Privacy Policy

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://lessfulliving.com

Lessful Living is a calm living and mindful simplicity brand sharing articles, reflections, and products designed to help you slow down, focus, and find clarity.

Comments

We collect the data shown in the comments form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

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

Cookies

We use cookies to improve your browsing experience, analyze site traffic, and remember certain preferences.

If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we 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, several cookies are set to save your login information and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen option cookies last for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” will keep your login active for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.

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

You can adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies, but some parts of the site may not function properly.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or Substack posts). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited those sites directly.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content, including if you have an account and are logged in to that website. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external services linked or embedded on our site.

Email and Newsletter Signups

When you subscribe to our newsletter or download free resources, we may collect your name and email address for communication purposes.

We use Substack (and occasionally other third-party email services) to manage and send email updates. Your information is stored securely and is never sold or shared. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking “unsubscribe” in any email we send.

For Substack’s privacy policy, visit: https://substack.com/privacy

Analytics

We use tools like Google Analytics and Pinterest Tag to understand how visitors interact with the site. These tools collect non-identifying information such as page views, time on site, and referring sources. You can learn more or opt out by visiting Google’s Privacy Policy and Ad Settings.

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell or rent your data to third parties.

Data may be shared with trusted third-party services for functionality (e.g., hosting, analytics, email delivery, payment processing). These providers are GDPR- and CCPA-compliant and process data securely on our behalf.

If you request a password reset (for any applicable account features), your IP address may be included in the reset email.

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely.

For users who register on the website (if enabled in the future), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their data at any time (except for username changes).

Website administrators can also view and edit this information.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us.

You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, except for information we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

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

Analytics and embedded content data may be processed by trusted third-party providers operating in compliance with applicable data protection laws.

Contact Information

For any privacy-related concerns, you can contact us directly at: privacy@lessfulliving.com