Privacy Policy

thisfairymade is run by a sole trader based in Manchester, United Kingdom. This page explains what information the site collects, why, and the choices you have. It is written to meet the UK GDPR, the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and, for readers in the EU, the GDPR.

What this site collects

You do not need an account to read anything here, and the patterns never ask for your details. The site remembers a few preferences on your own device (see Cookies). Beyond that, information is only collected in the situations below.

Cookies and similar technologies

Strictly necessary storage. The site stores small settings in your browser so the pattern pages work the way you left them: your US/UK terminology choice, your text-size choice, which row you were on, and your cookie choices themselves (Google’s consent banner stores that choice in a cookie called FCCDCF). These never leave your device and contain nothing personal.

Optional cookies. Analytics and advertising cookies (described below) are only set after you choose to allow them in the cookie banner. You can change your mind at any time using the Cookie settings link in the footer.

Analytics

With your consent, the site uses Google Analytics 4 to understand which patterns people read and where visitors come from, so I know what to make next. IP addresses are anonymised and the data is not used to identify you. Google’s handling of this data is described in How Google uses information from sites that use its services. If you decline analytics cookies, no analytics data is collected about your visit.

Affiliate links

Some links on this site (particularly in the Materials & Tools sections of patterns) are affiliate links. If you make a purchase through one of these links, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only link to products I genuinely use or would recommend. Affiliate links are marked as sponsored for search engines and do not set cookies on this site; the retailer’s own privacy policy applies once you leave.

Embedded videos

Pattern pages embed YouTube videos in privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com), which means YouTube does not set tracking cookies until you press play. Once you play a video, YouTube’s privacy policy applies.

Your choices and rights

• Cookie settings: use the “Cookie settings” link in the footer to change or withdraw your consent at any time.
• Your rights: under the UK GDPR you can ask what personal data I hold about you, ask for it to be corrected or deleted, or object to how it is used. Email me and I will reply within one month. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office.

Hosting

The site is served through Cloudflare, whose servers keep short-lived technical logs (such as IP address and request time) for security and reliability. See Cloudflare’s privacy policy.

Changes to this policy

If the way the site handles information changes (for example when an advertising partner changes), this page will be updated and the date at the top revised.

Questions

If you have any questions about this policy, email me at [email protected].