Last updated: September 23, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Crochet DIY (“we”, “us” or “our”) collects, uses and protects information when you visit https://crochetdiyy.com (the “Site”). By using the Site, you agree to the practices described on this page.
Information we collect
Information you give us
- Comments: when you leave a comment, we collect the name, email address and (optional) website you enter, together with your comment.
- Contact form: when you send us a message, we collect your name, email address, subject and message so that we can reply to you.
Information collected automatically
- Usage data: like most websites, our server and our visitor statistics tool record technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, referring page, the pages you visit and the date and time of your visit. We use this information to understand how the Site is used and to keep it secure.
- Spam protection: when you comment, we also store your IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
- Cookies: see the “Cookies” section below.
How we use your information
- To publish and moderate comments
- To answer messages sent through our contact form
- To understand which patterns are most popular and improve the Site
- To protect the Site against spam, abuse and security threats
- To show advertising that helps keep our patterns free
We do not sell your personal information.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files that your browser stores on your device. We and our partners use cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential cookies: needed for basic functions, such as remembering your comment details (only if you choose this) or keeping site administrators logged in.
- Analytics cookies: to count visits and see which pages are read most often.
- Advertising cookies: to show ads and measure how well they perform (see the next section).
You can block or delete cookies at any time in your browser settings. Some parts of the Site may not work properly without them.
Advertising and Google AdSense
We use, or may use, Google AdSense to display ads on this Site. Google is a third-party vendor that uses cookies to serve ads on our Site.
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or to other websites.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this Site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
- You can also opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices or, in Europe, www.youronlinechoices.eu.
Other third-party vendors or ad networks may also use cookies or web beacons to serve ads on our Site. To learn more about how Google uses information from websites that use its services, please visit How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
Where the law requires it (for example, for visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland), we will ask for your consent before non-essential cookies or personalized ads are used.
Embedded content and third-party services
Posts may include embedded content (for example, videos or images) from other websites. Embedded content behaves in exactly the same way as if you had visited the other website, and that website may collect data about you, use cookies and track your interaction with the embedded content.
When you leave a comment, an anonymized string created from your email address (a “hash”) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check whether you have a profile picture. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at automattic.com/privacy.
How long we keep your data
- Comments and their metadata are kept indefinitely so that follow-up comments can be recognized and approved automatically.
- Messages sent through the contact form are delivered to our email inbox and kept only as long as needed to answer your request.
- Visitor statistics are used in summary form and are not used to identify individual visitors.
Who we share your data with
We do not sell or rent your personal information. We only share data with service providers that help us run the Site (such as our web hosting company, spam protection services and advertising partners like Google), or when we are required to do so by law.
Your rights
Depending on where you live (for example, under the GDPR in Europe or the CCPA/CPRA in California), you may have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Ask us to correct or delete your personal data
- Object to or restrict certain types of processing
- Withdraw your consent at any time
- Receive a copy of your data in a portable format
To make a request, please contact us through our Contact page. We will respond within a reasonable time and in line with applicable law.
Children’s privacy
This Site is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe that a child has given us personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
Security
We take reasonable steps to protect your information, but no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page, with the “Last updated” date shown at the top.
Contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through our Contact page.