Who we are

Our website address is: https://carmencrochet.com.

Carmen Crochet is a blog dedicated to crochet tutorials, patterns, creative inspiration, and related content.

What personal data we collect and why

Comments

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

An anonymized string created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Contact forms

If you contact us through a contact form or by email, we may collect your name, email address, and the content of your message in order to respond to your request.

We do not use contact form submissions for marketing unless you have explicitly agreed to receive such communications.

Newsletter and email updates

If you subscribe to our newsletter or email updates, we collect your email address and, where applicable, your name. You can unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in our emails or by contacting us.

Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies to improve the browsing experience, understand how visitors use the site, prevent spam, and, where applicable, show advertising.

Cookies may be used for:
– remembering your preferences;
– enabling website functionality;
– measuring website traffic and performance;
– protecting the website from spam or abuse;
– displaying ads, including personalized or non-personalized ads, where applicable.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. If you disable cookies, some parts of the website may not function properly.

Advertising and Google AdSense

This website may use Google AdSense and other third-party advertising networks to display ads.

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this website or other websites.

Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.

Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings:
https://www.google.com/settings/ads

You can also learn more about how Google uses information from sites and apps that use Google services here:
https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Third-party ad vendors or ad networks may also use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses, or similar technologies to collect information as a result of ad serving on this website.

Analytics

We may use analytics tools, such as Google Analytics, to understand how visitors use the website. These tools may collect information such as pages visited, time spent on the site, browser type, device type, approximate location, referring pages, and other usage data.

This information helps us improve our content and website experience.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content, such as videos, images, social media posts, Pinterest pins, Instagram posts, YouTube videos, or external pattern references.

Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor had visited the other website directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.

Affiliate links

Some articles may contain affiliate links. This means that if you click a link and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.

Affiliate partners may use cookies or similar technologies to track purchases and attribute commissions.

External links

Our website may contain links to external websites, including crochet pattern sources, creator pages, shops, social media platforms, or other resources.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or policies of external websites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any personal information.

Media and images

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data included. Visitors may be able to download and extract location data from images on the website.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata may be retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

If you contact us, we may retain your message for as long as necessary to respond to your request and maintain our records.

If you subscribe to a newsletter, we retain your email address until you unsubscribe or request deletion.

What rights you have over your data

Depending on your location, you may have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you, request correction or deletion of your personal data, object to certain processing, or withdraw your consent.

If you have left comments, subscribed to updates, or contacted us through the site, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, except data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Your data may also be processed by third-party service providers used to operate this website, such as hosting providers, analytics providers, email service providers, advertising partners, spam protection services, and security tools.

Security

We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure.

Children’s privacy

This website is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes to this Privacy 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.

This Privacy Policy was last updated on 10-May-2026.

Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to exercise your data rights, you can contact us through:

https://carmencrochet.com/contact/