Privacy Policy

Welcome to hibernat.top (the “Website”), a blog dedicated to Yoga — including asanas, meditation, breathwork, and mindful living. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you visit our blog or interact with its features.

By using hibernat.top, you agree to the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the Website. This policy applies solely to information collected through hibernat.top and does not cover third-party websites linked from our content.

1. Information We Collect

We collect only the information necessary to provide a smooth, informative, and community-oriented blog experience. We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data.

1.1 Information You Voluntarily Provide

• Contact form submissions: When you send us a message via the contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message. We use this data solely to respond to your inquiry.
• Comments: When you leave a comment on a blog post, we collect your name (or display name), email address, and the comment text. Your email is kept private and is not published. We may display your name and comment publicly.

1.2 Automatically Collected Information (Cookies & Analytics)

• Cookies: We use minimal cookies to improve your experience. These include a comment session cookie (to remember your details if you leave another comment) and a cookie to track whether you’ve seen our cookie notice. No advertising or tracking cookies are used.
• Basic analytics: We use a privacy-friendly analytics tool (e.g., a self-hosted or anonymized solution) to collect anonymous data such as page views, referrer URLs, browser type, and general geographic region (country level). This data helps us understand which Yoga articles resonate most with readers. It cannot identify you personally.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To respond to your questions or messages submitted via the contact form.
• To display and manage comments on our blog posts.
• To improve our content and website functionality based on aggregated analytics.
• To ensure the security and integrity of the Website.
• To comply with any applicable legal obligations.

We will never use your email address for marketing or newsletters unless you have explicitly opted in (we currently do not offer a newsletter).

3. Comments & Gravatar

When you leave a comment on hibernat.top, we collect the data shown in the comment form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at automattic.com/privacy. After approval of your comment, your profile picture (if any) is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

4. Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your web browser. We use the following types of cookies on hibernat.top:

• Comment cookie: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you do not have to fill in your details again. These cookies last for one year.
• Cookie notice cookie: A temporary cookie that remembers whether you have dismissed the cookie information banner. It expires after 30 days.
• Analytics cookie: A first-party cookie used by our analytics tool to distinguish unique visitors. It stores no personal data and expires after 24 months.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some functionality of the Website.

5. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on hibernat.top may include embedded content (e.g., YouTube videos, Instagram posts, or articles from other sites). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you have visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged into that website. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those third parties.

6. Data Sharing & Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share anonymized, aggregated data (e.g., “1000 visitors from the US read our Sun Salutation guide”) with partners or the public, but this data cannot identify you. We may disclose your information if required by law or to protect the rights, property, or safety of hibernat.top, our readers, or others.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only as long as necessary:

• Contact form submissions: Stored for up to 12 months after the inquiry is resolved.
• Comments: Retained indefinitely so that the conversation thread remains coherent for future readers. You may request deletion at any time (see Section 9).
• Analytics data: Aggregated data is kept for 26 months; individual visitor logs are anonymized after 6 months.

8. Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have left comments or contacted us, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. To make a request, please email us at [email protected].

9. Children’s Privacy

hibernat.top is not intended for individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us immediately, and we will delete such information.

10. Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. We encourage you to use strong passwords and keep your own devices secure.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new policy on this page with an updated “Last updated” date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

12. Contact Information

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact us:

• Email: [email protected]
• Mailing address: 1849 Cedar Ln, Madison, WI 53703, USA
• Website: hibernat.top

We aim to respond to all legitimate requests within 30 days.