Last updated: 01/01/2026
Build Your Own Beast (“we”, “us”, or “our”) operates https://buildyourownbeast.com (the “Website”).
We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly.
1. Information We Collect
a) Information you provide directly
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the Website, we collect:
- Name
- Email address
- IP address
- Browser user agent string
This data helps with spam detection and comment moderation.
Contact Forms
When you submit a contact form, we collect:
- Name
- Email address
- Message content
This information is used only to respond to your enquiry.
Email Newsletter
If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address.
You may unsubscribe at any time via the link in our emails.
b) Automatically collected information
When you visit the Website, we automatically collect certain information including:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device and operating system information
- Pages visited and time spent on the site
- Referring URLs
This data is collected using analytics tools and cookies.
2. WordPress-Specific Features
Comments Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies.
These cookies are for your convenience so you don’t have to re-enter your details when leaving another comment.
These cookies last for one year.
Gravatar
An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it.
The Gravatar privacy policy is available on their website.
After approval of your comment, your profile picture (if any) is visible to the public.
Embedded Content
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles).
Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited the other website directly.
These websites may:
- Collect data about you
- Use cookies
- Embed additional third-party tracking
- Monitor your interaction with embedded content
3. How We Use Your Information
We use collected information to:
- Operate and maintain the Website
- Respond to comments and contact requests
- Send newsletters to subscribers
- Monitor and analyze website performance
- Display advertisements
- Improve content and user experience
- Comply with legal obligations
4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies for:
- Essential website functionality
- Analytics and performance measurement
- Advertising and monetization
Types of cookies used:
- Essential cookies – required for core WordPress functionality
- Analytics cookies – used by Google Analytics (GA4)
- Advertising cookies – used by Google AdSense and similar networks
A cookie consent banner is displayed when you first visit the Website, allowing you to accept or manage non-essential cookies.
You can also disable cookies through your browser settings.
5. Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services, which may collect data in accordance with their own privacy policies:
- Google Analytics (GA4) – website analytics
- Google AdSense – advertising services
- Affiliate platforms – may use tracking cookies
- Afrihost – website hosting provider
We do not control how third parties process your data.
6. Advertising
Advertisements displayed on this Website may be served by third-party ad networks.
These networks may use cookies, JavaScript, or web beacons to personalize ads and measure their effectiveness.
Build Your Own Beast has no access to or control over these cookies.
7. Data Protection Rights (GDPR & Global Users)
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
- Access your personal data
- Request correction or deletion
- Restrict or object to processing
- Withdraw consent at any time
- Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority
To exercise these rights, contact us using the details below.
8. Data Retention
- Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
- Contact form submissions are retained only as long as necessary to respond.
- Analytics data is retained according to Google’s data retention settings.
9. Children’s Information
Build Your Own Beast is not intended for children under the age of 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.
10. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information.
However, no online system is completely secure.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.
12. Contact Information
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, contact us at:
Build Your Own Beast
Website: https://buildyourownbeast.com