Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026

Welcome to joywave.xyz (the "Website"), a blog dedicated to exploring the world of cuisine — from home cooking and restaurant reviews to food culture and seasonal recipes. Your privacy matters to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit or interact with our blog.

By using joywave.xyz, you agree to the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the site. We may update this policy from time to time; the "Last updated" date at the top reflects the most recent changes.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Voluntarily Provide

We collect only the information you choose to share with us. This includes:

• Contact form submissions — When you send us a message via the contact form, we collect your name, email address, and any details you include in your message. We use this solely to respond to your inquiry.
• Comments — If you leave a comment on a blog post, we collect your name (or the display name you provide), email address, and the content of your comment. Your email is kept private and is not published.

1.2 Information Collected Automatically

Like most websites, we automatically collect certain non-personal data when you visit. This includes:

• Your IP address (anonymized where possible)
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Pages visited, time spent, and referring URLs
• Aggregate usage statistics

This data helps us understand how readers engage with our content and improve the blog experience. It does not identify you personally.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To respond to your messages and inquiries submitted via the contact form.
• To display and manage comments on blog posts.
• To analyze site traffic and reader behavior (e.g., which articles are most popular).
• To improve the content, layout, and functionality of joywave.xyz.
• To comply with legal obligations and protect the security of the site.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. We never use your data for advertising targeting or marketing without your explicit consent.

3. Comments & Gravatar

When you leave a comment on joywave.xyz, your name and comment text are visible to other visitors. Your email address is stored in our database but is never displayed publicly. If you use Gravatar (a service that links an avatar to your email), a hashed/ anonymized version of your email may be sent to Gravatar to check if you have an associated profile image. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at automattic.com/privacy. After your comment is approved, your profile picture (if any) will be visible next to your comment.

4. Cookies

Joywave.xyz uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your web browser. Here’s how we use them:

• Essential cookies — Required for basic site functions, such as remembering if you have already dismissed a notice.
• Comment cookies — If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you do not have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year.
• Analytics cookies — We use a privacy-friendly analytics tool (see Section 5) that sets cookies to count visits and track page views. These cookies do not collect personal data and are used only in aggregate.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some features of the blog, but you can still read all content.

5. Analytics

We use a basic, privacy-respecting analytics service (such as Plausible Analytics or a similar tool) to understand how visitors interact with joywave.xyz. This service does not use cookies that track you across other websites. It collects anonymized data only — no personal identifiers like your full IP address, name, or email are stored. We use this information to see which articles are popular, what countries our readers are from (at a country level), and what devices or browsers are used. This helps us write better content and improve site performance.

6. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on joywave.xyz may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, recipes, or social media posts). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you had visited that other website. These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party services we link to or embed.

7. How Long We Retain Your Data

• Comments — 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.
• Contact form submissions — We retain inquiries for up to 12 months for customer service purposes, after which they are securely deleted.
• Analytics data — Aggregated, anonymized data is retained for up to 26 months, after which it is automatically purged.

8. Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have left comments or submitted a contact form on joywave.xyz, 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 using the information below.

9. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Our blog is hosted on secure servers, and we use HTTPS encryption. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Children’s Privacy

Joywave.xyz is not directed at children 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 take steps to delete that information.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.

12. Contact Us

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

• Email: [email protected]
• Postal address: 7118 Maple Dr, Denver, CO 80202, United States

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