Last updated: January 5, 2026
iBenReading.com values your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your information worldwide.
1. Who We Are
Our website address is: https://ibenreading.com.
2. Information We Collect
Personal Information You Provide
You may voluntarily provide personal information such as:
- Email address (when subscribing to our newsletter)
- Name, email address, website, and comment content (when leaving comments)
Non-Personal Information
We automatically collect certain information, including:
- IP address
- Browser type and user agent
- Device information
- Pages visited and time spent on the Site
3. Comments
When visitors leave comments on the Site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at Automattic. After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
4. Media Uploads
If you upload images to the Site, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the Site can download and extract any location data from images on the Site.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies for functionality, analytics, advertising, and affiliate tracking.
Comment Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience and last for one year.
Login Cookies
If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set 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 set cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen option cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.
Publishing Cookies
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and expires after one day.
Analytics, Advertising, and Affiliate Cookies
We use third-party cookies and pixels through:
- Google Analytics
- Meta (Facebook Ads)
- Affiliate partners including Amazon, Kobo, Apple Books, and Google Play Books
These cookies help analyze traffic, measure advertising performance, and track affiliate referrals. You can control cookie usage through your browser settings.
6. Embedded Content From Other Websites
Articles on this Site may include embedded content (such as videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited the other website directly.
These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with embedded content, especially if you are logged into their services.
7. Who We Share Your Data With
We share limited data only with trusted third parties necessary to operate the Site, including:
- Google Analytics
- Meta (Facebook Ads)
- Kit.com (email marketing)
- Affiliate networks and retailers
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the password reset email.
8. How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely to help recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
For users who register on the Site (if any), we store the personal information provided in user profiles. Users may view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except usernames). Website administrators may also access and edit this information.
9. Your Data Rights (Global)
If you have an account on this Site or have left comments, you may request:
- An exported file of the personal data we hold about you
- Deletion of your personal data
This does not include data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Additional regional rights:
- EU/UK (GDPR): Right of access, correction, deletion, restriction, portability, and objection.
- California (CCPA/CPRA): Right to know, delete, and opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information (we do not sell personal data).
10. Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
11. Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your information; however, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised date.
13. Contact Us
For questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact:
Email: hello@ibenreading.com 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.
What rights you have over your data
Suggested text: 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.
Where your data is sent
Suggested text: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.