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Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy & GDPR Compliance

Effective Date: April 2026

At Self Care Cafe, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Data We Collect

When you visit our site or sign up for our daily affirmations, we may collect:

Personal information: your name and email address

Technical data: IP address, browser type, and device information

Usage data: pages visited, links clicked, and time spent on our site

We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.

2. How We Use Your Data

Your data is used only for the following gentle purposes:

Sending you daily affirmations and occasional emails about self-care resources, new blog posts, and shop products

Responding to your inquiries

Improving our website and content

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your data only when we have a lawful basis, including:

Your consent (for example, when you sign up for daily affirmations)

Our legitimate interest in providing and improving our content

4. Consent & Daily Affirmations Sign-Up

When you sign up to receive daily affirmations, you explicitly consent to receive those affirmations plus occasional emails from Self Care Cafe about self-care resources, new posts, and shop products.

You can unsubscribe at any time using the link at the bottom of every email. Your email is securely stored by Mailchimp in compliance with GDPR.

5. Data Sharing & Third-Party Services

We use trusted third-party services, including:

Mailchimp: for delivering daily affirmations and managing email communications

Google Blogger: for website hosting and basic analytics

We ensure all third-party services we use are GDPR-compliant.

6. Third-Party Links

This site may include links to other websites. We do not endorse or control these external sites. If you choose to visit them, any information you provide is governed by their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review them.

7. Use of Cookies & Advertising

We use cookies and similar technologies to improve your experience, analyse traffic, and may display relevant advertisements. By using this site, you consent to the use of cookies. You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings at any time (though some parts of the site may not function properly if you do so).

8. Your Rights under GDPR

You have the right to:

Access your personal data

Correct inaccurate information

Request deletion of your personal data

Withdraw your consent at any time

Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at: selfcarecafe@outlook.com 

9. Data Retention

We keep your personal data only as long as necessary to provide the daily affirmations and other services, or as required by law.

10. Security Measures

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your data from unauthorised access, loss, or misuse.

11. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted here with a revised Effective Date.

12. Contact Information

Email: selfcarecafe@outlook.com

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