Privacy Policy

Last Updated: July 2, 2026

Pretty Passport (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates https://prettypassport.blog/ (the “Site”). This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, why we collect it, how we use and share it, how long we keep it, and the rights and choices you have.

If you have any questions, contact us at https://prettypassport.blog/contact-us/

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide Directly

Newsletter subscriptions: Your email address and, optionally, your name.
Comments: Your name, email address, website URL (optional), the content of your comment, and your IP address (collected automatically by our comment system for spam prevention).
Contact forms and emails: Your name, email address, and anything you include in your message.

You are never required to provide personal information to read our content. Providing it is always your choice, though some features (like commenting or receiving our newsletter) won’t work without it.

Information Collected Automatically

Log data: Our hosting provider automatically records standard technical information, including your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and the date, time, and duration of your visit.
Cookies and similar technologies: Small text files stored on your device. We use:
- Essential cookies — required for the Site to function (e.g., remembering your cookie preferences).
- Analytics cookies — help us understand how visitors use the Site (see Section 4).
- Advertising cookies — used by third-party ad networks to serve and measure ads (see Section 4).
- Affiliate cookies — used by affiliate networks to attribute purchases (see Section 4).

Where required by law (for example, in the European Union and United Kingdom), non-essential cookies are only set after you give consent through our cookie banner. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time via the cookie settings link in our footer.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

Operate, maintain, secure, and improve the Site.
Send you our newsletter and related updates, only if you have subscribed. Every email includes an unsubscribe link.
Display and respond to comments, and moderate them for spam and abuse.
Respond to your questions and requests.
Analyze aggregated traffic and usage trends to improve our content.
Detect, prevent, and address fraud, abuse, security incidents, and technical issues.
Comply with legal obligations.

Legal Bases for Processing (EEA/UK Visitors)

Where the GDPR or UK GDPR applies, we rely on the following legal bases:

Consent — for the newsletter, non-essential cookies, and personalized advertising. You can withdraw consent at any time.
Legitimate interests — for site security, spam prevention, basic analytics, and responding to your messages.
Legal obligation — where we must retain or disclose information under applicable law.

3. How Long We Keep Your Information

We keep personal information only as long as needed for the purposes described in this policy:

Newsletter data: Until you unsubscribe, after which your address is removed from our active mailing list.
Comments: Retained while published on the Site. You may request deletion at any time.
Contact messages: Typically deleted within [12 months] of resolving your inquiry.
Server logs: Typically retained for [30–90 days] by our hosting provider.

4. Third Parties We Work With

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it with third parties for their own marketing purposes. We do work with service providers that process limited data on our behalf or through your browser:

Analytics

We use [Google Analytics] to understand how visitors use the Site. It collects information such as pages visited, approximate location (derived from IP address), device type, and browsing behavior on our Site. Where possible, we enable IP anonymization. You can opt out using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Advertising

We display ads through third-party networks, including Google AdSense. These vendors use cookies (including Google’s DoubleClick cookie) to serve ads based on your visits to this Site and other websites, and to measure ad performance.

You can opt out of personalized advertising here:

Opting out does not remove ads — it means the ads you see will not be personalized based on your browsing history.

Affiliate Links

Some links on Pretty Passport are affiliate links. If you click one and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Affiliate networks (such as [Amazon Associates, Awin, etc.]) use cookies to attribute your purchase to our Site. These cookies typically identify the referral, not you personally.

Our newsletter is delivered through [e.g., Mailchimp / ConvertKit], which stores subscriber email addresses and tracks delivery, opens, and clicks so we can manage the list and improve our emails.

Embedded Content

Posts may include embedded content (e.g., YouTube videos, Instagram posts, Google Maps). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the third-party site directly: those services may collect data about you, use their own cookies, and track your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you are logged into their platform.

Hosting and Security

Our Site is hosted by [hosting provider], which processes server logs and technical data necessary to deliver the Site securely.

Each of these providers has its own privacy policy, which we encourage you to review.

5. International Data Transfers

We are based in [country], and some of our service providers (such as Google) are based in the United States or other countries. When your data is transferred internationally, we rely on safeguards such as the providers’ participation in recognized transfer frameworks or standard contractual clauses.

6. Your Privacy Rights

You have the right to:

Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
Erasure — ask us to delete your data (“right to be forgotten”).
Restriction — ask us to limit how we process your data.
Data portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
Objection — object to processing based on legitimate interests, including profiling.
Withdraw consent — at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

If You Are a California Resident (CCPA/CPRA)

You have the right to:

Know what personal information we collect, use, and disclose.
Delete personal information we hold about you.
Correct inaccurate personal information.
Opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information. We do not sell personal information for money; however, the use of third-party advertising cookies may be considered “sharing” under California law. You can opt out via our cookie banner or the links in Section 4, or by enabling the Global Privacy Control signal in your browser, which we honor where required.
Non-discrimination — we will never treat you differently for exercising your rights.

How to Exercise Your Rights

Email us at [prettypassportblog@gmail.com] with your request. We may need to verify your identity (for example, by confirming you control the email address in question) before responding. We aim to respond within 30 days.

7. Your Choices at a Glance

Unsubscribe from the newsletter via the link in any email.
Manage cookies through our cookie banner, the settings link in our footer, or your browser settings. Note that blocking essential cookies may affect Site functionality.
Opt out of personalized ads using the links in Section 4.
Do Not Track / Global Privacy Control: We honor the Global Privacy Control signal where legally required. Because there is no industry standard for legacy “Do Not Track” signals, we do not currently respond to them.

8. Children’s Privacy

Pretty Passport is not directed at children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

9. Data Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information, including HTTPS encryption across the Site, access controls, and reputable third-party providers. However, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security. If we become aware of a data breach affecting your personal information, we will notify you and the relevant authorities as required by law.

10. Links to Other Websites

Our Site contains links to external websites we do not operate. We are not responsible for their content or privacy practices, and this policy does not apply to them. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date. For material changes, we will provide more prominent notice where appropriate (for example, a notice on the Site or an email to newsletter subscribers). Your continued use of the Site after changes take effect indicates acceptance of the updated policy, except where the law requires us to obtain fresh consent.