Last updated: 6 November 2026
1. Who we are
My Wellness Community (https://mywellnesscommunity.com/) is run by [LEGAL NAME OF THE BUSINESS], [REGISTERED ADDRESS] (“we”, “us”). We are the controller of the personal information described here. Contact us about privacy at [privacy@mywellnesscommunity.com] or with the form on our privacy request page.
[If the business is not established in the UK: name and address of the UK representative (UK GDPR Art. 27). If it is not established in the EU: name and address of the EU representative (EU GDPR Art. 27).]
[ICO registration number, if registered with the UK Information Commissioner's Office]
2. The short version
- We only send marketing emails if you ask for them, and every email has an unsubscribe link.
- Analytics and advertising cookies are off in the UK and EU until you switch them on, and you can change your mind at any time with “Cookie settings” at the bottom of every page.
- We do not sell your personal information for money, and we do not give it to other companies for their own marketing.
- Our articles contain affiliate links. When you buy through them we may earn a commission; the retailer handles your order and your payment details, not us.
3. What we collect, why, and on what legal basis
| Information | Why we use it | Legal basis (UK/EU) | How long we keep it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsletter: your email address, and a record of your consent (the wording you agreed to, the page, date and time, and a scrambled (hashed) version of your IP address) | To send the newsletter you asked for, and to prove that you asked for it | Consent (UK GDPR / GDPR Art. 6(1)(a); PECR reg. 22) | Until you unsubscribe. We then keep only a record that you unsubscribed, so we never email you by mistake. Sign-ups that are never confirmed are deleted after 30 days. |
| Contact form: your name, email address and message | To answer your question | Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)): replying to people who contact us | 24 months |
| Privacy requests: your email address and request | To carry out your request and show that we did | Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)) | 24 months |
| Analytics cookies (Google Analytics): pages viewed, device and browser type, approximate location (country/city), how you arrived on the site | To see which content is useful and improve the site | Consent (PECR reg. 6 / ePrivacy Directive; Art. 6(1)(a)) | [14] months in Google Analytics |
| Advertising cookies (Meta Pixel): visits from and interactions with our Facebook/Instagram content and ads | To measure our social media and advertising campaigns, and to show relevant ads | Consent | Up to 90 days in your browser; Meta’s own retention applies to Meta |
| Cookie choices: a random ID, your choices, region and date | To remember and prove your choices | Legal obligation / legitimate interests | 24 months |
| Technical data: IP address, browser, pages requested (server and security logs kept by our host) | To run and protect the website | Legitimate interests | [Hostinger log retention, e.g. 30 days] |
We do not ask you for health information. If you choose to tell us about a health matter in a message, we use it only to reply to you and we never use it for advertising.
4. Affiliate links
Some links to products are affiliate links (they usually go through an address starting with https://mywellnesscommunity.com/go/). When you click one you leave our site and go to the retailer or an affiliate network such as [Awin, Impact, ClickBank, Digistore24]. They may use cookies to record that you came from us so that we can be paid a commission. Their own privacy policies apply. We receive commission reports, but not your name, address or payment details.
5. Who we share information with
We use these service providers, who process information on our behalf under written contracts (data processing agreements) that require them to keep it secure and use it only on our instructions:
- Hostinger – website hosting ([server location])
- MailerLite – sending our newsletter (EU)
- Google – Google Analytics, only if you allow analytics cookies (USA)
- Meta Platforms – the Meta Pixel, only if you allow marketing cookies (Ireland/USA)
- [Any other provider, e.g. an email/SMTP service, chatbot or CRM, when added]
We may also disclose information if the law requires it, or to protect our rights. We do not sell your personal information for money and we do not share it with third parties for their own independent marketing.
6. International transfers
Some providers are in, or have staff in, countries outside the UK and the European Economic Area (for example the USA). Where that happens we rely on an adequacy decision (such as the EU–US Data Privacy Framework and the UK Extension for certified companies) or on standard contractual clauses / the UK International Data Transfer Addendum.
7. Your rights in the UK and EU
You have the right to: access your personal information and get a copy; have it corrected; have it deleted; restrict or object to our use of it; receive it in a portable format; and withdraw consent at any time (this does not affect what we did before). To withdraw consent to emails, click “unsubscribe” in any email. To change cookie choices, use “Cookie settings” at the bottom of any page.
To make a request, use our privacy request form or email [privacy@mywellnesscommunity.com]. We reply within one month. You can also complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ico.org.uk) or the data protection authority in your EU country, although we would appreciate the chance to put things right first.
8. Your rights in the United States
Depending on where you live (for example California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, Texas and other states with consumer privacy laws) you may have the right to know what personal information we hold about you, to get a copy, to correct it, to delete it, and to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information and of targeted advertising. We will not treat you differently for using these rights.
- Categories we collect: identifiers (email address, name if you contact us, IP address, cookie IDs); internet activity on our site; approximate location. Sources: you, your browser, and the services listed above.
- Sale and sharing: we do not sell personal information for money. Allowing marketing cookies lets Meta use information about your visit for advertising, which some state laws treat as “sharing” or targeted advertising. These cookies are off unless you allow them. You can opt out at any time with “Cookie settings”, by sending a Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal from your browser (we honour it automatically), or with our privacy request form.
- Health information: we do not intentionally collect consumer health data. Advertising cookies stay off unless you allow them, so information about which health articles you read is not shared for advertising without your permission.
- How to make a request: use the privacy request form or email [privacy@mywellnesscommunity.com]. We will confirm your request by email and reply within 45 days. An authorised agent may make a request for you with your signed permission. If we refuse your request you can appeal by replying to our answer; if the appeal is refused you can contact your state Attorney General.
9. Children
Our website is for adults. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 16. If you believe a child has given us information, please contact us and we will delete it.
10. Security
We use HTTPS encryption, restricted administrator access with strong passwords and two-factor authentication, regular updates and backups, and we keep only the information we need. Passwords and access keys are never stored in our content or shared by email.
11. Changes to this policy
We will update this page when our practices change and show the date at the top. If a change affects how we use information you have already given us, we will tell you, and ask for your consent again where the law requires it.