Last Updated: December 17th, 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how The Cozy Canvas (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and discloses your information when you visit our website located at https://thecozycanvas.com/ (the “Site”).

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This policy explains our data practices regarding the information we collect from you or that you provide to us.

Information We Collect

We collect information in two categories: information you provide voluntarily and information we collect automatically.

1. Information You Provide Voluntarily

We collect information you enter on our Site or provide to us in other ways. This includes:

  • Comments: When you leave comments on the Site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as your IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
  • Contact Forms: If you contact us via a form, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message.
  • Email Newsletters: If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address and name.

2. Information Collected Automatically

When you navigate the Site, we may automatically collect data about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns. This is generally non-personal data and includes:

  • Log Data: Like most websites, our servers automatically record information sent by your browser. This Log Data may include your IP address, browser type, the pages of our Site that you visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics.
  • Device Information: We may collect information about the device you use to access the Site, including the hardware model and operating system.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Site and hold certain information.

A cookie is a small text file placed on your hard drive by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

We use the following types of cookies:

  • Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are required for the operation of our Site (e.g., logging into a secure area).
  • Analytical/Performance Cookies: These allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around our Site. This helps us improve the way our website works.
  • Functionality Cookies: These are used to recognize you when you return to our Site. This enables us to personalize our content for you (such as remembering your choice of language or region).

Control Over Cookies: You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Site.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following specific purposes:

  • To operate and maintain our Site.
  • To improve your browsing experience and the structure of our content.
  • To respond to your comments and questions.
  • To send you newsletters or promotional materials (only if you have specifically opted in to receive them).
  • To monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Site.
  • To prevent fraudulent transactions and monitor against theft and protect against criminal activity.

Third-Party Service Providers

We may share your data with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work.

We currently use the following third-party services:

  • Google Analytics: This service tracks website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Site. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics on this Site.
  • Mailchimp/ConvertKit: If you subscribe to our newsletter, your name and email address will be stored on this provider’s servers for the purpose of delivering emails to you.
  • Akismet: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Affiliate Disclosure

Some of the links on this Site are affiliate links. This means that if you click on the link and purchase an item, we may receive an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you. We only recommend products or services we believe will add value to our readers.

Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

  • Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
  • Newsletter: We retain your email information for as long as you remain subscribed. You may unsubscribe at any time via the link at the bottom of our emails.

Security of Your Data

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

Your Data Rights

Depending on your location, you may have specific rights regarding your personal data, including:

  • The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
  • The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
  • The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

Children’s Information

Our Site is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us: