Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 1, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Mama Bear Days (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and protects personal information when you visit mamabeardays.com (the “Website”). Mama Bear Days is an open diary and advice website about motherhood, based on personal experience.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information you provide directly, including your name, email address, newsletter preferences, contact-form submissions, comments, and messages. We may also collect technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device information, pages viewed, and visit times.

Please do not submit sensitive personal information, including detailed medical information about yourself or your children, unless it is necessary for your communication with us. We do not intentionally collect personal information from children.

2. Tools and Services Used on This Website

The Website currently uses or may use the following relevant tools:

• Ninja Forms: to provide contact forms. Form submissions may be stored in the Website database.
• Burst Statistics: to measure Website visits and usage.
• Complianz: to manage cookie consent and privacy preferences.
• Genesis eNews Extended: to manage newsletter subscriptions where a subscription form is available.
• Hostinger Reach: to manage and deliver newsletters where it is connected and used.
• Hostinger Affiliate Marketing Tools: to support affiliate links and referral tracking where affiliate links are used.
• Really Simple Security: to help protect the Website and process technical security information.
• LiteSpeed Cache: to improve Website performance through caching.
• WP-Optimize: to optimize the Website database and performance.
• UpdraftPlus: to create and manage Website backups.
• Hostinger hosting and WordPress: to host, operate, secure, and maintain the Website, including processing technical logs and backup data.

No connected Instagram account or Instagram feed was found on the Website, so Instagram is not listed as an active integration.

3. Comments and Media

If you leave a comment, we collect the information shown in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user-agent information for spam detection. Comments and their metadata may be retained indefinitely so that follow-up comments can be recognized and approved.

If you upload images, avoid including embedded location data, such as GPS information, because visitors may be able to download and extract it.

4. Cookies and Embedded Content

The Website may use essential cookies and optional analytics, affiliate, or preference cookies. Complianz is used to manage cookie consent. WordPress may also use cookies for comments, login sessions, and administration.

Articles may contain embedded content, such as videos, images, or articles from other websites. Embedded content may collect information, use cookies, or monitor your interaction according to the third party’s own privacy policy.

5. How We Use Information

• to operate, secure, and improve the Website;
• to respond to contact-form submissions and other messages;
• to manage comments and prevent spam;
• to send newsletters when you subscribe;
• to understand Website traffic and performance;
• to manage cookies, affiliate links, backups, and security;
• to prevent fraud, abuse, and technical problems; and
• to comply with legal obligations and protect our rights.

6. Legal Bases for EU/EEA and UK Visitors

Where EU/EEA or UK data-protection laws apply, we rely on consent, performance of a requested service, our legitimate interests, or compliance with a legal obligation, depending on the processing activity.

7. Sharing and International Transfers

We may share information with the service providers named above when they provide hosting, analytics, email, security, backup, performance, or affiliate services. Visitor comments may also be checked through an automated spam-detection service. Some providers may process information outside your country. Where required, we use legally recognized safeguards for international transfers.

8. Data Retention and Security

We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, legal requirements, security, backups, and dispute resolution. We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information, but no online system is completely secure.

9. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to the processing of your personal information. You may also have the right to withdraw consent, request data portability, or unsubscribe from marketing emails.

If you have an account or have left comments, you may request an exported copy of the personal data we hold about you or request deletion of your personal data, except information we must retain for legal, administrative, or security reasons. To make a request, contact us through the contact method provided on the Website. We may need to verify your identity.

10. United States Privacy Notice

Residents of certain U.S. states may have additional rights under applicable privacy laws, including rights to know, access, correct, delete, or opt out of certain data sharing or targeted advertising. We will handle verified requests according to applicable law.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when our data practices or services change. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or want to exercise a privacy right, contact us through the contact method provided on the Website.

This policy is a general template based on the tools and practices identified on the Website and is not legal advice. Please have a qualified privacy attorney review it, especially if you use newsletter forms, affiliate advertising, targeted advertising, or collect information from children.