Painted Pinkies is a nail blog. Most of what happens here is simple: you read a tutorial, look at nail art ideas, and maybe leave a comment or join the email list. This page explains what information Painted Pinkies collects while you do those things, why it is collected, and what choices you have about it. By using https://paintedpinkies.com, you agree to the practices described on this page. If you do not agree with any part of this policy, please stop using the site.
Young Visitors and Children’s Privacy
Painted Pinkies is written for adults and older teens who enjoy doing their own nails. The site is not intended for children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe your child has sent us personal information, write to us at contact@paintedpinkies.com and we will delete it promptly.
The Information Painted Pinkies Collects
Some information reaches us because you hand it over directly. Some arrives on its own, through the ordinary workings of the internet. The main categories are:
- Information you give us: your name and email address when you subscribe to the newsletter, leave a comment, or send us a message. If a checkout is ever offered on the site, payment details needed to complete that purchase would fall in this category too.
- Information collected automatically: your IP address, browser type, device and operating system, internet service provider, the date and time of your visit, the pages you opened, and the page or search that brought you here.
- Information stored in cookies: small data files described in the cookies section below.
How Information Reaches Us
Painted Pinkies receives information through the forms on the site, including the newsletter signup form and the comment form at the bottom of articles. It also arrives through server log files, through Google Analytics, and through cookies and similar tools that run in your browser while you read. If you email us directly, we receive whatever you include in that message.
What We Do With the Information We Receive
The information collected is used to run and improve Painted Pinkies. That includes keeping the site working, answering your questions, sending the emails you asked for, understanding which tutorials readers find useful so we can write more of them, showing content that fits your interests, and spotting fraud or misuse. We do not collect information for reasons unrelated to running this blog.
Server Log Files
Like nearly every website, Painted Pinkies uses log files. Our hosting provider records visits in standard server logs, which hold IP addresses, browser types, internet service providers, date and time stamps, referring and exit pages, and sometimes the number of clicks. This data is not linked to anything that identifies you personally. It is used to study traffic patterns, run the site, and watch for technical problems.
Cookies on Painted Pinkies
A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your device so the site can remember things about your visit. Painted Pinkies uses cookies to remember your preferences, to understand how readers move through articles, and to support analytics and any future advertising. Some cookies are set by us, and some are set by third-party services we use.
You are in control of cookies. Every major browser lets you refuse cookies or delete them, and most browsers can warn you before a cookie is stored. If you turn cookies off, parts of the site may not work quite as smoothly, but you can still read the articles.
Beacons, Pixels, and Similar Tags
Painted Pinkies and its partners may use web beacons, tracking pixels, and tags. These are tiny pieces of code placed on pages or in emails. They record things like whether a page was opened or an email was viewed, and they help measure how content performs. Analytics providers use them now, and advertising partners may use them in the future. They work alongside cookies, so the cookie controls in your browser apply to them as well.
Measuring Traffic With Google Analytics
Painted Pinkies uses Google Analytics to understand readership: which nail tutorials get read, how long people stay, and what devices they use. Google Analytics collects data through cookies and similar tools and reports it to us in combined, anonymous form. You can read how Google handles this data in the Google Privacy Policy. If you prefer not to be counted, Google offers a browser add-on that turns off Google Analytics tracking.
Content Embedded From Other Websites
Some articles on Painted Pinkies include embedded content from other platforms, such as videos, images, or posts. Embedded content behaves as if you visited the other website directly. Those websites may collect data about you, set their own cookies, and track how you interact with the embedded material, including when you are logged in to an account with them. We do not control that tracking, and this policy does not cover it.
Links That Leave Painted Pinkies
Our articles link out to other websites, including product pages, brand sites, and resources we mention. This Privacy Policy applies only to Painted Pinkies. Once you follow a link to another site, that site’s own privacy policy governs what happens there, and we are not responsible for its practices. It is worth reading the policy of any site before you share information with it.
Advertising Partners, in General Terms
Painted Pinkies may work with third-party advertising partners now or in the future. Advertising partners may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to serve ads based on your visits to this site and others, which is often called interest-based or personalized advertising. If you would rather not receive personalized advertising, you can opt out through the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page and the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out page. Opting out stops personalized ads from participating companies; it does not stop ads altogether.
