Privacy Policy: Last updated 03/09/2025

Welcome to MomBalm. Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information on our site, mom-balm.com.

1. Who We Are

MomBalm, operated by MomBalm, LLC, is a personal blog dedicated to mindfulness resources for moms. Our website is https://mom-balm.com.

2. Information We Collect

• Personal Information: We collect data you provide, e.g., name and email address, when you subscribe to our newsletter or comment.

• Usage Data: We automatically gather info like your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and visit times via tools like Google Analytics to improve our site.

• Comments: Leaving a comment shares data from the form, plus your IP and browser string for spam detection. Your email may generate a Gravatar hash (see https://automattic.com/privacy/). Approved comments show your profile picture publicly.

• Cookies: Comments and logins use cookies (lasting 1 year, 2 days, etc.) for convenience. A temporary cookie checks browser compatibility on login pages. You can disable cookies in your browser, but this may affect functionality.

• Embedded Content: Articles may include content (e.g., videos, images, Amazon affiliate links) from other sites, which act as if you visited them and may track you per their policies.eir content.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your data to: provide helpful content, respond to inquiries, send newsletters (if subscribed), improve the site via analytics, and display affiliate content (e.g., Amazon Associates links) and ads to support the blog.

4. Sharing Your Information

We don’t sell your personal info. We share it with trusted third parties (e.g., Google Analytics for traffic, Bluehost for newsletters, hosting services) to run the site. These providers have their own privacy policies. We may share anonymized data with affiliates like Amazon for performance tracking.

5. Data Security

We use measures like encryption and secure servers to protect your info, but no online transmission is 100% secure—we can’t guarantee absolute security.

6. Your Rights

You can request access, correction, or deletion of your data, or opt out of emails via the unsubscribe link, by contacting us at Admin[at]Mom-Balm[dot]com. If in the EU, you may have GDPR rights (e.g., data portability). Comments and metadata are kept indefinitely for moderation ease, but you can request deletion.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy as needed. Any changes will be posted here with an updated “Last updated” date.

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.

8. Terms of Service

By using our site, you agree to our Terms of Service. Please review them for important information about your use of the website.