Privacy Policy

Introduction & Overview

At TRWLMADE, we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you visit our website, purchase our digital crochet patterns, or interact with our content.

We are committed to transparency about our data practices and your privacy rights. This policy covers all interactions with our website and services.

Data Collection & Usage

TRWLMADE is a crochet pattern and tutorial website. We collect minimal information and do not store personal data on our servers.

What We Actually Collect:

  • Website usage data through Google Analytics (pages visited, time spent, popular patterns)
  • Device information for analytics (browser type, general location, screen size)
  • Cookie consent preferences (stored locally in your browser)

The only data we see is anonymous website analytics to understand which patterns are popular and how visitors use the site.

Cookies & Third-Party Services

We use cookies only with your explicit consent through our consent banner.

Google Analytics:

  • Tracks website usage anonymously to help us improve content
  • Shows us popular patterns and how visitors navigate the site
  • Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Google AdSense:

  • Displays relevant advertisements to support our free content
  • Uses cookies for ad targeting and performance measurement
  • Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

External Platforms: When you purchase patterns, you're redirected to external platforms (Ko-fi, Etsy, PayPal) that handle all payment processing. We never see or store your payment information - refer to their individual privacy policies.

Your Rights & Data Management

You have important rights regarding your personal information, especially if you are in the European Union (GDPR) or California (CCPA).

Your Rights Include:

  • Access: Request a copy of personal information we hold about you
  • Correction: Update or correct inaccurate personal information
  • Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information
  • Portability: Receive your data in a portable format
  • Withdraw consent: Change your cookie preferences at any time

Data Retention:

  • Google Analytics data: Automatically deleted after 26 months
  • Cookie consent preferences: Stored for 1 year, then re-requested

We do not store user accounts, passwords, or personal profiles. Most interactions are anonymous unless you specifically contact us.

Contact & Updates

If you have questions about this privacy policy, want to exercise your privacy rights, or have concerns about your data, please visit our Contact page for current contact information and response times.

For privacy-specific questions, mention "Privacy Policy Question" in your subject line for faster response.

Policy Updates: We may update this privacy policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements.

  • Material changes: We'll post prominent notices on the website
  • Minor updates: Updated date will be shown on this page
  • Cookie changes: New consent request when you visit

Continued use of our website after policy updates indicates acceptance of the changes. If you disagree with updates, please discontinue use and contact us about data deletion.