Privacy Policy
Chanting Life — Where Chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo Transforms Reality
This Privacy Policy explains how Chanting Life (“we,” “us,” or “our”), operated by Sunantha Potang, collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit chantinglife.com.
1. Who We Are
Chanting Life is a personal blog dedicated to Buddhist practice, specifically the practice of chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. Our website address is https://chantinglife.com.
For privacy-related questions or requests, you may contact us through the Contact page on our website.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:
⦁ Contact form submissions: If you use our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message.
⦁ Comments: If you leave a comment on a blog post, we collect your name, email address, website (optional), and the content of your comment. Your IP address and browser user agent string are also collected to assist with spam detection.
⦁ Analytics data: We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) and Google Tag Manager to collect anonymized data about how visitors use our site, including pages visited, time spent on the site, general geographic location, and device/browser type. This data does not identify you personally.
⦁ Cookies: Our website uses cookies. See Section 4 below for details.
3. How We Use Your Information
⦁ To respond to messages and inquiries submitted through our contact form
⦁ To display approved comments on blog posts
⦁ To understand how our content is being used so we can improve the site
⦁ To maintain the security and performance of the website
⦁ To comply with legal obligations
4. Cookies
Our website uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — for the following purposes:
⦁ WordPress functionality: If you leave a comment, cookies store your name and email to save you from re-entering them on future visits. Login cookies are set if you log into the site (administrators only).
⦁ Analytics: Google Analytics sets cookies to track site usage anonymously. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on at https://myaccount.google.com/data-and-privacy
⦁ SEO tools: We use SureRank SEO, which may set cookies related to site performance and search optimization.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of the site.
5. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Blog posts on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or social media posts from third-party platforms. Embedded content behaves as if you visited those websites directly. These third-party sites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction with that content. Please refer to the privacy policies of those platforms for more information.
6. Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services that may process your data:
⦁ Google Analytics 4 & Google Tag Manager — website analytics (https://policies.google.com/privacy)
⦁ Gravatar — if you leave a comment, your email address may be sent to Gravatar to check for a profile image (https://automattic.com/privacy/)
⦁ Akismet — comment spam detection (https://automattic.com/privacy/)
⦁ SureRank SEO — SEO optimization tools
⦁ FluentSMTP — email delivery for form submissions
7. How Long We Retain Your Data
⦁ Comments: Retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
⦁ Contact form submissions: Retained for as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry.
⦁ Analytics data: Retained per Google Analytics default settings (14 months for user and event data).
8. Your Rights Over Your Data
You have the right to:
⦁ Request access to the personal data we hold about you
⦁ Request correction of inaccurate data
⦁ Request deletion of your personal data
⦁ Opt out of analytics tracking
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us through our Contact page at https://chantinglife.com/contact/.
9. Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information. Our website uses HTTPS encryption for all data transmission. However, no method of internet transmission is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. Children’s Privacy
This website is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal information to us, please contact us so we can remove it.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page will reflect any changes. Continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
12. Contact
For any questions about this Privacy Policy, please reach out through our Contact page at https://chantinglife.com/contact/.
