Effective date: October 1, 2026
Welcome to From Ashes to Beauty. Your privacy matters to me. This policy explains how personal information may be collected, used, and shared when you visit fromashestobeauty.ca, leave a comment, subscribe, or contact me.
Information Collected
When you choose to contact me, subscribe, or comment, you may provide your name, email address, and message. The website and its hosting or security services may also process technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information, and pages visited.
How Information Is Used
Information may be used to respond to messages, provide requested blog updates, moderate comments, protect against spam, maintain website security, and understand how the site is used. I do not sell personal information to advertisers.
Subscriptions and Emails
If you subscribe to blog updates, your email address is used for the updates you requested. You can unsubscribe using a link in an email where available or contact me to request removal.
Cookies and Analytics
WordPress, hosting services, embedded content, and any enabled analytics or affiliate tools may use cookies or similar technologies for site functionality, security, visitor statistics, and referral tracking. You can manage cookies in your browser settings. Where required, additional consent will be requested. Specific technologies used may change as the site develops.
Affiliate Links and Sponsored Content
Some posts may contain affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Affiliate partners may use cookies or other tracking technologies to attribute referrals and purchases. Those partners handle information under their own privacy policies. Sponsored or otherwise compensated content will be clearly disclosed.
Comments, Contact Forms, and Third Parties
Information you submit in comments or contact forms may be stored or processed by WordPress and its service providers to deliver messages and prevent spam. Please do not include sensitive information in public comments. External links, social networks, and embedded services have their own privacy practices, which I do not control.
Security and Retention
Reasonable measures are used to protect information through the website platform and service providers, but no online service can guarantee complete security. Information is retained only as long as reasonably necessary for its purpose or applicable legal requirements.
Your Choices and Privacy Requests
You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information held through this blog, subject to applicable law. You may also unsubscribe from emails and manage cookies through your browser. Please use the Contact page on this website to make a privacy request.
Children’s Privacy
This blog is intended for a general audience and does not knowingly seek personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, please contact me.
Changes to This Policy
This policy may be updated as the blog or its services change. The effective or updated date on this page will be revised when appropriate.
Contact
From Ashes to Beauty is based in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. For privacy questions, please use the Contact page.