Privacy Policy – The Art of Gracious Living

1. Who we are

Effective Date: 06/25/2025

Thank you for visiting The Art of Gracious Living LLC. Your privacy is important to me, and this Privacy Policy explains how your personal information is collected, used, and protected when you visit my blog.

This Website is operated by The Art of Gracious Living LLC, and it is intended to share blog content, affiliate recommendations, and resources. You can reach me at kim@artofgraciousliving.com.

2. Information I Collect

I may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you:

Leave a comment on a blog post
Subscribe to the email newsletter
Contact me via a form or email
Download free resources or digital products

This information may include your name, email address, and any other details you provide.

3. Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

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.

4. Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

This Website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve your experience. Cookies may be used to:

Analyze traffic through tools like Google Analytics
Track affiliate link clicks
Remember preferences and settings

You can disable cookies through your browser settings at any time. Please note that some features of the Website may not function properly without cookies.

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

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

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

6. Affiliate Links

Some posts on this Website contain affiliate links. As a participant in affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases. If you click on these links and make a purchase, I may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. I only share products and services I genuinely believe in.

7. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, pins). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you had visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with their content, especially if you have an account with them.

8. How Your Information Is Used

I use the information you voluntarily provide to:

Respond to messages or inquiries
Send email newsletters, if you’ve opted in
Deliver digital products (if applicable)
Improve the Website through analytics and feedback

Your information is never sold or shared with third parties for marketing purposes.

9. Who we share your data with

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

10. How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue. If you subscribe to the newsletter, your contact information is kept until you unsubscribe or request removal.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

12. What rights you have over your data

Depending on your location, you may have rights under laws such as GDPR or CCPA to:

Request access to the personal data I hold about you
Request corrections or deletion of your data
Withdraw consent to receive communications

To make such a request, contact me at kim@artofgraciousliving.com.

Note that this does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

13. Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

14. Third-Party Services

The Website may use third-party services such as:

Email marketing platforms (e.g., MailerLite, ConvertKit)
Website analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics)
Affiliate networks (e.g., Amazon Associates, ShareASale)

These third parties may collect or receive certain information, as governed by their own privacy policies.

15. Children’s Privacy

This Website is not intended for children under the age of 13. I do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe I have collected information from a child under 13, please contact me so I can delete it.