Who we are
Our website address is: https://www.relrules.com.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
For third-party cookies – please see our Cookie Policy or check below:
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Logging in with Facebook
You can sign in to Relationship Rules using your Facebook account via Facebook Login, provided by Meta Platforms, Inc. When you do this, we receive only your name, email address, and profile picture from Facebook. We do not receive your password, friends list, posts, messages, or any other data.
We use this information solely to create or identify your Relationship Rules account. We do not share this data with third parties or use it for advertising purposes.
You can disconnect Facebook Login at any time by visiting Facebook Settings → Apps and Websites and removing Relationship Rules.
For more information on how Meta handles your data, visit: facebook.com/privacy/policy
Logging in with Google
You can also sign in to Relationship Rules using your Google account via Google Sign-In, provided by Google LLC. When you do this, we receive only your name, email address, and profile picture from Google. We do not receive your password or any other data from your Google account.
We use this information solely to create or identify your Relationship Rules account. We do not share this data with third parties or use it for advertising purposes.
You can disconnect Relationship Rules at any time from your Google Account → Security → Third-party apps with account access.
For more information on how Google handles your data, visit: policies.google.com/privacy
Premium Subscriptions & Payments
We offer an optional Premium subscription that removes advertising from Relationship Rules and unlocks additional member features (such as your saved-article diary and private notes). Payments are processed by Stripe, Inc. — a secure, PCI-certified payment processor. When you subscribe, you are directed to a Stripe-hosted checkout page to enter your payment details.
We never see, store, or have access to your card number, expiry date, or CVC. Stripe handles all payment data in accordance with their own privacy policy, available at: stripe.com/privacy
We store only the following subscription-related information on our servers:
- Your subscription status (active or inactive)
- Your subscription renewal date
- A Stripe Customer ID to link your account to your billing record
You can cancel your subscription at any time from the My Account page. Billing records are retained for up to 7 years for tax and accounting purposes.
Information You Create on the Site
When you are signed in, you can save articles to your personal diary, write private notes (“Thoughts”), set a profile name and picture, and post comments on articles. We store this information on our servers so we can provide these features to you.
Your diary entries and Thoughts are private and visible only to you. Comments you post are publicly visible alongside your profile name and picture.
When you delete your account from the My Account page, this information is permanently removed along with your account, except for records we are required to keep (see Premium Subscriptions & Payments).
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Additional Policies
All or partial advertising on this Website or App is managed by Playwire LLC. If Playwire publisher advertising services are used, Playwire LLC may collect and use certain aggregated and anonymized data for advertising purposes. To learn more about the types of data collected, how data is used and your choices as a user, please visit https://www.playwire.com/privacy-policy.