Privacy Policy
Last updated: August 30, 2025
Quick note
This policy covers tracemood.com and any future iOS or macOS app. Trace Mood is a personal and noncommercial project operated by an individual. We collect as little data as possible and we use no third-party analytics or advertising. Questions: contact@tracemood.com.
Who we are
Trace Mood is an editorial and artistic project about less is more, minimal living, and a calm lifestyle. We share original photography and short essays that focus on presence, attention, and gentle rituals. The aim is to offer feelings that are clear and warm and to support positive energy in daily life.
This site is informational and introductory. It does not process payments, sell memberships, or run advertising. If we release an app in the future, any purchases would occur off site through a platform store and under that platform’s terms.
What we collect
- Basic technical data such as IP address, request and response headers, pages requested, date and time, and general device or browser details. Our delivery and security provider may process this to keep the site fast and secure, including denial-of-service protection and bot detection.
- Information you send such as your name, email address, and message content when you email us or submit a form.
- Cookies: none for analytics or advertising. Essential security cookies may be set by our provider to detect bots and protect the site.
We do not intentionally collect sensitive categories of personal information. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have, we will delete it.
How we use information
- Operate, secure, and improve the site and any future app
- Respond to messages and privacy requests
- Comply with law, enforce our Terms, and protect our rights
Sharing
We do not sell personal information and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. We disclose information only to:
- Service providers that host, secure, or support the site, acting on our instructions
- Authorities when legally required or to protect our rights and users
International transfers
If you contact us or view the site from another place, your information may be processed in locations that have different data protection laws. Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards.
Data retention
We keep data only as long as needed for the purposes above. Security logs are retained for a limited period that is generally short unless we need more time for investigation, legal, or compliance reasons. Messages are retained as reasonably necessary to address your inquiry and maintain records.
Your privacy choices
Email contact@tracemood.com with subject “Privacy Request” if you want to access, correct, delete, or limit use of your personal information. We may request limited information to verify identity and we will respond within legally required timelines.
Do Not Track and third-party links
We do not track you across other sites. If you follow a link to a third-party site, that site’s policies apply.
Security
We use industry-standard protections including HTTPS, modern transport layer security, and a provider web application firewall and bot filtering. No system is perfectly secure, but we work to protect your information.
Changes
We will update this policy as the site evolves. Material changes will be reflected by updating the date above.
Contact
Email: contact@tracemood.com