Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026

Overview

HairstyleFreek is committed to protecting the privacy of everyone who visits this website. This Privacy Policy explains the information we collect, what we do with it, and your rights regarding personal data.

By using HairstyleFreek, you agree to all the terms and conditions described in this policy. If you don’t agree, then please stop using this website. 

What information do we collect?

We collect information in the following ways:

Contact form

We collect your name and email address when you contact us via our Contact page. This information is only used to respond to your message. It is not shared with any third party for marketing purposes. 

Comments

If you leave a comment on any article, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your comment. Your email address is not displayed publicly. We reserve the right to remove any comment that violates our content standards.

Newsletter subscription

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address. This is used only to send you updates from HairstyleFreek. Unsubscribe from our emails at any time by clicking the link in each email.

Automatically collected data

When you visit HairstyleFreek, certain information is likely collected by analytics and advertising tools. This may include your IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, time spent on the website, and referring URL. The data is collected in an aggregated form and is not used to identify you personally.

Google Analytics

Google Analytics allows us to understand how our visitors interact with the website. Google Analytics collects information such as the pages viewed, session duration, traffic sources, and general location based on an IP address. These data help us to improve our content and better understand our readers’ needs. 

Google Analytics collects this information using cookies. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

For more information on how Google handles data, please refer to Google’s Privacy Policy at policies.google.com/privacy.

Google AdSense

HairstyleFreek uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other sites across the internet. This allows Google to show you ads that may be relevant to your interests.

Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to HairstyleFreek and other sites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings at adssettings.google.com.

HairstyleFreek does not control the cookies placed by Google AdSense or the data collected through those cookies. Google’s own privacy policy governs that data.

Cookies

This website uses cookies, small text files stored on your device, to improve your browsing experience and to enable analytics and advertising functionality. The cookies used on HairstyleFreek include:

• We use Google Analytics cookies to monitor website usage.
• Advertising cookies from Google AdSense to serve relevant ads
• We also use functional cookies that are necessary for the website to operate properly.

You can manage or turn off cookies in your browser settings at any time. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain parts of this website.

How we use your information

Any information collected through this website is used for the following purposes only:

• To respond to messages submitted through our contact form
• To send newsletter updates to subscribers who have opted in
• To manage and show comments that have been approved on articles
• To analyze website traffic and improve our content through Google Analytics
• To display advertisements through Google AdSense

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party.

Third-party services

HairstyleFreek uses the following third-party services that may collect data independently according to their own privacy policies:

• Google Analytics website traffic analysis
• Google AdSense advertisement delivery

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third-party services. We encourage you to review their respective privacy policies for full details on how they handle your data.

Data retention

Information submitted through our contact form is retained only as long as necessary to respond to your enquiry. Newsletter subscriber data is retained until you unsubscribe. Comment data is retained as long as the article it is associated with remains published on this website.

Your rights

You have the right to request access to any personal data we hold about you, to request correction of inaccurate data, or to request deletion of your data. To make any such request, please contact us through our contact page, and we will respond promptly.

California residents CCPA

If you live in California, you have certain rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) related to your personal information. You have the right to know what personal information we collect about you and how we use it. You have the right to request deletion of your personal information. You have the right to opt out of the sale of your personal information, and we want to be clear that HairstyleFreek does not sell personal information to any third party.

You also have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising any of your CCPA rights. We will not deny you access to our content, charge you a different price, or provide a different quality of service based on your exercise of these rights.

To exercise any of your California privacy rights, please reach out to us through our contact page. We will respond to your request within 45 days as required by law.

Google AdSense may use your data for personalized advertising purposes. Under CCPA, this may be considered a “share” of personal information. You can opt out of this at adssettings.google.com.

Children’s privacy

HairstyleFreek is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal information to this website, please contact us, and we will remove it promptly.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled on this website, please reach out to us through our contact page. We are happy to help.