Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026

Welcome to vibrat.xyz (the "Website"), a blog dedicated to publishing articles about Clinical Nutrition Therapy. Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, how we use it, and what rights you have regarding your data when you visit or interact with our blog.

By using vibrat.xyz, you agree to the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the Website.

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1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Voluntarily Provide

• 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 information solely to respond to your inquiry.
• Comments: If you leave a comment on an article, we collect your name (or pseudonym), email address, and the content of your comment. Your email is kept private and is not displayed publicly.

1.2 Automatically Collected Information (Analytics & Cookies)

• Cookies: We use minimal cookies to improve your experience. These include session cookies (which expire when you close your browser) and persistent cookies that remember your preferences (e.g., text size, commenter details).
• Basic analytics: We use a privacy-respecting analytics tool (e.g., a self-hosted or anonymized service) to count page views, referral sources, and general geographic regions. We do not use Google Analytics or any tool that shares data with third-party advertisers.
• Log data: Our server automatically records your IP address, browser type, operating system, and the date/time of your visit. This data is anonymized after a short period and is used only for security and aggregate statistics.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.

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2. How We Use Your Information

• To respond to your contact form messages and comments.
• To moderate and display comments on blog posts.
• To improve the content and user experience of vibrat.xyz.
• To detect and prevent spam, abuse, or security threats.
• To comply with legal obligations if required by law.

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3. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

• Essential cookies: Required for basic functionality, such as remembering if you have closed a notification banner.
• Preference cookies: Remember your settings (e.g., whether you want to see comments sorted by newest or oldest).
• Analytics cookies: Collect anonymized data about how visitors use the site (pages visited, time spent, etc.). We use this data to make the blog more useful.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some features of the Website.

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4. Comments & Gravatar

When you leave a comment, we may check your email address against the Gravatar service to display your profile picture if you have one. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at automattic.com/privacy. Your comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

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5. Data Sharing & Third Parties

• We do not share your personal data with advertisers, data brokers, or marketing companies.
• We may use third-party services for hosting (e.g., secure web servers) and analytics, but these providers are contractually bound to keep your data confidential and use it only for the services they provide to us.
• We will only disclose your information if required by law or to protect the rights, property, or safety of vibrat.xyz, our users, or others.

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6. Data Retention

• Contact form submissions: Retained for up to 12 months after the last correspondence, unless a longer retention is required by law.
• Comments: Retained indefinitely to allow follow-up comments and maintain conversation threads.
• Analytics data: Aggregated and anonymized; raw logs are deleted after 90 days.

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7. Your Rights

Depending on your location (e.g., under GDPR or CCPA), you may have the following rights:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Rectification: Correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data, subject to certain exceptions (e.g., if we need to retain it for legal reasons).
• Objection / Restriction: Object to or restrict the processing of your data.
• Data portability: Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below. We will respond within 30 days.

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8. Children's Privacy

vibrat.xyz is not directed at individuals under the age of 16. 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 delete it.

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9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

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10. Contact Us

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This Privacy Policy was created for vibrat.xyz and reflects our commitment to transparency and data protection. Last updated: June 2026.