Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026

Welcome to dreamly.top (the “Website”), a blog dedicated to publishing articles about Non-Fiction Writing. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Website. Please read this policy carefully. By using dreamly.top, you agree to the practices described here.

If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected] or write to us at: 2056 Pine Rd, Erie, Pennsylvania 14522.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide Voluntarily

• Contact form submissions: When you use our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and any message you submit. We use this information solely to respond to your inquiry.
• Comments: If you leave a comment on a blog post, we collect your name (or pseudonym), email address, and the content of your comment. Your name and comment are visible to other visitors. Your email is kept private and used only for comment moderation or follow-up if needed.

1.2 Information Collected Automatically

• Log data: Our servers automatically record certain information when you visit, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and pages visited. This data helps us analyze trends and improve the site.
• Cookies and similar technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking tools to enhance your experience, analyze site traffic, and serve advertisements. For more details, see the Cookies & Tracking section below.

2. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your web browser. dreamly.top uses both session cookies (which expire when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which remain until deleted). We use cookies for the following purposes:

• Essential cookies: Necessary for the basic functioning of the Website (e.g., remembering your comment preferences).
• Analytics cookies: To understand how visitors interact with our content (e.g., which articles are most popular).
• Advertising cookies: To deliver relevant ads and measure their performance. These cookies may track your browsing across different websites. See the Advertising & AdSense section for more information.

You can control cookie settings through your browser. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. However, disabling certain cookies may affect your experience on our site.

3. Analytics

We use third-party analytics services (such as Google Analytics) to collect and analyze information about how users interact with dreamly.top. These services use cookies and similar technologies to gather data such as pages visited, time spent on the site, and geographic location (at a city/country level). This data is aggregated and anonymized where possible. We use this information to improve our content and user experience.

To learn more about Google Analytics’ data practices, visit Google’s Privacy & Terms site. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

4. Advertising & Third-Party Ad Networks

dreamly.top may display advertisements provided by third-party ad networks, including Google AdSense and other similar services. These ad networks use cookies, web beacons, and device identifiers to serve ads based on your previous visits to our site and other websites across the internet.

4.1 How Ads Use Cookies & Device Identifiers

• Personalized ads: Ad networks may collect data about your browsing habits (e.g., pages visited, search terms) to build a profile of your interests. This allows them to show you ads that are more relevant to you.
• Non-personalized ads: Even if you opt out of personalized advertising, you may still see ads based on the content of the page you are viewing (contextual ads). These ads do not use cookies for interest-based targeting.
• Device identifiers: On mobile devices, ad networks may use advertising IDs (e.g., IDFA on iOS, Google Advertising ID on Android) for similar purposes.

4.2 Your Choices & Opt-Out Options

You have control over how your data is used for advertising. Here are ways to opt out:

• Google Ads Settings: Visit adssettings.google.com to manage your preferences for personalized ads from Google.
• AboutAds.info / YourAdChoices: The Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) provides a consumer choice page at optout.aboutads.info where you can opt out of interest-based advertising from participating companies.
• Network Advertising Initiative (NAI): Visit optout.networkadvertising.org to opt out of multiple ad networks at once.
• Mobile devices: On iOS, go to Settings > Privacy > Advertising > Limit Ad Tracking. On Android, go to Settings > Google > Ads > Opt out of Ads Personalization.

Please note that opting out of personalized advertising does not mean you will see fewer ads — it means the ads you see may be less relevant to your interests.

5. Third-Party Links

Our blog may contain links to other websites (e.g., references to writing resources, author sites). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third-party sites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any personal information.

6. Data Sharing & Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to others. We may share aggregated, anonymized data with partners (such as analytics providers) for the purposes described above. We may also disclose information if required by law, or to protect our rights, property, or safety.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected (e.g., to respond to your contact inquiry or to maintain comment history). Analytics data is retained for up to 26 months. Advertising-related cookies are managed by the respective ad networks in accordance with their own policies.

8. Your Rights (GDPR & Other Privacy Laws)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA) or other regions with similar data protection laws, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Rectification: Correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erasure: Request deletion of your data, subject to legal obligations.
• Restriction: Limit how we process your data in certain circumstances.
• Data portability: Receive your data in a structured, commonly used format.
• Objection: Object to processing based on legitimate interests, including direct marketing and analytics.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days. If you are in the EEA, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

9. Children’s Privacy

dreamly.top is not directed at children under the age of 13 (or 16 in the EEA). 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.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of the Website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact Information

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please reach out:

• Email: [email protected]
• Postal address: 2056 Pine Rd, Erie, Pennsylvania 14522, USA