Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy — The Breakup Source

Privacy Policy

Here’s what we collect when you visit thebreakupsource.com, what we do with it, and the choices you have. If something doesn’t make sense, contact us — the link is at the bottom.

We are not a medical, mental health, or legal services provider. See our Disclaimer for what that means.

What we collect

When you give it to us:

  • Email address, if you subscribe to a newsletter or download a resource
  • Name and details, if you submit the contact form
  • Comments you post on the site

Automatically, when you visit:

  • IP address and approximate location (country or region level)
  • Browser, operating system, device type
  • Pages visited, time spent, referring site
  • Cookies (more on those below)

We don’t knowingly collect anything sensitive beyond this.

What we do with it

We use what we collect to:

  • Run and improve the site
  • Send you content you specifically asked for
  • Reply to your comments and questions
  • Understand how visitors use the site
  • Catch spam and abuse
  • Comply with the law

We don’t sell your information. Full stop.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files your browser stores. We use them to:

  • Keep the site working (essential cookies)
  • Measure traffic (Google Analytics)
  • Track affiliate referrals (Amazon, other partners)
  • Remember preferences

You can block cookies in your browser settings. Blocking the essential ones may break things. allaboutcookies.org is a clear primer if you want one.

Third parties we work with

These services may collect data when you visit. Each has its own policy worth reading:

We don’t control what they do with data on their end.

Affiliate links

Some links on this site are affiliate links, including Amazon Associates. If you click one and buy something, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Affiliate networks set cookies to track those referrals. The full affiliate disclosure is in the Disclaimer.

Comments

If you leave a comment, your name, email, IP address, and the comment itself get stored. Your name and the comment are public; your email isn’t. Anonymized data may go to Gravatar to check whether you have a public avatar — see Gravatar’s Privacy Policy.

Who we share it with

Nobody, by default. We share information only when:

  • The law requires it
  • It’s needed to protect our rights or stop fraud
  • A service provider helps us operate the site (under confidentiality)
  • You’ve given consent

How we keep it safe

We use HTTPS (encryption in transit) and reasonable access controls. The internet is never 100% secure, so we can’t promise absolute safety — but we take it seriously.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may be able to:

  • See what we have on you
  • Ask us to correct or delete it
  • Object to certain processing
  • Unsubscribe from marketing at any time
  • File a complaint with a data protection authority

To exercise any of these, contact us.

California residents (CCPA/CPRA): You have the right to know what personal information we collect, request deletion, and opt out of the “sale” of personal information. We don’t sell personal information.

EU/UK/EEA residents (GDPR): Our legal basis for processing is your consent (newsletters, optional cookies), legitimate interest (running the site, analytics, security), and legal obligation (where applicable).

Children

This site isn’t for children under 16, and we don’t knowingly collect their information. If you think a child has submitted something, tell us and we’ll remove it.

How long we keep things

Only as long as we need to:

  • Newsletter subscribers: until you unsubscribe
  • Comments: until you or we remove them
  • Analytics data: Google Analytics defaults (currently 14 months)
  • Contact form submissions: typically up to 24 months

International transfers

If you visit from outside the U.S., your data may be transferred to and stored in the U.S. Data protection laws there may differ from yours.

When this policy changes

We may update this as the site, our services, or the law changes. Material changes get flagged on the site for a reasonable period before they take effect.