Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Free Amigurumi Crochet Patterns is a website focused on crochet patterns, amigurumi, handmade projects, creative ideas and related crochet resources.

Our website address is:

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2. Information We Collect

The information we collect depends on how you interact with the website.

We may receive information that you voluntarily provide, such as:

• Your name.
• Your email address.
• Information included in a contact form submission.
• Comments or other information you choose to send to us.

We may also receive technical information automatically when you visit the website, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, referring pages and general website activity. This information may be used for security, performance, analytics and spam prevention.

3. Contact Forms

When you contact us through a form on Free Amigurumi Crochet Patterns, the information you provide may be used to respond to your message, answer questions, provide support or follow up regarding your request.

Please do not submit sensitive personal information through our contact forms.

4. Comments

If comments are enabled and you leave a comment, we may collect the information shown in the comment form together with your IP address and browser user-agent information to assist with spam detection and website security.

An anonymized string generated from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you use that service. If your comment is approved, your profile image may be publicly visible alongside your comment.

5. Cookies

Free Amigurumi Crochet Patterns may use cookies and similar technologies to make the website work properly, remember preferences, improve performance and understand how visitors use the site.

If you leave a comment, you may have the option to save your name, email address and website in cookies for convenience so that you do not need to enter those details again when leaving another comment.

Your browser allows you to block or delete cookies. Disabling some cookies may affect certain website features.

6. Embedded Content From Other Websites

Pages and articles on Free Amigurumi Crochet Patterns may include embedded content such as videos, images, social media posts or other external content.

Embedded content behaves in much the same way as if you visited the third-party website directly. Those websites may collect information about you, use cookies or other tracking technologies, and monitor your interaction with their embedded content according to their own privacy policies.

7. Third-Party Services

Free Amigurumi Crochet Patterns may rely on third-party service providers to operate and protect the website. These services can include website hosting, content delivery, spam prevention, email delivery, embedded media and analytics tools when enabled.

Third-party providers process information according to their own terms and privacy policies. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of services you interact with.

8. How We Use Information

Information collected through the website may be used to:

• Operate and maintain Free Amigurumi Crochet Patterns.
• Respond to messages and support requests.
• Improve website content and user experience.
• Detect spam, abuse and security threats.
• Understand general website usage and performance.
• Comply with applicable legal obligations.

9. How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information.

Information may be shared with service providers when necessary to operate, secure or maintain the website, or when disclosure is required by law.

10. How Long We Retain Information

Information may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including responding to inquiries, maintaining website records, preventing abuse and meeting legal requirements.

If you leave a comment, the comment and associated metadata may be retained indefinitely so that follow-up comments can be recognized and moderated correctly.

11. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights concerning your personal information, including the right to request access, correction or deletion of certain information we hold about you.

Some information may need to be retained where required for legal, administrative, fraud-prevention or security purposes.

To make a privacy-related request, contact us using the email address shown below.

12. Children’s Privacy

Free Amigurumi Crochet Patterns is intended for a general audience. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children where parental consent would be required by applicable law.

If you believe a child has provided personal information to us inappropriately, please contact us so that we can review and address the matter.

13. External Links

Our website may link to other websites. Free Amigurumi Crochet Patterns is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites.

We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of any external website you visit.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when our website, services or legal requirements change.

When significant updates are made, the “Last updated” date at the top of this page will be revised.