Privacy Policy

At Midlife Hacks, accessible from https://midlifehacks.com, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains the types of information that is collected and recorded by Midlife Hacks and how we use it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, please contact us — do not hesitate to reach out.

Who We Are

Name of legal entity: Brian Sweet Publishing

Registered address: Lytchett House, 13 Freeland Park, Wareham Road, Poole, BH16 6FA, United Kingdom

For any privacy question, rights request, or general enquiry, please use our contact page rather than emailing directly — this ensures your message reaches us reliably.

What We Collect

We collect only what’s needed to run the site and, where you opt in, to send you the newsletter:

• Log data. Like most websites, our hosting infrastructure automatically logs standard technical information when you visit — IP address, browser type, referring/exit pages, and timestamps. This is not linked to your identity and is used only for site administration, security, and understanding aggregate traffic trends.

• Newsletter signup. If you subscribe to the Thursday Note, we collect your email address and, optionally, your first name, so we can send you the newsletter. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in every email.

• Contact form. If you get in touch via our contact page, we collect whatever information you choose to include in that message, solely to respond to you.

We do not require an account to read the site, and we do not knowingly collect any information beyond what’s described above.

Cookies and Web Beacons

Like most websites, Midlife Hacks may use cookies to store basic preferences and to understand which pages visitors access, so we can improve the site experience. At the time of writing we do not run third-party analytics or advertising trackers — if that changes (for example, if we add site analytics), we will update this policy to describe what’s added and, where required, ask for your consent first.

Our Advertising Partners

We participate in the Amazon Associates Program and other affiliate programs, which means some outbound links on this site are affiliate links (see our Affiliate Disclosure for details). Clicking an affiliate link takes you to a third-party retailer’s site, which has its own privacy policy governing any data collected there — we don’t receive your personal information as a result of that click.

If we display third-party advertising in future, we’ll list those partners here along with links to their respective privacy policies.

Third Party Privacy Policies

Midlife Hacks’s Privacy Policy does not apply to other websites you may reach via links on our site, including affiliate retailer sites. We advise you to consult the respective privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit, including details on how to opt out of their data practices where relevant.

You can also disable cookies through your browser’s settings at any time; consult your browser’s documentation for details.

Your Rights

If you’re in the UK or EU (UK GDPR): as the data controller, Brian Sweet Publishing processes personal data on the legal bases of consent (for the newsletter) and legitimate interests (for basic site operation, such as log data used for security and administration). You have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data, restrict or object to its processing, request a copy in a portable format, and withdraw consent at any time (for example, by unsubscribing from the newsletter). You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ico.org.uk) if you believe your data has been mishandled.

If you’re in the US: depending on your state of residence, you may have rights under state privacy laws (such as the California Consumer Privacy Act) to know what personal information is collected about you, request its deletion, and opt out of its sale or sharing. We do not sell personal information. If you’d like to exercise any of these rights, contact us and we’ll respond as required by applicable law.

To exercise any of the rights above, please get in touch via our contact page.

Data Retention

We retain newsletter subscriber data for as long as you remain subscribed, and delete it upon unsubscribing or request. Contact form messages are retained only as long as needed to respond to and resolve your enquiry.

International Transfers

Our website infrastructure may be hosted or processed by service providers located outside the UK, including in the United States. Where this involves a transfer of personal data outside the UK/EEA, we take reasonable steps to ensure it’s handled with an equivalent standard of protection.

Children’s Information

Protecting children online is also a priority for us. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their children’s online activity.

Midlife Hacks does not knowingly collect any personal information from children under the age of 13 (or the relevant minimum age in your jurisdiction). If you believe your child has provided us with this kind of information, please contact us immediately and we will promptly remove it from our records.

Online Privacy Policy Only

This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regard to information shared and/or collected on Midlife Hacks. This policy does not apply to information collected offline or via channels other than this website.

Changes To This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected in the “updated” date at the top of this page, and where required by law we will provide additional notice.

Contact

Questions about this policy, or want to exercise any of the rights above? Please get in touch via our contact page.