Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 19, 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to HungerMind (“we,” “us,” “our”). We are committed to protecting the privacy and security of our visitors and community members. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, process, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website, hungermind.com (the “Site”), including any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or connected thereto.

Your privacy is a cornerstone of the mindful living we advocate for. By using our Site, you consent to the data practices described in this policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

For any questions or requests regarding your data, please contact us at contact@hungermind.com.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

a) Personal Data You Voluntarily Provide to Us

• Community & Newsletter Subscription: When you subscribe to our community newsletter, we collect your email address and, optionally, your first name to personalize our communications with you. This information is used to send you recipes, articles, updates, and other content related to mindful eating.
• Comments: When you leave a comment on a blog post, we collect the data shown in the comments form, which typically includes your name, email address, and website (optional). We also collect your 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. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
• Contact Form: If you contact us directly through our contact form, we will collect your name, email address, and any other information you choose to provide in your message to respond to your inquiry.

b) Data We Collect Automatically

• Log and Usage Data: Like most websites, our servers automatically collect information when you access the Site. This log data may include your IP address, browser type and settings, the date and time of your request, and how you interacted with the Site.
• Cookies and Similar Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to access or store information. A “cookie” is a small text file stored on your device. We use them to:
  • Functionality: Remember your preferences, such as if you’ve already subscribed to the newsletter, to enhance your user experience.
  • Analytics: Understand how our visitors use the Site, which content is popular, and how we can improve our offerings. We use services like Google Analytics for this purpose. This data is aggregated and anonymized and does not personally identify you.
  • Comments: 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 you leave another comment.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To Operate and Maintain the Site: To ensure our website functions correctly and to manage your account.
• To Send You Communications: To send you our newsletter and other updates you have subscribed to. You may opt-out of these communications at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of each email.
• To Respond to Your Inquiries: To provide customer service and answer your questions submitted through our contact form or comments.
• To Improve Our Site: To analyze usage data to understand trends and improve the content, design, and user experience of HungerMind.
• To Protect Our Site: To prevent and detect spam, fraud, and other unauthorized or illegal activity.

4. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information with third parties for their marketing purposes. We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. These include:

• Email Marketing Providers: To manage our newsletter subscriptions and communications.
• Website Hosting Providers: To host our website and its data.
• Analytics Providers: To help us understand website traffic and usage patterns (e.g., Google Analytics).
• Spam Detection Services: To protect our comments section from spam.

We may also disclose your information when required by law or to protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others.

5. Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• The right to erasure (The right to be forgotten): You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@hungermind.com. We will respond to your request within one month.

6. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. For users that subscribe to our newsletter, we store the information you provided until you unsubscribe.

7. Children’s Privacy

HungerMind is not intended for individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under this age without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

8. Links to Other Websites

Our website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Effective Date” at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

• By email: contact@hungermind.com
• By visiting our Contact Page: Contact