Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Last Updated: August 12, 2026

The Love Search (“we”, “us”, or “our”) operates thelovesearch.com (the “Site”). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information we receive from users of the Site.

By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://www.thelovesearch.com

What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Contact Forms

If you submit a message through our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and any other information you voluntarily provide. This information is used solely to respond to your inquiry and is not shared with third parties. We retain contact form submissions for a reasonable period for customer service purposes, but we do not use the information submitted through them for marketing purposes without your explicit consent.

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has 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 with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Analytics

We use analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) to understand how visitors interact with our Site. These tools collect information such as your IP address (anonymized where possible), browser type, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referral sources. This data helps us improve our content and user experience. We do not use analytics data to identify individual visitors.

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. However, we may share data with trusted service providers who assist us in operating the Site, such as analytics providers (Google Analytics), email delivery services (if you subscribe to our newsletter), and spam detection services (like Akismet). When you click on an affiliate link on our Site, the destination website may collect data as described in their own privacy policies – we do not share your personal data with affiliate partners directly.

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

Contact form submissions are retained for a reasonable period (typically up to 12 months) for customer service purposes. Analytics data is retained for a period determined by the analytics provider, usually 14 to 26 months.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. 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 exercise these rights, please contact us at hello@thelovesearch.com.

Where We Send Your Data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Data collected through analytics and contact forms is stored on secure servers and is not transferred outside of our control without adequate safeguards in place.

Your Contact Information

If you contact us via email or our contact form, your email address and any other information you provide will be used solely to respond to your inquiry. We will not add your email address to any marketing list without your explicit consent.

Additional Information

How We Protect Your Data

We take reasonable precautions to protect your personal information. This includes using secure hosting providers, keeping our software updated, and limiting access to personal data to authorized personnel only. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

What Data Breach Procedures We Have in Place

In the event of a data breach that may affect your personal information, we will immediately contain the breach and investigate its scope. We will notify affected users and relevant authorities within 72 hours of discovery, as required by applicable law, and provide clear guidance on steps you can take to protect yourself.

What Third Parties We Receive Data From

We do not receive personal data about you from third parties, except for aggregated, anonymized analytics data that does not identify you personally.

What Automated Decision-Making and/or Profiling We Do with User Data

We do not use automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects on users. We may use data to personalize content recommendations based on browsing behavior, but this does not involve automated decisions that significantly affect your rights.

Industry Regulatory Disclosure Requirements

We are committed to complying with applicable privacy laws and regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA) or California, you have specific rights regarding your personal data as described in the “What Rights You Have Over Your Data” section above.

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 “Last Updated” date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: hello@thelovesearch.com.