Affiliate Links and the Amazon Associates Program
Some links on Painted Pinkies are affiliate links. If you buy a nail polish, tool, or other product through one of those links, we may earn a small commission from the seller. The price you pay does not go up because of it. Painted Pinkies is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. We also take part in other affiliate programs from time to time, and the same basic arrangement applies: the retailer pays us, not you.
When We Share Information With Others
Painted Pinkies does not sell your personal information as a business practice. Information is shared only in limited situations:
- Service providers: companies that help us run the site, such as hosting, email delivery, and analytics providers, receive only what they need to do their work.
- Legal reasons: we may disclose information when the law requires it, when a court or authority makes a valid request, or when disclosure is needed to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others.
- Business transfers: if Painted Pinkies is ever sold, merged, or transferred, information held by the site may pass to the new owner as part of that change, under the same protections described here.
Email From Painted Pinkies and CAN-SPAM
If you join the email list, Painted Pinkies sends newsletters with new nail tutorials, seasonal designs, and product notes. We send marketing email only to people who signed up, in line with the CAN-SPAM Act. Every newsletter carries a clear unsubscribe link, and we honor unsubscribe requests without delay. We never sell or rent our email list.
How to Opt Out of Communications
You can leave the email list at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any newsletter. You can also write to contact@paintedpinkies.com and ask us to remove you, and we will take care of it. To limit tracking, use your browser settings to block or delete cookies and use the advertising opt-out pages linked above.
Your Rights if You Live in the European Union
Visitors in the European Economic Area have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In relation to personal data held by Painted Pinkies, you have the right to:
- Ask for access to the personal data we hold about you
- Ask us to correct data that is wrong or incomplete
- Ask us to erase your data
- Ask us to restrict how your data is used
- Object to certain uses of your data
- Ask for your data in a portable format that you can take elsewhere
- Withdraw consent at any time, where consent is the basis for using your data
- Lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority
To use any of these rights, email contact@paintedpinkies.com. We may need to confirm your identity before acting on a request, so that your data is not handed to the wrong person.
Rights for California Residents
California residents have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). In relation to personal information held by Painted Pinkies, you have:
- The right to know what categories of personal information we collect, why we collect it, and what we share
- The right to delete personal information we hold about you, subject to legal exceptions
- The right to opt out of the sale of your personal information. Painted Pinkies does not sell personal information, but the right is yours regardless. This is our Do Not Sell My Personal Information notice
- The right not to be discriminated against for using any of these rights
To make a CCPA request, email contact@paintedpinkies.com. We will respond within one month of receiving a verified request, and sooner where we can.
How We Protect Your Information
Painted Pinkies uses reasonable, industry standard measures to guard the information it holds, including secure hosting and limited access to account data. That said, no method of sending or storing data over the internet is completely secure. We work to protect your information, but we cannot promise absolute security.
How Long We Keep Information
We keep information only as long as it serves the purpose it was collected for. Comments are kept indefinitely, so follow-up comments can be recognized and approved, and so conversations stay readable. Newsletter details are kept until you unsubscribe. Server logs and analytics data are kept for a limited period and then deleted or anonymized. When information is no longer needed, we remove it.
Comments and Social Media Interactions
When you leave a comment on Painted Pinkies, the name and comment you submit are shown on the page, and your IP address and browser details are recorded to help with spam detection. Please do not put private information in a comment, because comments are public. If you interact with Painted Pinkies on social media platforms, those platforms handle your information under their own privacy policies, and anything you post there may be public.
Changes to This Policy
Painted Pinkies may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, for example when we add a new tool or when a law changes. The updated version will be posted on this page with a new date. If you keep using the site after an update is posted, that counts as accepting the revised policy. It is a good habit to check this page once in a while so you know how your information is handled.
Effective Date and How to Reach Us
Effective date: November 3, 2026. Last updated: November 3, 2026.
Questions about this policy, requests about your data, and anything else privacy related can be sent to Painted Pinkies at contact@paintedpinkies.com. We read every message and reply as quickly as we can.