1. Who We Are

DailyMindfulLife (dailymindfullife.com) is a mindfulness and wellbeing blog run by Uday. We publish articles, guides and free courses to help people build mindful habits in everyday life.

For any privacy-related queries, you can contact us at: our contact page.

2. What Information We Collect

Information you give us

• Email address — when you subscribe to our newsletter or sign up for the Free 7-Day Mindfulness Course
• Name — if you choose to include it when signing up (optional)
• Messages — if you contact us through our contact form

Information collected automatically

• Usage data — pages visited, time spent, referring URLs (collected via analytics tools such as Google Analytics, if enabled)
• Cookies — small files stored on your device to remember preferences and enable basic functionality
• IP address — collected automatically by our hosting server for security and spam prevention
• Device and browser information — browser type, operating system, screen size (used only for improving the reading experience)

We do NOT collect

• Payment or financial data (we do not sell paid products currently)
• Sensitive personal data such as health records, race, religion or political opinions
• Data from children under 16

3. How We Use Your Information

• To send you the newsletter or course emails you signed up for
• To respond to messages you send us via the contact form
• To improve the website based on aggregated, anonymous usage data
• To prevent spam and protect site security
• To comply with legal obligations

We will never use your email address to send unsolicited commercial emails, and we will never sell or rent your data to third parties.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are based in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, we process your personal data under the following legal bases:

• Consent — you have actively opted in to receive emails from us
• Legitimate interests — for site security, analytics and improving the website
• Legal obligation — where we are required to retain records by law

You have the right to withdraw consent at any time by unsubscribing or contacting us.

5. Cookies

This website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. We use:

• Essential cookies — required for the website to function (e.g. WordPress session cookies)
• Analytics cookies — to understand how visitors use the site (e.g. Google Analytics, if enabled). These are anonymised where possible.
• Preference cookies — to remember your settings on return visits

You can disable cookies in your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect some website functionality.

6. Email Marketing & Newsletter

When you subscribe to our newsletter or free course, your email address is stored and used to send you the content you requested. We use a third-party email service provider to deliver these emails. Your data is processed by this provider in accordance with their privacy policy.

Every email we send includes a one-click unsubscribe link. You can unsubscribe at any time, and your data will be removed from our active mailing list promptly.

7. Third-Party Services

We may use the following third-party services, which have their own privacy policies:

• Google Analytics — website analytics (if enabled). Google Privacy Policy
• WordPress.com / Automattic — website platform and hosting infrastructure
• Email service provider — for sending newsletters and course emails

We only work with services that provide adequate data protection and are compliant with applicable data protection laws.

8. Data Storage & Security

Your data is stored on secure servers. We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure.

However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

We retain your data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose it was collected for. Email subscribers’ data is kept until you unsubscribe.

9. Your Rights

Under GDPR and UK data protection law, you have the right to:

• Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate data
• Erasure — request deletion of your personal data (“right to be forgotten”)
• Restriction — ask us to restrict how we process your data
• Portability — request your data in a portable format
• Object — object to processing based on legitimate interests
• Withdraw consent — unsubscribe or contact us at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us. We will respond within 30 days.

If you are in the UK, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk. If you are in the EU, you can contact your local data protection authority.

10. Children’s Privacy

This website is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 16. If you believe we have inadvertently collected data from a minor, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

11. Links to Other Websites

Our blog posts and pages may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of any website you visit.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of the site after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please reach out via our contact page.