Privacy Policy
1. Introduction
We’d rather skip the legal maze and just tell you directly what’s going on with your data on this Site.
Thisromances.com is an independent informational website built around Thisromance. To be clear from the outset: we have no formal connection to Thisromance. No affiliation, no sponsorship, no behind-the-scenes arrangement. We’re entirely our own thing.
This Policy covers thisromances.com and nothing beyond it. If you click a link to another site from one of our pages, their own privacy practices kick in from that point — we have no say in what happens there. Continuing to use this Site means you’ve read this Policy and you’re fine with it. Under applicable data protection law, thisromances.com is the data controller for any personal information processed here.
2. Age Requirement
This Site is meant for adults — people aged 18 or older, or the legal age of majority in your country if that’s a higher number. By visiting, you’re confirming you meet this bar, or that a parent or legal guardian is responsible for your access.
We don’t want data from minors and will remove anything of that kind as soon as we find it. If you suspect a child’s information has reached us, reach out at https://thisromances.com/contact-us and we’ll handle it right away.
3. What We Collect
Here’s the full inventory — nothing hidden, nothing extra:
Technical Data. Standard server logs capture your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, device type, and the referring URL when you visit. This supports security monitoring, performance tracking, and general traffic insight. None of it identifies you as a person.
Messages You Send. Contact us by form or email and we’ll have your name, email address, and the content of your message. We use this purely to respond to you.
Cookies. We use cookies to keep the Site functioning properly and to gather anonymous usage data. Full details in Section 5.
4. How We Use Your Data
We only process data tied to a real, specific reason:
Operating the Site. Keeping content live, responding to messages, and maintaining a functional experience.
Security. Watching for unauthorized access attempts, abuse, or unusual activity — and acting before it escalates.
Improvement. Reviewing anonymized data on how visitors use the Site so we can make sensible upgrades over time.
Advertising. Supporting contextually relevant advertising across our pages and connected platforms where applicable.
Legal Compliance. Meeting whatever legal or regulatory requirements apply to our operations.
We won’t use your data to send promotional content you didn’t ask for.
5. Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on your device when you visit a site. We only use them where they actually do something useful.
Google Analytics. This tool gives us anonymized, aggregated insight: page visits, time spent, device types, and general geographic distribution of traffic. None of this data ties back to you personally.
You control cookies through your browser settings — block, restrict, or delete them whenever you like. Some Site features may behave differently as a result, but that choice is entirely yours.
6. Sharing Your Data
We don’t sell personal data. We don’t pass it to third parties in any way that could identify you. Whatever we share externally is anonymized and aggregated — statistics with no path back to any single person.
Beyond that, disclosure only happens if we’re legally required to comply with a court order or regulatory request, or if it’s genuinely necessary to protect our rights or investigate misuse of the Site.
A few links on thisromances.com are affiliate links. Clicking one and completing a qualifying action may earn us a small commission at no cost to you. Those affiliate networks may set their own cookies, governed by their own privacy policies.
7. Retention and Security
We keep contact submissions only as long as needed to resolve the relevant inquiry, or as long as the law requires. We review what we’re storing periodically and remove anything no longer necessary.
We apply reasonable technical and organizational safeguards to protect the data we hold. That said, no system connected to the internet can be made completely secure — using this Site, like any other, carries a baseline level of risk.
8. Your Rights
Depending on where you live, you may be entitled to access your personal data, request corrections, or ask for full deletion. Submit any such request through our contact form.
For cookies specifically, your browser settings give you direct control — most modern browsers make managing third-party cookies straightforward.
California Residents (CCPA). You have the right to know what personal information we’ve collected, why we collect it, and what categories of third parties it may be shared with. You can also request deletion. Submit your request at https://thisromances.com/contact-us/. We do not sell personal information as defined under the CCPA.
9. Policy Updates
We revise this Policy when our practices change in a meaningful way — new features, operational shifts, or updated legal requirements. Changes appear here with a new date. We don’t send notifications, so checking back occasionally is worthwhile if you visit regularly. Continued use of the Site after an update means you accept the revised Policy.
10. Contact
Got a question about this Policy, or want to make a data request? Use the contact form at https://thisromances.com/contact-us — we’ll respond as soon as we can.