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Privacy Policy

We value your privacy. This page explains what information we collect, how we use it, and what choices you have.

📋 Overview

Overview

Short version: We collect minimal data, we don’t sell it, and we use it only to make ChillQuotes work better for you.

This Privacy Policy describes how ChillQuotes (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and shares information about you when you visit our website at chillquotes.com (the “Site”). By using the Site, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your data, please contact us and we’ll be happy to help.

📊 Data Collection

Information We Collect

Information you give us directly

We collect information you voluntarily provide, such as:

  • Email address — if you subscribe to our newsletter or daily quote email
  • Name — if you fill out a contact form
  • Message content — if you send us feedback or a contact request

Information collected automatically

When you visit ChillQuotes, we automatically collect certain information through standard web technologies:

  • Log data — your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and the pages you visit
  • Usage data — pages viewed, time spent on pages, links clicked, and scroll depth
  • Device data — screen resolution, device type (mobile/desktop), and browser version
  • Cookie data — see our Cookies section below for full details

We use this automatically collected data in aggregate form to understand how visitors use our site so we can improve it. We do not use this data to identify individual visitors.

⚙️ Usage

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To operate and improve the website — understanding what content resonates helps us create better articles
  • To send you emails you’ve opted into — daily quotes, newsletters, or replies to your messages
  • To respond to your enquiries when you contact us
  • To detect and prevent fraud, spam, or abuse of our services
  • To comply with legal obligations if required by applicable law
  • To analyze site performance through aggregated, anonymized analytics
We do not sell your personal information to third parties, ever. Your email address will never be shared with advertisers or data brokers.

🍪 Cookies

Cookies & Tracking Technologies

ChillQuotes uses cookies — small text files stored in your browser — to make the site function properly and understand how visitors use it.

Types of cookies we use

  • Essential cookies — required for basic site functionality. These cannot be disabled without breaking the site.
  • Analytics cookies — help us understand how visitors interact with the site (e.g., Google Analytics).
  • Advertising cookies — if we run display ads, ad networks may place cookies to deliver relevant advertisements.

How to control cookies

You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies or delete existing ones. Note that disabling cookies may affect how some parts of the site function.

🔗 External Services

Third-Party Services

ChillQuotes uses a small number of trusted third-party services to operate the website. Each has its own privacy policy:

  • Google Analytics — website traffic and behavior analysis
  • Mailchimp / ConvertKit — email newsletter delivery
  • Cloudflare — security, performance, and CDN

We only share information with these services to the minimum extent necessary to provide our service to you.

📢 Ads

Advertising

ChillQuotes may display advertisements from third-party ad networks. We take care to ensure that advertising on ChillQuotes does not compromise the reading experience. We do not display pop-up ads, autoplay video ads, or misleading advertisements.

⚖️ Your Rights

Your Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights over your personal data:

  • Access — you can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
  • Correction — you can ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
  • Deletion — you can request that we delete your personal data
  • Unsubscribe — every email we send includes a one-click unsubscribe link

To exercise any of these rights, please email us at privacy@chillquotes.com. We will respond within 30 days.

GDPR & CCPA: If you are a resident of the European Union or California, you have additional rights under GDPR and CCPA respectively. We honor all requests under both frameworks.

🔐 Security

Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational steps to protect your information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. This includes HTTPS encryption for all pages and secure, access-controlled servers.

However, no method of data transmission over the internet is 100% secure. If you believe your data has been compromised, please contact us immediately.

👶 Children

Children’s Privacy

ChillQuotes is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

🔄 Updates

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we’ll update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. For significant changes, we may also notify newsletter subscribers by email.

📬 Contact

Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests related to this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please reach out:

Privacy Contact

Email: privacy@chillquotes.com

General contact: hello@chillquotes.com

Website: chillquotes.com/contact

Response time: We aim to respond within 30 days of receiving a request.