Last updated: 19th April 2025
Welcome to Dad on the Brink, where I write mildly unhinged parenting stories so you don’t feel quite so alone while washing sippy cups at 2am. While the content aims to make you laugh, this page is serious business — because privacy matters, even when your kid is watching Peppa Pig with the volume at 400%.
By visiting this site, you’re trusting me with some of your data. I don’t take that lightly — mostly because I wouldn’t even know how to misuse it if I wanted to. Still, here’s everything you need to know.
1. What I Collect (and Why)
When you visit the site, I may collect:
- Your name and email address (if you subscribe to the newsletter or contact me).
- Analytics info like your browser type, IP address, pages visited, and time spent — all the nerdy stuff that helps me understand what people actually read (and what they definitely didn’t).
- Cookies (no, not the chocolate chip kind — sorry). These help the site remember your preferences and run smoothly.
I collect this info to:
Keep the spam bots at bay.
Send you emails when new stories go live (if you’ve signed up).
Improve the site so it’s less clunky.
2. How Your Info Is Used
Mostly, it’s just sitting quietly in a secure system (MailerLite) until I send out a new article or update. I don’t sell, trade, or rent your info — not even for a decent night’s sleep or a working coffee machine.
3. Cookies and Tracking
This site uses cookies because the internet gods demand it. Cookies help with:
- Remembering if you’ve closed popups.
- Keeping track of visits so I know which stories are getting love.
- Integrating with third-party services like analytics tools and my email provider.
You can turn off cookies in your browser settings if you want — though things might get a bit weird.
4. Third-Party Stuff
I use a few services to keep things running:
- MailerLite for email subscriptions.
- Google Analytics to track site traffic and see if anyone besides my mum is reading.
- WordPress plugins like Jetpack or Yoast to keep the site speedy and search-friendly.
These services may collect their own data, and they have their own privacy policies — feel free to read those if you’re the thorough type.
5. Your Rights (a.k.a. You’re in Control)
You can:
Ask me to delete your info, and I’ll do it — no guilt trip, I promise.
Unsubscribe from emails any time via the link at the bottom.
Ask to see what data I have on you (though it’s probably just your name and email).
6. Kid’s Privacy
This site isn’t intended for anyone under 13, unless they’re sneakily using your device while you’re in the bathroom. I don’t knowingly collect info from children. If you think I have, please contact me and I’ll remove it faster than a toddler rejecting vegetables.
7. Changes to This Policy
I might update this page now and then if laws change or I learn something new about cookies (the digital kind). If I do, I’ll post the updated version right here.
8. Contact
Got questions? You can get in touch using the contact form — I promise to reply as soon as I’ve wrangled my toddler and remembered where I put my phone.