Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 29, 2026

Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026

Welcome to wizardy.top (the “Blog”), a publication dedicated to Conscious Living. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency about our data practices, especially in compliance with regulations such as the GDPR, ePrivacy Directive, and applicable US privacy laws.

Contact & Ownership
Publication: wizardy.top
Email: [email protected]
Address: 7745 Cedar Ln, Santa Fe, New Mexico 84096

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide Voluntarily

Contact forms: When you send us a message via the contact form, we collect your name, email address, and any message content you include. We use this solely to respond to your inquiry.
Comments: If you leave a comment on an article, we collect your display name, email address, and the comment text. Your email is kept private and used only for moderation follow-ups (if needed); your display name and comment are published.

1.2 Information Collected Automatically

Cookies & Similar Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and local storage to enhance your browsing experience, analyze traffic, and serve relevant advertisements. Cookies are small text files stored on your device.
Analytics Data: We use third-party analytics services (such as Google Analytics) to collect anonymous data about page visits, browser type, device type, referring URLs, and time spent on the Blog. This helps us improve content and understand our audience.
Device Identifiers: Ad networks may collect your IP address, device ID, advertising ID, and browsing behavior to deliver tailored ads.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

To operate and maintain the Blog, including publishing comments and responding to contact form submissions.
To analyze usage trends and improve the quality of our Conscious Living articles.
To display advertisements that are relevant to your interests (see Section 4 on advertising).
To comply with legal obligations and enforce our policies.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties. This is a blog, not an online store — we never collect payment card details, shipping addresses, or account passwords for purchases.

3. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

3.1 Essential Cookies

Some cookies are necessary for the basic functionality of the Blog, such as remembering your cookie consent preferences. These do not require prior consent under most privacy laws.

3.2 Analytics & Performance Cookies

We use cookies from Google Analytics and similar services to understand how visitors interact with our site. These cookies collect aggregated, anonymized data. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

3.3 Advertising Cookies (Third-Party)

We partner with third-party ad networks, including Google AdSense and other programmatic advertising platforms, to display ads on wizardy.top. These networks may use cookies, web beacons, and device identifiers to:

Build a profile of your interests based on your browsing across different websites.
Show you personalized advertisements that are more relevant to you.
Limit the number of times you see a particular ad.
Measure the effectiveness of ad campaigns.

These cookies are placed by the ad network, not by wizardy.top directly. We do not control which specific ads are shown, but we require our partners to comply with applicable privacy laws.

3.4 Your Choices Regarding Cookies

When you first visit wizardy.top, you will see a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept or reject non-essential cookies (analytics and advertising). You can also manage cookies through your browser settings:

Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies via the “Settings” or “Preferences” menu.
To opt out of personalized advertising from Google, visit Google Ads Settings.
To opt out of interest-based advertising from multiple networks, visit aboutads.info (US) or YourOnlineChoices (EU).
For mobile devices, you can reset your advertising identifier in your device settings (iOS: Settings > Privacy > Advertising; Android: Settings > Google > Ads).

Please note that opting out of personalized ads does not mean you will see fewer ads — you may still see contextual (non-personalized) ads.

4. Third-Party Advertising & AdSense Disclosure

We use Google AdSense and potentially other third-party ad servers to serve ads when you visit our Blog. These third parties may use cookies and device identifiers to:

Serve ads based on your previous visits to this website and other sites on the internet.
Provide aggregated reports on ad impressions, clicks, and interactions.

What this means for you: You may see ads that are personalized based on your browsing history. We do not have access to or control over the cookies used by these advertisers. For more information on how Google uses data, please review How Google uses information from sites that use their services.

To opt out of personalized ads from Google, visit Google Ads Settings. To opt out from other participating networks, use the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out page.

5. Comments & User-Generated Content

When you leave a comment on wizardy.top, we collect the data shown in the comment form (name, email, website (optional), and comment text). Your email address is never published; it is used only for moderation correspondence. We may also use an automated spam detection service (such as Akismet) to review comments. Your comment and display name will be visible to other visitors.

We reserve the right to delete comments that are spam, offensive, or off-topic. You are not required to create an account to leave a comment — this is a simple blog, not a membership site.

6. Data Retention

We retain your contact form submissions and comments indefinitely (unless you request deletion) to maintain the continuity of conversations and responses. Analytics data is retained for 26 months. Advertising cookies are managed by third parties according to their own retention policies.

7. Your Rights (GDPR & Privacy Laws)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), the UK, or other jurisdictions with similar laws, you have the following rights:

Right to access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Right to rectification: Correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”): Request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal obligations.
Right to restrict processing: Limit how we use your data.
Right to data portability: Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
Right to object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests or direct marketing (including personalized ads).

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.

8. Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no internet transmission is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Children’s Privacy

wizardy.top is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with data, please contact us immediately so we can delete it.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.