Privacy Policy

1. Scope

This Privacy Policy applies when you visit maravaledating.com, use its subscription form, receive the Mara Vale Dating newsletter, or contact us. Mara Vale Dating is responsible for deciding how personal information collected through these services is used.

The website and newsletter are intended only for people aged 18 or older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe a minor has provided information, please contact us so it can be removed.

2. Information We Collect

Information you provide

• Your email address when you subscribe.
• Subscription and consent records, such as confirmation status and timestamps.
• The contents of messages you send to us and the contact details needed to reply.

Information collected automatically

When you use the site, our hosting, security, analytics, and form providers may process technical information such as your IP address, browser and device type, requested pages, referring page, approximate location, timestamps, and security signals. This information is generally used to deliver, protect, and understand the service.

3. How We Use Information

We use personal information to:

• Process newsletter subscriptions and double opt-in confirmations.
• Send requested emails and let subscribers unsubscribe.
• Respond to questions and other messages.
• Operate, secure, troubleshoot, and improve the website and newsletter.
• Measure aggregate site usage and prevent spam, fraud, or abuse.
• Meet legal obligations and establish or defend legal claims where necessary.

Where applicable, newsletter messages are sent based on your consent. Necessary site operation, security, limited analytics, and correspondence may be based on our legitimate interests. You can withdraw newsletter consent at any time by using the unsubscribe link in an email.

4. Service Providers

We use specialist providers to run the service. They may process information only as needed to provide their services, comply with law, and protect their systems.

• Brevo provides subscription forms, contact-list management, double opt-in, and email delivery.
• Cloudflare provides hosting, content delivery, security, and privacy-focused web analytics.
• Google reCAPTCHA helps protect the subscription form against automated abuse.

These providers may process information in countries outside your own. Where required, transfers are protected through recognized safeguards or other lawful transfer mechanisms.

5. Analytics, Cookies, And Security

The site currently uses Cloudflare Web Analytics to understand aggregate traffic and performance. Cloudflare describes this service as operating without cookies, local storage, or fingerprinting for analytics. Cloudflare may still process limited request data as part of hosting and securing the site.

Google reCAPTCHA processes technical and interaction data to distinguish people from abusive automated traffic. Necessary security technologies may be used for this purpose.

The website does not currently use advertising or affiliate-tracking technology. If that changes, this policy and any consent choices required by law will be updated.

6. Newsletter And Commercial Content

The newsletter provides dating-related commentary and advice. It may also include clearly identified promotions, affiliate links, or offers for paid products or services in the future. We do not sell subscribers' personal information to third parties.

Every marketing email will include an unsubscribe option. Unsubscribing stops future marketing messages, although a minimal suppression record may be retained so your preference can be respected.

7. When Information May Be Shared

Information may be shared with the service providers described above, when required by law or a valid legal request, to protect rights and safety, or as part of a reorganization or transfer of the service. We do not disclose personal information more broadly than reasonably necessary for those purposes.

8. How Long We Keep Information

Subscriber information is generally kept while you remain subscribed. After you unsubscribe, we may retain limited consent and suppression records for as long as reasonably necessary to document compliance and ensure you are not added back unintentionally. Correspondence, security logs, and technical records are kept only as long as reasonably needed for their purpose, legal obligations, or dispute resolution.

9. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, or receive a copy of your personal information, and to object to certain processing. You may withdraw consent at any time without affecting processing that occurred before withdrawal.

You may also have the right to complain to your local data-protection authority. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling a request.

10. Security

Reasonable technical and organizational measures are used to protect information. No website, email system, or internet transmission is completely secure, so absolute security cannot be guaranteed.

11. Changes To This Policy

This policy may be updated as the service, providers, or legal requirements change. The date at the top will show when it was most recently revised. Material changes may also be announced through the website or newsletter where appropriate.