Privacy Policy

Introduction

Blogees ("we", "us", "our", or "Company") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our website.

Data Controller

As the company is still being formalized, data is provisionally managed by:

This information will be updated once the project is registered as a company.

Information We Collect

We collect information in various ways, including:

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• •Create and manage your user account
• •Enable blog creation and publication
• •Provide, maintain, and improve our website and services
• •Process transactions and send related information
• •Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
• •Send notifications or newsletters (when applicable)
• •Analyze website usage and improve user experience
• •Personalize content and user experience
• •Detect and prevent fraudulent transactions, abuse, and other illegal activity

Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR – Europe)

We process your data under the following legal bases:

• •Contract Performance: Creating and using your account, publishing content
• •Legitimate Interest: Security maintenance, abuse prevention, essential analytics
• •Consent: Non-essential cookies, newsletters, optional profile data
• •Legal Compliance: When necessary to retain information for legal obligations

How We Share Your Information

Blogees does not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We only share data with:

• •Service Providers: Vendors necessary to operate our platform (hosting, email, analytics)
• •Legal Requirements: Authorities when required by law
• •Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets
• •With Your Consent: For any other purpose with your explicit consent

We never share your data with third parties for advertising purposes.

International Data Transfers and Hosting Location

Blogees is hosted on:

• •Vercel
• •Appwrite (Frankfurt, Germany – EU)

Services used:

• •Google Analytics (EU/US depending on configuration)
• •Google Fonts (locally hosted, no CDN connection)
• •Cloudflare (when activated, may involve transfers outside the EU)
• •Amazon SES (email sending)

When any of these services involve international data transfers, we use Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) or other mechanisms permitted by GDPR.

Cookies and Analytics

Blogees uses cookies for:

• •Basic platform functionality
• •User identification
• •Analytics (Google Analytics)

Non-essential cookies will only be activated with user consent in the EU. For more details, please see our Cookie Policy.

Children's Privacy and Minimum Age

Blogees requires users to meet the following minimum age requirements:

• •EU: Minimum 16 years old
• •US and other countries: Minimum 13 years old

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under these age limits. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has created an account without permission, please contact us to have it deleted.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information:

• •Password encryption
• •Secure servers in the EU
• •Security monitoring
• •Limited internal access

However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security. No system is 100% fail-proof, but we take measures to minimize risks.

Data Retention

We retain your personal information:

• •While your account remains active
• •For reasonable periods necessary to fulfill legal obligations
• •In temporary backups and internal logs

The retention period may vary depending on the context and nature of the information. Users can request complete deletion of their account and data.

Your Privacy Rights (European Union - GDPR)

If you are located in the European Union, you have the following rights:

• •Right to Access: You can request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
• •Right to Rectification: You can request corrections to inaccurate information
• •Right to Erasure: You can request deletion of your personal information
• •Right to Object: You can object to certain types of processing
• •Right to Data Portability: You can request your data in a portable format
• •Right to Restriction: You can request limitation of processing
• •Right to Withdraw Consent: You can withdraw consent at any time

To exercise these rights, please contact us at: support@blogees.com

Your Privacy Rights (California - CCPA / CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights:

• •Right to Know: Know what personal data we collect about you
• •Right to Delete: Request deletion of your personal data
• •Right to Access: Request a copy of your data
• •Right to Opt-Out: Opt-out of the "sale" of data (Blogees does not sell personal data)
• •Right to Non-Discrimination: Not be discriminated against for exercising your rights

Your Privacy Rights (Brazil - LGPD)

If you are a Brazilian resident, you have the following rights:

• •Confirmation of processing
• •Access to your data
• •Correction of incomplete or inaccurate data
• •Anonymization or blocking of data
• •Data portability
• •Deletion of data
• •Revocation of consent

Public User Content

Blogs, posts, comments, or photos you publish on Blogees may be publicly visible depending on your profile settings. Please be mindful of what information you choose to share publicly.

Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices, or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us at: