Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 1, 2025

The Journll Blog (“we”, “us”, or “our”) operates the website located at https://journll.com/(the “Site”). This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, and your rights regarding that information. By using the Site, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide Directly

Newsletter subscriptions: When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address and the date of subscription.
Contact form submissions: When you contact us via our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message.
Account registration: If you create an account, we collect your email address, display name, and a hashed version of your password. We never store passwords in plain text.
Comments: If you leave a comment on an article, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your comment.

Information Collected Automatically

Usage analytics: We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use the Site. This includes pages visited, time on page, referring URLs, approximate geographic location (country/city level), device type, and browser type. Google Analytics collects this data using cookies and similar tracking technologies.
Log data: Our servers automatically record information including your IP address, browser type, operating system, the referring page, and the date and time of your visit.
Cookies: We use cookies to improve your experience. See our Cookie Policy section below for details.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

To deliver the newsletter and other content you have requested.
To respond to your enquiries and support requests.
To analyse Site usage and improve our content and user experience.
To detect and prevent fraud, abuse, or violations of our Terms of Service.
To comply with applicable laws and legal obligations.
To send you occasional promotional communications if you have opted in to receive them. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in any email we send.

3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, our legal bases for processing your personal data are:

Consent: Where you have given us explicit consent (e.g., newsletter subscription, analytics cookies).
Legitimate interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests, such as improving the Site and preventing fraud, and those interests are not overridden by your rights.
Legal obligation: Where processing is required to comply with applicable law.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use the following types of cookies:

Essential cookies: Required for the Site to function correctly (e.g., session management, security tokens). These cannot be disabled.
Analytics cookies: Set by Google Analytics to collect aggregated usage data. You can opt out by declining analytics cookies via our cookie banner on first visit, or by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
Advertising cookies: If you are shown advertisements through Google AdSense, Google may set cookies to serve personalised ads based on your browsing history. You can manage ad personalisation via Google Ad Settings.
Preference cookies: Store your preferences such as colour theme selection.

You can control cookies via your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain parts of the Site.

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may collect or process data on our behalf:

Google Analytics 4 — website analytics. Privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy
Google AdSense — display advertising. Privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy
Vercel — website hosting. Privacy policy: vercel.com/legal/privacy-policy

These third parties have their own privacy policies governing how they use your data. We encourage you to review them.

6. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. We may share your information in the following limited circumstances:

Service providers: We share data with trusted service providers who help us operate the Site (e.g., email delivery, hosting), subject to confidentiality agreements.
Legal requirements: We may disclose information if required by law, court order, or governmental authority.
Business transfers: If The Journll Blog is acquired or merges with another entity, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you before your data is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy:

Newsletter subscribers: Until you unsubscribe. We delete your email within 30 days of unsubscription.
Contact form submissions: Up to 2 years, or until you request deletion.
Server logs: Up to 90 days.
Analytics data: 14 months (Google Analytics default retention).

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
Deletion:Request deletion of your personal data (“right to be forgotten”).
Portability: Request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
Objection: Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
Withdrawal of consent: Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.

To exercise any of these rights, email us at privacy@journll.com. We will respond within 30 days. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.

9. Children’s Privacy

The Site is not directed at children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately and we will delete it.

10. International Data Transfers

Our servers and service providers may be located in the United States or other countries outside your country of residence. When we transfer personal data internationally, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.

11. Security

We implement industry-standard technical and organisational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These include HTTPS encryption, hashed passwords, and access controls. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top. For significant changes, we will notify newsletter subscribers by email. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

13. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

Email: privacy@journll.com
Contact form: https://journll.com//contact