voluntarily Submitted Information as long as necessary for operational purposes. Archived comments and their published metadata remain while the comments are displayed. You can contact us to request access to or deletion of information you have provided.
When no legitimate business need exists, Personal Information is deleted.
Minors
This Site is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 13.
Changes
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in practices or legal requirements.
Your Privacy Rights
You may request:
- access to your Personal Information
- correction or deletion
- restriction of processing
- withdrawal of consent for future processing
If you reside in the EU, you have GDPR rights including data export, rectification, and erasure. Requests can be made via email at webmaster at tidymalism.com.
Data Protection
Transmission of data over the Internet may involve security gaps. A completely secure transmission cannot be guaranteed.
SSL and/or TLS Encryption
This Site uses SSL/TLS to protect data transmission. An encrypted connection is indicated by “https://” in your browser.
Contact
For questions about this Privacy Policy or to make a privacy-related request, please email webmaster at tidymalism.com.
Last updated: 28 October 2026