Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

New Moon Reading is a content and affiliate marketing website operating at newmoonreading.com. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in an open and transparent manner. For any privacy-related questions, please contact us via our contact page.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal information:

• Email address — if you voluntarily subscribe to our newsletter or free guide via our email capture form
• Name — if you provide it when contacting us via the contact form
• Message content — any information you choose to share when contacting us
• Usage data — anonymous data about how visitors use our website, collected via analytics tools (e.g. page views, time on site, referral source)
• Cookie data — see our Cookies section below

We do not collect sensitive personal data such as financial information, health data, or government identification numbers.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To send you the free Moon Sign guide and/or weekly lunar newsletters you have opted in to receive
• To respond to enquiries submitted via our contact form
• To understand how visitors use our website and improve our content
• To comply with our legal obligations

We will never sell, rent or trade your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.

4. Email Marketing

If you subscribe to our email list, your email address will be stored with our third-party email service provider (such as Brevo, Mailchimp or ConvertKit). These providers are GDPR-compliant and store data securely on our behalf.

Every marketing email we send includes an unsubscribe link. You can opt out at any time, and your email address will be removed from our list promptly upon request.

5. Affiliate Links & Third-Party Websites

Our website contains affiliate links to third-party products and services, including Moon Reading (moonreading.com) via the ClickBank affiliate network. When you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.

We have no control over the privacy practices of third-party websites. When you leave newmoonreading.com by clicking an affiliate link, we encourage you to review the privacy policy of the destination website. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of any third-party site.

6. Cookies

Our website uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — to improve your browsing experience. We use the following types of cookies:

• Essential cookies — necessary for the website to function correctly (e.g. remembering that you have dismissed the email popup)
• Analytics cookies — anonymous data to help us understand how visitors use our site (e.g. Google Analytics, if enabled)
• Affiliate tracking cookies — set by ClickBank when you click our affiliate links, to track referrals and commissions

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings at any time. Disabling cookies may affect some functionality of the website.

7. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

For visitors in the United Kingdom and European Economic Area, we process your personal data on the following legal bases:

• Consent — when you subscribe to our email list or submit the contact form, you are providing consent for us to process your data for those specific purposes
• Legitimate interests — for anonymised website analytics to improve our content and user experience

8. Data Retention

We retain your email address for as long as you remain subscribed to our mailing list. Upon unsubscribing, your data will be removed within 30 days. Contact form submissions are retained for up to 12 months for correspondence purposes and then deleted.

9. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• The right to access the personal data we hold about you
• The right to request correction of inaccurate data
• The right to request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
• The right to withdraw consent at any time (e.g. unsubscribing from emails)
• The right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us via our contact page.

10. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss or misuse. Our website is served over HTTPS. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Continued use of our website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please get in touch via our contact page.