This policy explains what Crochetilly collects when you visit crochetilly.com, why we collect it, who else can see it, and what you can ask us to do about it. It applies to this website only.

Last updated: 3 September 2026

Who is responsible for your data

Crochetilly is operated by [OWNER OR COMPANY NAME], at [POSTAL ADDRESS]. For anything in this policy, write to [CONTACT EMAIL]. Where data protection law applies, that person is the data controller for this site.

Information you give us

• Comments. If you leave a comment we store the name, email address and website you enter, the comment itself, and your IP address and browser string. The IP and browser string are used for spam detection.
• Contact messages. If you write to us we keep the message and your reply address so we can answer and so we have a record of what was agreed.
• Email list. If you subscribe we store your email address and the date you subscribed. Every email carries an unsubscribe link, and unsubscribing removes you from the list.

Information collected automatically

Like almost every website, our server records the pages you request, the time, your approximate location derived from your IP address, the site that referred you, and the browser and device you used. This is ordinary web server logging and we use it to keep the site working and to understand which guides people read.

Cookies

We use cookies for four purposes: keeping the site functioning, remembering your cookie choices, measuring traffic, and, once advertising is enabled, serving advertisements. The Cookie Policy lists each category and what it does. You can change your choice at any time through the cookie settings link, and you can block or delete cookies in your browser, though parts of the site may then behave oddly.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics to count visits and see which pages are useful. It sets cookies and processes your IP address. We do not use it to identify you personally, and we do not upload personally identifying information to it. You can opt out of Google Analytics across all sites with the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

Advertising

This site is funded by advertising. When advertising is active, third-party vendors including Google use cookies to serve advertisements based on your previous visits to this and other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies lets it and its partners serve ads to you based on your visit to this site or other sites on the internet.

You can opt out of personalised advertising at Google Ads Settings, or opt out of a wider set of vendors at aboutads.info and youronlinechoices.eu. Opting out does not remove advertising, it makes it less relevant.

Embedded content from other sites

Guides sometimes embed video or images hosted elsewhere. Embedded content behaves exactly as if you had visited that other website, which may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction with it. We do not control what those sites do.

Who we share information with

We do not sell your personal information, and we never have. We share data only with the services that make the site run: our web host, our analytics provider, our advertising provider, our email provider, and spam filtering. Each of those receives only what it needs. We will also disclose information if a law or a valid legal order requires it.

How long we keep it

Comments and their metadata are kept indefinitely so that follow-up replies stay readable. Contact messages are kept for as long as they are useful for support, then deleted. Email subscribers are kept until they unsubscribe. Analytics data is retained according to the setting in our analytics account, which is currently the provider default.

Your rights

If you are in the United Kingdom or the European Economic Area, you have the right to ask for a copy of the personal data we hold about you, to have it corrected, to have it erased, to restrict or object to how we use it, to receive it in a portable form, and to withdraw consent at any time. Where we rely on consent, withdrawing it does not affect processing that already happened. You can also complain to your national data protection authority.

If you are a California resident, you have the right to know what personal information is collected and for what purpose, to request deletion, to request correction, and to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information. We do not sell or share personal information as those terms are defined by California law. You will not be treated differently for exercising any of these rights.

To exercise any right, write to [CONTACT EMAIL]. We will respond within the period the applicable law allows, and we may ask you to confirm your identity first so that we do not hand your data to somebody else.

Children

Crochetilly is written for adults who crochet. It is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 16. If you believe a child has given us personal information, write to [CONTACT EMAIL] and we will delete it.

Security and international transfers

The site is served over an encrypted connection and access to the administration area is restricted and password protected. No website can promise perfect security, and we do not. Our providers may process data in countries outside your own, including the United States, under the transfer safeguards those providers publish.

Changes to this policy

When this policy changes we update the date at the top. Material changes will be flagged on the site itself rather than made quietly.