Last updated: October 9, 2026
Welcome to The Promise Picks (https://thepromisepicks.com). Your privacy matters to us. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your choices.
1. Information We Collect
Information you provide. If you leave a comment, contact us, or subscribe, we may collect your name, email address, and the content of your message.
Information collected automatically. When you visit our site, we may collect your IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, time spent on pages, and the website that referred you (for example, Pinterest). We collect this through cookies and similar technologies.
2. How We Use Your Information
- To operate, maintain and improve our website
- To respond to your comments and messages
- To detect spam and keep the site secure
- To understand how visitors use our content
- To show relevant advertising
- To comply with legal obligations
3. Cookies
Cookies are small files stored on your device. We use them to remember your preferences, analyze traffic, and show ads. If you comment, you may choose to save your name, email and website in cookies for one year. You can disable cookies in your browser settings, although some parts of the site may not work properly.
4. Advertising and Google AdSense
We use Google AdSense to display ads on this website. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits to this and other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalized advertising at www.aboutads.info.
To learn how Google uses data from sites that use its services, visit: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
5. Affiliate Disclosure
Some links on this website are affiliate links. If you click a link and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. This helps support the site. We only recommend products and services we believe are useful, and our opinions are our own.
5. Analytics
We may use third-party tools such as Google Analytics to collect anonymous information about how visitors use our site. This helps us improve our content. You can opt out using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
7. Third-Party Links and Embedded Content
Our site may contain links to other websites (such as retailers or Pinterest) and embedded content (such as images or videos). These third parties may collect data about you and have their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for their practices.
8. Comments and Spam Detection
When you leave a comment, we collect the data shown in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user agent to help detect spam. Comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. An anonymized hash of your email may be sent to Gravatar to check whether you have a profile picture. Gravatar’s policy is at https://automattic.com/privacy/.
9. How Long We Keep Your Data
Comments and their metadata are kept until you ask us to remove them. Server and analytics data is kept only as long as needed for the purposes above.
10. Who We Share Data With
We do not sell your personal information. We may share data only with service providers who help run our site (such as hosting, analytics and advertising partners), or when required by law.
11. Your Rights
Depending on where you live (including the EU/UK under GDPR and California under CCPA), you may have the right to access, correct, delete, or export your personal data, and to object to or restrict its processing. To make a request, email us at the address below.
12. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has given us information, contact us and we will delete it.
13. Data Security
We take reasonable steps to protect your information, but no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.
14. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with a new “Last updated” date.
15. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us at: [contact@thepromisepicks.com]