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 Privacy Policy Last updated: March 28, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

We use Your Personal data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

Company (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to Closer Still Co.

Country refers to: South Africa

Website refers to Closer Still Co., accessible from https://closerstillco.blogspot.com/

You means the individual accessing or using the Service.

Cookies are small files placed on Your device by a website, containing details of Your browsing history among its many uses.

Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, cellphone or digital tablet.

Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.

Service refers to the Website.

Service Provider means any third-party company or individual employed to facilitate or provide the Service on behalf of the Company.

Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service and may include information such as Your device's IP address, browser type, browser version, pages visited, time and date of visit, and other diagnostic data.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on Our Service. We use both Session and Persistent Cookies. You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies, however some parts of the Service may not function as a result.

We use Google Analytics to analyse traffic to this blog. Google Analytics collects data such as how often users visit, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to visiting. Google's ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Service and Google's Privacy Policy.

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on this blog. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on prior visits to this and other websites. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings.

Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may use Personal Data to provide and maintain the Service, to monitor usage, to contact You regarding updates, and to improve the Service.

Retention and Security of Your Personal Data

We retain Your Personal Data only for as long as necessary. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your data, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites not operated by Us. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for third party sites or services.

Delete Your Personal Data

You have the right to request deletion of Your Personal Data at any time by contacting Us.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time and will notify You by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. The "Last updated" date at the top will reflect any changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us by visiting our Contact page at https://closerstillco.blogspot.com/p/contact-page.html

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