Last updated: October 1, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Amelia Jay (“we”, “us” or “our”) collects, uses and shares information when you visit ameliajay.com (the “Site”). By using the Site, you agree to the practices described here. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.
Information we collect
Information you give us
We collect information you choose to provide, for example when you send us a message through our Contact page or sign up for updates if we offer them. This may include your name, email address and the contents of your message.
Information collected automatically
When you visit the Site, our servers and third party services automatically collect certain technical information, such as:
- Your IP address and approximate location (for example, city or region)
- Browser type, device type and operating system
- Pages you view, links you click and the time and date of your visit
- The website or search engine that referred you to the Site
- Cookie identifiers and similar online identifiers
Comments
Comments are currently turned off on most of the Site. If we enable comments in the future, we will collect the data shown in the comment form along with your IP address and browser user agent to help detect spam.
How we use your information
We use the information we collect to:
- Operate, maintain and improve the Site and its content
- Respond to your questions and messages
- Understand how readers use the Site so we can create more useful articles
- Display advertising, including personalized advertising where permitted
- Protect the Site against spam, fraud, abuse and security threats
- Comply with legal obligations
We do not sell your name, email address or message contents to anyone.
Cookies and similar technologies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. We and our partners use cookies, web beacons, pixels and similar technologies to remember your preferences, measure traffic, keep the Site secure and deliver advertising.
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers let you block all cookies, block third party cookies or alert you when a cookie is set. If you block cookies, some parts of the Site may not work as intended.
Advertising and Google AdSense
The Site is supported by advertising and uses Google AdSense to display ads. Please be aware of the following:
- Third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this Site and other websites on the internet.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies, including the DoubleClick cookie, enables Google and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this Site and/or other sites on the internet.
- You may opt out of personalized advertising from Google by visiting Google Ads Settings.
- You may opt out of some third party vendors’ use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
Other third party ad vendors or ad networks may also serve ads on the Site and may use cookies, web beacons or similar technologies. We do not control these third party cookies, and their use is governed by each vendor’s own privacy policy. To learn more about how Google uses information from sites that use its services, see Google’s page on how it uses data from partner sites at policies.google.com.
If you opt out of personalized advertising, you will still see ads, but they may be less relevant to you.
Analytics
We may use analytics services, such as Google Analytics, to understand how visitors find and use the Site. These services use cookies to collect information such as pages visited, time on page and general location. The information is reported to us in aggregate form and helps us improve our content. You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by installing the Google Analytics opt out browser add on available from Google.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on the Site may include embedded content, such as videos, images or social media posts. Embedded content behaves the same way as if you had visited the other website directly. Those websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.
Links to other websites
The Site contains links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites, and we encourage you to read their privacy policies.
How we share information
We share information only as described in this policy, including with:
- Service providers that help us host, secure, maintain and analyze the Site
- Advertising partners, such as Google, as described above
- Authorities or other parties when required by law or to protect our rights, readers or the Site
- A successor organization if the Site is sold, merged or transferred
Affiliate links
Some pages contain Amazon affiliate links. When you click one, Amazon may set cookies to attribute a purchase to Amelia Jay. Your purchase and payment information is handled by Amazon under its own privacy policy; we do not receive your personal details.
Data retention
We keep messages you send us for as long as needed to respond and for reasonable record keeping, and then delete them. Server logs and security records are kept for a limited period. Data collected by third party advertising and analytics providers is retained according to their own policies and settings.
Data security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information, including secure (HTTPS) connections. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Your privacy rights
Visitors in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom and Switzerland (GDPR)
If you are located in these regions, you have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Correct inaccurate personal data
- Request deletion of your personal data
- Restrict or object to certain processing
- Receive your data in a portable format
- Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent
- Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority
We process personal data on the basis of your consent (for example, for personalized advertising cookies where required), our legitimate interests in operating and improving the Site, and compliance with legal obligations. Where required, visitors from these regions will be asked for consent before personalized advertising cookies are used.
California and other US state residents (CCPA/CPRA)
If you live in California or another US state with a consumer privacy law (such as Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, Utah, Texas or Oregon), you may have the right to:
- Know what categories of personal information we collect, use and disclose
- Access and receive a copy of your personal information
- Correct inaccurate personal information
- Request deletion of your personal information
- Opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information for targeted or cross context behavioral advertising
- Not be discriminated against for exercising these rights
We do not sell personal information for money. However, the use of advertising cookies by third parties may be considered “sharing” or a “sale” under some state laws. You can opt out by adjusting your cookie settings, using the opt out links above, or enabling a Global Privacy Control signal in your browser where supported.
How to make a request
To exercise any of these rights, contact us through our Contact page. We may need to verify your identity before responding, and we will respond within the time required by applicable law. You may use an authorized agent where the law allows.
Children’s privacy (COPPA)
The Site is intended for adults and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
Do Not Track
Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” setting. Because there is no common industry standard for these signals, the Site does not currently respond to them, though we do honor Global Privacy Control signals where required by law.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will change the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
Contact us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us through our Contact page.