This Privacy Policy describes how BlogWeave ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and discloses your information when you use our website, blogweave.com (the "Service").
Effective Date: 2 July 2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to BlogWeave. We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect from you, how we use it, and what rights you have in relation to it. Our primary function is to host AI-generated blog articles in response to user search queries or in relation to other content on our site.
We collect information in the following ways to provide and improve our Service:
a. Information You Provide to Us
- Account Creation: When you create an account on blogweave.com, we collect your email address and a password.
- Social Logins: If you choose to register or log in using a third-party provider like Google or Facebook, we will receive your email address from that provider to create your account. We do not receive or store your password from these services.
b. Automatically Collected Information
When you visit blogweave.com, we automatically collect certain information about your device and your interaction with our Service. This includes:
- Log Files: Like most websites, our servers store log files that may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and the dates and times of your visits.
- Usage Data: We use a self-hosted instance of Umami for analytics. This tool helps us understand how users interact with our website. The information collected includes the pages you visit, the time you spend on those pages, and other similar usage statistics.
c. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
- Essential Cookies: We use cookies that are necessary for the basic functionality of our website, such as keeping you logged in.
- Analytics: Our self-hosted Umami analytics tool respects user privacy and does not use cookies to track you across different websites.
- Future Advertising: We plan to introduce advertising on blogweave.com in the future. This may involve the use of cookies from advertising partners to serve personalised ads. We will update this policy and provide you with options to manage your cookie preferences when this feature is implemented.
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To Provide and Maintain Our Service: Including to create and manage your account and allow you to use the features of blogweave.com.
- For Analytics: To understand how our Service is being used, which helps us to improve the website and user experience.
- For Security: To monitor for and prevent fraudulent or unauthorised activity.
- Future Personalisation and Advertising: We plan to use your information to personalise your experience and to display advertising. These features are not yet active. We will seek your consent where required before implementing them.
4. Data Sharing and Disclosure
Currently, we do not share your personal data with any third parties.
However, our future plans include introducing advertising, which will involve sharing some data with advertising partners. When we do, we will update this policy with details of who these partners are and what information is shared.
5. Data Security
We are committed to protecting your data. We have implemented the following security measures:
- Secure Servers: Our website is hosted on secure servers provided by DigitalOcean.
- Encryption: All traffic on blogweave.com is encrypted using HTTPS. Sensitive data is always stored in an encrypted format.
- Access Controls: We restrict access to personal data to authorised personnel only.
6. Data Retention
We will only retain your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. This means we will keep your account information as long as you have an active account with us. If you delete your account, we will also delete your personal information.
7. Your Rights Under GDPR
As we operate from the United Kingdom, you have certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These rights include:
- 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 or complete information you believe is incomplete.
- The right to erasure (right to be forgotten): You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at alex@blogweave.com.
8. Children's Privacy
Blogweave.com is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete that information.
9. International Data Transfers
Our servers are located in the United Kingdom. All user data is processed and stored within the UK. If we transfer your data internationally in the future, we will ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your information.
10. Third-Party Embeds and Plugins
Currently, we do not use any third-party embeds or plugins on our site, such as social media share buttons or embedded videos from other platforms.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this 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 "Effective Date" at the top. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
alex@blogweave.com