Welcome to Little Neko Blog, a review and lifestyle blog available at little-neko.com. We publish content covering a wide range of product reviews, trends, and community discussions. This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect from visitors, how we use it, and your rights regarding that data.

If you have any questions about this policy, you can contact us at the details provided at the bottom of this page.

We collect different types of information depending on how you interact with our website:

• Comment data: When you leave a comment on our blog, we collect your name, email address, website URL (if provided), and the content of your comment.
• IP addresses & browser metadata: Automatically captured when you visit or comment on our site, to help with spam detection and site security.
• Cookies: We use cookies to remember your details if you leave a comment, and optionally to track anonymous site usage.
• Usage data: General analytics such as page views, time on site, and traffic sources, collected in aggregated or anonymized form.
• Email address (optional): If you subscribe to updates or newsletters, we collect your email address for that purpose only.

The data we collect is used for the following purposes:

• To display your comment publicly on the relevant blog post, alongside your chosen name.
• To moderate comments and prevent spam or abusive content from being published.
• To respond to your comment or inquiry if you have asked a question or provided contact information.
• To send you email updates or newsletters if you have explicitly opted in.
• To understand how visitors use our site and improve our content accordingly.
• To maintain the security and integrity of our website.

We do not use your personal data for automated decision-making or profiling.

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the UK, we process your personal data under the following legal bases:

• Consent: When you submit a comment or subscribe to updates, you are actively consenting to your data being processed for those purposes.
• Legitimate interests: We process certain technical data (such as IP addresses and server logs) to ensure the security and proper functioning of our website.
• Legal obligation: In rare cases where we are required by law to retain or share data.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. However, limited data may be shared in the following situations:

• Hosting provider: Our website is hosted on a third-party server that may process visitor data as part of standard operations.
• WordPress plugins: Certain plugins used to run this site (such as spam filters like Akismet) may process comment data.
• Analytics providers: We may use tools like Google Analytics to collect aggregated, anonymized data about site usage.
• Legal authorities: If required by law, court order, or to protect the rights and safety of others, we may disclose personal data to the relevant authorities.

Any third-party services we use are required to handle your data in compliance with applicable privacy laws.

Our website uses cookies — small text files stored in your browser — to improve your experience. Specifically:

• Comment cookies: If you leave a comment, WordPress may save cookies with your name, email, and website to pre-fill the form on your next visit. These typically last one year.
• Analytics cookies: Used to track anonymous site usage. You can opt out via your browser settings or a cookie consent tool.
• Session cookies: Short-lived cookies used to maintain basic site functionality.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings at any time. Disabling cookies may affect some features of the site, such as pre-filled comment forms.

We retain your data only as long as necessary for the purposes it was collected:

• Comments: Approved comments and associated data are kept indefinitely as part of our blog content, unless you request deletion.
• Spam comments: Automatically deleted after a short period (typically 30 days).
• Email subscribers: Retained until you unsubscribe.
• Server logs: Typically retained for up to 30–90 days for security purposes.

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights over your personal data:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Correction: Request that we correct any inaccurate data.
• Deletion: Request that we delete your personal data (“right to be forgotten”).
• Restriction: Request that we limit how we use your data.
• Portability: Request your data in a portable format (where applicable).
• Withdrawal of consent: Withdraw consent at any time where consent is the legal basis for processing.
• Objection: Object to processing based on our legitimate interests.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below. We will respond within 30 days. If you are in the EEA or UK, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

Our blog posts may contain links to external websites, affiliate products, or services. These third-party sites have their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for their data practices. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external site you visit.

If you are accessing our site from outside the country where our servers are located, your data may be transferred internationally. We take appropriate steps to ensure such transfers comply with applicable privacy laws, including the use of standard contractual clauses where required.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. When we make significant changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.