Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

Kidsy Island Parent Guide ("we", "us", "our") is the parent-focused companion website to the Kidsy Island YouTube channel. This policy applies to this website only. Videos watched on YouTube are governed by Google's and YouTube's own privacy policies.

2. Information we collect

Information you give us. If you subscribe to our newsletter or use the contact form, we receive the name, email address, and message content you provide. We use it only to send the newsletter you requested or to reply to your message.

Information collected automatically. Like most websites, we and our service providers may collect standard log and usage information — such as your browser type, device type, pages visited, and approximate location derived from IP address — through cookies and similar technologies, as described below.

3. Cookies

A cookie is a small text file stored on your device by your browser. We use cookies to understand how readers use the site (for example, which guides are most helpful) and to support advertising, as described in the next section. You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings at any time; the site remains readable with cookies disabled.

4. Advertising and Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertising on this site. Please read this section carefully:

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
• Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, users can opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices.
• Third-party ad servers or ad networks may use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or web beacons in the advertisements that appear on this site, which are sent directly to your browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. We have no access to or control over cookies used by third-party advertisers; please consult their respective privacy policies for more information.

5. Analytics

We may use privacy-respecting analytics to count visits and understand which articles readers find useful. Analytics data is aggregated and is not used to identify individual readers.

6. Children's privacy

This website is written for adults — parents, grandparents, and carers. It is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or under 16 in the European Economic Area). Content for children is provided through the Kidsy Island YouTube channel, which is designated as "made for kids" and is subject to YouTube's protections for child viewers. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information through this site, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

7. Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict the use of your personal information, and to withdraw consent (for example, by unsubscribing from the newsletter — every email includes an unsubscribe link). Readers in the European Economic Area and the UK have these rights under the GDPR/UK GDPR; readers in California have rights under the CCPA/CPRA, including the right to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information as those terms are defined by law. To exercise any right, contact us through the Contact page and we will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law.

8. Links to other sites

Our articles link to external websites (for example, YouTube, app stores, and public resources). We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those sites, and we encourage you to read their policies.

9. Data security and retention

We keep newsletter and contact information only as long as needed for the purpose it was provided, and we apply reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect it. No method of transmission over the Internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with a new "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

11. Contact

Questions about this Privacy Policy can be sent through our Contact page.