Effective Date: May 14, 2025
This Privacy Policy describes how Self Sensei (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and protects the information gathered from visitors to our website, https://selfsensei.com/ (the “Site”). We understand the importance of your privacy and are committed to being transparent about our data practices.
1. Information We Collect
We collect two main types of information from visitors to the Site:
- Non-Personal Information: This includes information that cannot be used to directly identify you. When you visit our Site, we may automatically collect certain non-personal information, such as:
- Your IP address
- Your browser type and operating system
- The pages you visit on our Site
- The time and date of your visit
- The1 referring website address
- Information about your interaction with the Site, such as the time spent on pages and the links clicked. We collect this information using cookies and other tracking technologies (see Section 3 for more details). This information is primarily used to understand how visitors use our Site and to improve our content and user experience.
- Personal Information: We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us. This could include:
- Your name and email address, if you choose to subscribe to a newsletter or leave comments on articles (if such features are available on the Site).
- Any other information you voluntarily submit through forms or direct communication with us.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To operate, maintain, and improve the Site and its content.
- To understand visitor behavior and preferences to enhance user experience.
- To respond to your inquiries and provide support.
- To send you newsletters or updates if you have subscribed to them.
- To monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with the Site.
- To detect, prevent, and address technical issues.
3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect non-personal information and enhance your experience on our2 Site.
- Cookies: Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your web browser. They are used to remember your preferences,3 analyze site usage, and provide a more personalized experience.
- Analytics: We may use third-party analytics services (such as Google Analytics) that use cookies and similar technologies to collect non-personal information about your visits to the Site and generate reports on website activity.
You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may affect your ability to access4 and use certain features of the Site.
4. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share non-personal information5 with third-party service providers who help us operate6 the Site and analyze its usage. These service providers are obligated to keep your information confidential and are not permitted to use it for any other purpose.
We may also disclose your information if required by7 law, court order, or government regulation, or if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to protect our rights,8 property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others.9
5. Third-Party Links
Our Site may contain links to external websites that are not operated by us, such as links to Spotify, YouTube, and Pinterest. This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third-party10 websites before providing any personal information or using their services. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the11 content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
6. Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect the information we collect from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage12 is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.13
7. Your Rights
Depending on your location and applicable data protection laws, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information.14 These rights may include:
- The right to access the personal information we hold about you.
- The right to rectify inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
- The right15 to request the deletion of your personal information.
- The right to16 restrict the processing of your personal information.
- The right to object to the processing of your personal information.
- The right17 to data portability.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided in Section18 8.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page with a revised “Effective Date.” We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Your continued use of19 the Site after the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes.20
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at: [email protected]