Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 2026

winlyfx.com (the “Website”) is a blog dedicated to publishing articles about design tools, workflows, and creative software. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Website. It also covers your rights regarding your data and how we comply with applicable privacy laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and relevant US state laws.

By using winlyfx.com, you agree to the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the Website.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information in the following ways:

1.1 Information You Voluntarily Provide

• Contact forms: When you use our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and any message you submit. We use this solely to respond to your inquiry.
• Comments: If you leave a comment on a blog post, we collect your name (or pseudonym), email address, and the content of your comment. Your email address is not publicly displayed; we use it to notify you of replies (if you opt in) and to moderate comments.

We do not require you to create an account, make purchases, or provide payment card information. This is a blog, not an online store.

1.2 Automatically Collected Information (Cookies & Analytics)

Like most websites, we use cookies, log files, and analytics services to improve your experience and understand traffic patterns. Specifically:

• Cookies: Small text files stored on your device. We use both session and persistent cookies for essential site functions (e.g., remembering commenter preferences) and for analytics.
• Analytics: We use Google Analytics (and possibly similar tools) to collect anonymized data such as pages visited, time on site, browser type, and approximate geographic location. This data helps us improve content.
• Device identifiers: When you access the site, we may collect your IP address, operating system, and device type. This is used for security, analytics, and ad personalization (as described below).

2. Third-Party Advertising & Personalized Ads

2.1 How Ads Use Cookies & Device Identifiers

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and/or other sites on the Internet.

• These cookies collect data such as: pages you have viewed, the type of device you are using, your IP address (truncated for anonymization), and ad interaction data.
• Ad networks may also use device identifiers (e.g., Android Advertising ID, Apple IDFA) to deliver relevant ads and measure ad performance.
• We do not control the specific cookies set by advertisers. Each ad network has its own privacy policy.

2.2 Opting Out of Personalized Advertising

You have the right to opt out of personalized advertising. Here are the main ways:

• Google Ads Settings: Visit adssettings.google.com to manage or disable personalized ads from Google.
• YourOnlineChoices (EU/EEA): Visit youronlinechoices.com to opt out of interest-based advertising from participating companies.
• AboutAds.info (US): Visit optout.aboutads.info to opt out of cross-context behavioral advertising from DAA members.
• Network Advertising Initiative (NAI): Visit optout.networkadvertising.org to opt out of multiple ad networks at once.
• Browser settings: You can also disable third-party cookies in your browser settings, though this may affect site functionality.

Please note that opting out of personalized ads does not mean you will no longer see ads; you may still see contextual (non-personalized) ads based on the content of the page.

3. Comments & Contact Forms

Comments: When you post a comment, we collect the data shown in the comments form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. After approval of your comment, your profile picture (if any) is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Contact forms: Submissions are sent to our email and are stored for customer service purposes. We do not use the information submitted through contact forms for marketing unless you explicitly consent. We retain contact form submissions for a reasonable period for customer service follow-up, but you may request deletion at any time (see Section 6).

4. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

5. How Long We Retain Your Data

• Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
• Contact form submissions: Retained for up to 12 months for customer service purposes, unless deletion is requested earlier.
• Analytics data: Retained for 26 months (Google Analytics default) and then anonymized or deleted.

6. Your Rights (GDPR & Other Privacy Laws)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), the UK, or certain US states (e.g., California, Virginia, Colorado), you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right to access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification: You can ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”): You can request deletion of your personal data, subject to certain exceptions (e.g., legal obligations).
• Right to restrict processing: You can ask us to limit how we use your data.
• Right to data portability: You can request a machine-readable copy of your data.
• Right to object: You can object to processing for direct marketing or analytics.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days. We may ask for proof of identity before processing your request.

7. Children’s Privacy

Our Website is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us immediately, and we will delete such information.

8. Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no internet transmission is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

10. Contact Information

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your data, please reach out to us:

• Website: winlyfx.com
• Email: [email protected]
• Mailing address: 6849 Third Blvd, Lewiston, Maine 24924, United States

We are committed to resolving any privacy concerns promptly and transparently.