Privacy Policy
Effective date: July 26, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Money In Your Tea (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and shares information when you visit moneyinyourteas.com (the “Site”).
1. Who we are
Money In Your Tea operates this Site as an informational publication about personal finance, budgeting, investing literacy, household money topics, and related lifestyle content (including occasional recipes). This policy applies only to moneyinyourteas.com and not to third-party websites linked from the Site.
2. Information we collect
2.1 Information you provide
If you contact us through the Site’s contact options or otherwise send us a message, you may provide your name, email address, and the contents of your message. You are not required to provide personal information to read the Site.
2.2 Information collected automatically
Like most websites, our hosting environment and server logs may automatically collect technical data such as IP address, browser type, device type, referring URL, pages viewed, and the date and time of your visit. This information is typically used for security, troubleshooting, and aggregate traffic analysis.
2.3 Cookies and similar technologies
We use a cookie consent tool on first visit. Categories are:
- Strictly necessary — always on (site operation, security, and storing your cookie choice)
- Analytics — off by default; loads only if you Accept all or enable Analytics and save
- Advertising — off by default; loads only if you Accept all or enable Advertising and save
Region-specific details are in our Cookie Policy (EU) and Cookie Policy (US). You can change your mind anytime via Cookie settings in the site footer.
2.4 Advertising (Google AdSense)
We may use Google AdSense (or similar) to display advertising on the Site. Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this Site or other websites.
Advertising-related cookies and tags load only if you opt in to the Advertising category in our cookie consent banner (or choose Accept all). They stay off if you Reject all or leave Advertising disabled.
You can also opt out of personalized advertising through:
- Google Ads Settings: https://adssettings.google.com/
- Digital Advertising Alliance: https://optout.aboutads.info/
- Network Advertising Initiative: https://optout.networkadvertising.org/
- European interactive advertising opt-out: https://www.youronlinechoices.eu/
See also Google’s partner-sites policy: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
3. How we use information
We may use the information described above to operate and improve the Site, respond to inquiries, monitor security, understand aggregate traffic, and comply with legal obligations.
4. How we share information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share information with service providers (such as hosting), advertising partners when you have consented to Advertising cookies, legal authorities when required, and successors if the Site is transferred.
5. Third-party links
Articles may link to external websites, products, or affiliate partners. Those parties have their own privacy practices. We are not responsible for third-party content or privacy practices.
6. Children’s privacy
The Site is intended for a general adult audience. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or under 16 where that is the applicable age). Contact us if you believe a child has provided personal information.
7. Data retention and security
We retain information only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described here, unless a longer period is required by law. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure.
8. Your choices and rights
Depending on where you live (including the EEA/UK and certain US states), you may have rights to request access, correction, deletion, or restriction of personal information, or to object to certain processing. To make a request, use our Contact page. You may also control cookies in your browser and via Cookie settings.
9. International visitors
Information may be processed in jurisdictions with different data-protection laws than your home country.
10. Changes
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The effective date at the top will be revised when changes are posted.
11. Contact
Questions about this Privacy Policy may be sent through our Contact page.