Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 7, 2026

WellnessBites ("we," "us," or "our") operates the website wellnessbites.blog. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you visit our website or subscribe to our email communications.

1. Information We Collect

Email Subscription Data

When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect:

• Your email address
• Subscription status (pending, confirmed, or unsubscribed)
• Timestamps (when you subscribed, confirmed, or unsubscribed)
• IP address at the time of subscription (for compliance and fraud prevention)
• Browser user agent (for compliance and fraud prevention)

We store only the minimal data necessary for managing your subscription and maintaining compliance with email sending best practices.

Contact Form Data

When you submit our contact form, we collect your name, email address, subject, and message content, along with your IP address for anti-spam purposes.

Automatically Collected Data

Like most websites, our server may log standard access information including IP addresses, browser type, referring pages, and timestamps. This data is used for security monitoring and is not linked to personal identities.

2. Email Subscription Practices

We take our email practices very seriously and adhere to strict standards:

• Opt-in only: We only send emails to people who voluntarily subscribe through our website. We do NOT purchase, rent, borrow, scrape, or otherwise acquire email lists from any third party.
• Double opt-in confirmation: After submitting your email address, you will receive a confirmation email. Your subscription is not active until you click the confirmation link. This ensures that the owner of the email address actually requested the subscription.
• Unsubscribe in every email: Every email we send includes a clearly visible unsubscribe link. When you click it, your opt-out is processed immediately with no delays, waiting periods, or additional steps.
• No deceptive practices: Our emails clearly identify WellnessBites as the sender. We do not use misleading subject lines or deceptive content.
• Bounce and complaint monitoring: We actively monitor email bounces and spam complaints. Invalid, bouncing, or complaining email addresses are suppressed automatically to maintain our sender reputation and protect recipients.
• List hygiene: We regularly review our subscriber list to remove invalid addresses and maintain a clean, engaged audience.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use collected information solely for the following purposes:

• Sending you the wellness content you subscribed to receive
• Responding to contact form inquiries
• Managing subscription preferences and honoring unsubscribe requests
• Maintaining compliance with email sending regulations and best practices
• Protecting against spam, fraud, and abuse

We do NOT use your information for:

• Selling or renting to third parties
• Targeted advertising
• Profiling or behavioral tracking
• Any purpose other than those listed above

4. Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, trade, or otherwise share your personal information with third parties for their marketing purposes. We may use trusted service providers (such as email delivery services) to help us send emails, and those providers are contractually obligated to protect your data and use it only for the purpose of delivering our emails.

5. Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. Data Retention

We retain subscription data (email, status, and timestamps) for as long as necessary to manage your subscription and comply with our legal obligations. If you unsubscribe, we retain a record of your email address and unsubscribed status to ensure we do not email you again. Contact form messages are retained for a reasonable period to respond to and resolve inquiries.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Unsubscribe from our emails at any time using the link in any email or by visiting our unsubscribe page
• View your subscription status on our email preferences page
• Request deletion of your personal data by contacting us
• Request a copy of the data we hold about you

8. Cookies

Our website uses a session cookie to manage form security tokens (CSRF protection). This cookie is essential for the secure operation of our forms and does not track your browsing activity. We do not use advertising cookies, analytics tracking cookies, or third-party cookies.

9. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

10. Children's Privacy

Our website and email communications are not directed to individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have collected information from a child under 16, we will delete it promptly.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. We encourage you to review this page periodically for any changes.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, your data, or our email practices, please contact us at:

• Email: hello@wellnessbites.blog
• Contact form: wellnessbites.blog/contact