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Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Last updated: September 2026

1. Introduction & Scope

CurioPatch (“we”, “our”, or “the website”, accessible at https://curiopatch.site) is committed to protecting your privacy and handling personal data with absolute transparency. This Privacy Policy details the types of personal data we collect, why we collect it, how third-party services (including Google AdSense and Google Analytics) interact with your browsing activity, and your rights under global privacy frameworks including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

2. Information We Collect

  • Newsletter Subscriptions: When you subscribe to “The Weekly Curio” or the “Tiny Paws Dispatch”, we collect your email address, subscription audience preference, submission timestamp, and referral source URL. This data is stored securely in our encrypted database table (wp_curiopatch_subscribers) and used exclusively to deliver editorial updates and free reader guides. We never sell, rent, or trade your email address with third-party brokers. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email or by contacting our editorial desk.
  • Contact Inquiries: When you send a message through our contact form, we collect your name, email address, subject, and message content solely to reply to your inquiry. Messages are stored on our secure database server and automatically expunged after 12 months.
  • Log Files & Technical Data: Like standard web hosts, our server infrastructure automatically logs anonymous technical metrics such as your IP address, browser type, referring/exit pages, operating system, and date/time stamps to maintain site security, detect DDoS attacks, and diagnose server latency.
  • Aggregated Analytics: With your consent, we utilize Google Analytics 4 (GA4) with IP anonymization to evaluate anonymous readership trends, reading duration, popular categories, and device screen sizes.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device to ensure web functionality and remember preferences. We categorize cookies as follows:

  • Strictly Necessary Cookies: Required for fundamental site operations, CSRF token security, and recording your cookie consent preferences. These cannot be disabled and do not collect personal identifying information.
  • Analytics Cookies: Placed by Google Analytics 4 only after you grant consent. They provide aggregated, anonymous statistical insights.
  • Advertising Cookies: Placed by third-party advertising partners, including Google AdSense, to serve relevant advertisements, prevent ad repetition, and measure ad performance.

4. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising Disclosures

CurioPatch uses Google AdSense to serve advertisements across our publication. In strict accordance with Google AdSense program policies, please note the following mandatory disclosures:

  • Third-Party Vendor Cookies: Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this website or other websites across the internet.
  • Personalized Advertising: Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to CurioPatch and/or other sites on the Internet.
  • Opt-Out Choices: Users may opt out of personalized advertising at any time by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info or Your Online Choices (for European users).
  • Consent Management: In the European Economic Area (EEA), UK, and Switzerland, advertising cookies and personalized ads are governed by our Consent Management Platform (CMP). You can review, grant, or revoke your advertising cookie consent at any time via the “Cookie Preferences” link located in the site footer.

5. Editorial Integrity & Affiliate Links

CurioPatch values reader trust above all else. When an article contains affiliate links or sponsored mentions, a prominent disclosure is provided at the very beginning of the article. Editorial reviews, testing methodology, and source citations remain entirely independent of commercial sponsorships.

6. Data Retention & User Rights

Under GDPR and CCPA regulations, you hold the following rights regarding personal data:

  • The right to request access to the personal data we hold about you.
  • The right to request rectification of inaccurate personal details.
  • The right to request permanent erasure of your contact submissions or email subscriptions.
  • The right to withdraw cookie consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please email our Data Protection contact at hello@curiopatch.site. We respond to all verified requests within two business days.