Last updated: July 2026

This policy explains what personal data we collect when you visit newbornstages.com, why we collect it, who we share it with, and what rights you have over it.

Who we are

Newborn Stages is operated by Iordanis Konstantilakis, who is the data controller for the personal data described in this policy.

Email: hello@newbornstages.com

The short version

We don’t sell anything, we have no user accounts, and we don’t ask you to register. If you read an article and leave, the only data involved is the ordinary technical information any web server receives, plus if you agree to it  Google’s analytics and advertising cookies. If you click an affiliate link, the retailer’s network sets a cookie so any purchase can be credited to us. We never collect health information about you or your child, and nothing you read here is recorded against you as an individual.

What we collect, why, and on what legal basis

Comments

When you leave a comment, WordPress stores the name, email address and website you enter, along with your IP address and browser details, to help detect spam. Your name and comment are published; your email address and IP are not.

An anonymised string created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check whether you have a profile picture. Gravatar’s own privacy policy applies to that check.

You can ask us to delete your comment and its associated data at any time by emailing us.

Cookies and your choices

Cookies are small files stored by your browser. We use a small number that are necessary for the site to work, and only if you agree Google’s cookies for analytics and advertising, plus affiliate cookies when you click a product link.

If you are in the EEA or the UK, you’ll see a consent banner on your first visit, and nothing non-essential is set until you choose. You can change or withdraw your choice at any time through the cookie settings link, and you can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, though some features may stop working.

Who we share data with

We don’t sell your personal data and we don’t share it for marketing. It reaches only the providers that make the site work:

Google Analytics 4 and Google AdSense (both connected through the Google Site Kit plugin). Google sets its own cookies and acts as an independent controller for the data it collects through them. Google’s privacy policy applies to that data.

Affiliate networks: Amazon Associates, CJ Affiliate, ShareASale, Impact, and individual retailer and brand programs. These set a cookie only when you click an affiliate link, so the retailer can credit any resulting purchase to us. They act as independent controllers for that data, and their own privacy policies apply. See our Affiliate Disclosure for how affiliate links work on this site.

Our web host, which processes server logs on our behalf.

We may also disclose data where we are legally required to for example, in response to a valid court order.

Transfers outside the EEA

Google and most of the affiliate networks named above are based in the United States. Where your data is transferred there, it is protected by an approved safeguard either the provider’s certification under the EU–US Data Privacy Framework, or the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses.

How long we keep it

Server logs: a short rolling period set by our web host.

Google Analytics data: the retention period configured in our Google Analytics settings.

Emails you send us: for as long as needed to deal with your enquiry, and in our ordinary correspondence records afterwards.

Comments and their metadata: for as long as the comment remains published, unless you ask us to remove it.

Affiliate cookies: set by the network, typically for a fixed window after you click (often 24 hours to 30 days, depending on the retailer). We don’t control or extend these.

Newsletter subscriptions: until you unsubscribe.

Your rights

If you are in the EEA or the UK, you have the right to:

Ask what personal data we hold about you and receive a copy

Have inaccurate data corrected

Have your data deleted

Restrict or object to how we use it, including objecting to processing based on our legitimate interests

Receive your data in a portable format

Withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting anything done before you withdrew it

To exercise any of these, email hello@newbornstages.com. We will respond within one month.

You also have the right to complain to a data protection authority. In Greece this is the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (Αρχή Προστασίας Δεδομένων Προσωπικού Χαρακτήρα), Kifissias Avenue 1–3, 115 23 Athens – www.dpa.gr. If you live elsewhere in the EEA or the UK, you may complain to your own national authority instead.

Children

This site is written for parents and carers, not for children, and we don’t knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 15, the age of digital consent in Greece. If you believe a child has given us personal data, email us and we will delete it.

California residents

If you live in California, you have the right to know what personal information we collect and why, to access it, to have it corrected, to have it deleted, to opt out of its sale or sharing for cross-context behavioural advertising, and not to be treated differently for exercising those rights.

We do not sell personal information for money. Personalised advertising through Google AdSense may count as “sharing” under California law; you can opt out through our cookie settings or by using your browser’s global privacy control signal. Affiliate cookies are used to credit purchases rather than to build advertising profiles, but they are covered by the same cookie controls. To make a request, email hello@newbornstages.com.

Security

The site is served over HTTPS and we keep our software updated. No website can promise perfect security, but we hold no payment details, no government identifiers and no health records about you there is very little sensitive data here to lose.

Changes to this policy

If we change how we handle data, we will update this page and change the date at the top. Significant changes will be flagged on the site.

Contact

Questions about your data, or want to exercise any of the rights above? Email hello@newbornstages.com.