Who we are
Our website address is: https://basictobeautiful.com.
Basic to Beautiful is a beauty and lifestyle website sharing inspiration, tips, and ideas around skincare, makeup, hair, and everyday beauty.
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 created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available on the Automattic website.
After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location data from images published on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies may last for up to one year.
If you visit our login page, we may set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we may also set cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie may be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.
Other cookies or similar technologies may be used by third-party services on our website, such as analytics, embedded content, social media, or affiliate links. Where required, you may be asked for your consent before these technologies are used.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, articles, social media posts, or other content.
Embedded content from other websites behaves in much the same way as if the visitor had visited the other website directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content. This may include tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Examples may include services such as YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram, or other third-party platforms.
Who we share your data with
We do not sell your personal information.
Some information may be shared with third-party services that help us operate the website. For example, visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Third-party services may also process information when you interact with embedded content, cookies, analytics, affiliate links, or other features on the site.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata may be retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically rather than holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website, if applicable, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile.
Users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for information they cannot change through their account settings, such as their username. Website administrators may also be able to see and edit this information.
Information may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or where we are required to retain it for legal, administrative, or security reasons.
What rights you have over your data
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.
If you have questions about your personal data or would like to make a privacy request, you can contact us through the website.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Some third-party services used by the website may process data outside your country. These services may include hosting, website security, analytics, embedded content, email, or other website functionality.
We take reasonable steps to use reputable services and protect personal information in accordance with applicable privacy laws.
Changes to this privacy policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the website, the services we use, or applicable requirements.
Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised date where appropriate.
Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please contact us through the contact information provided on the website.
Last updated: September 12, 2026