Privacy Policy
Who We Are:
For the Love of Thread, https://fortheloveofthread.com, is owned by For the Love of Thread, a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) registered in Virginia.
For the Love of Thread understands that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your information is used and shared online.
Our site collects and uses information only in ways consistent with your rights and our obligations under the law. Namely, data is processed:
- When you give specific and express consent for us to do so;
- When necessary for the performance of a contract, where you are a party to that contract (for example, if you buy something, we will need to collect payment and delivery information to deliver that product to you);
- When necessary for compliance with a legal obligation;
- When necessary, to protect the vital interest of the data subject (you) or of another natural person; and
- When necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us, except where such interest is overridden by your interest or fundamental rights and freedoms.
This policy applies to our use of all data collected by us in accordance with your use of our site.
Please carefully read this Privacy Policy and ensure you understand it. You are considered to have accepted our privacy policy when you first use our site. If you do not agree to and accept our privacy policy, then you must stop using our site. By using our site, you certify that you are an adult, at least 18 years of age.
What Personal Data We Collect & Why We Collect It
Personal Information Collected on This Website
No personally identifiable information is collected on this website from persons who browse our website. The only personally identifiable information collected on this website is gathered in our comment area and on specified sign-up forms, where fields are provided so you can enter your name and email address to leave a comment or to receive a download, newsletter, or other emails about updates, giveaways, or other offers. We collect this information so that we can respond to the comments or questions that you post.
For additional detail on how we collect and use personally identifiable information, please see the table below.
Anonymous Information Collected on This Website
We record anonymous data. Most of the information we collect from this website is anonymous, such as the pages you visit. Other anonymous data we may collect might include the name of your internet service provider, the website that you used to link to our site, other interests you have, basic demographic information, the websites that you visit from our site, and your IP address. The data is used for statistical purposes only, but you, as the individual user, remain anonymous. We use this anonymous information to help improve the content of this site and to compile aggregate statistics about individuals using our site for internal market research purposes.
For additional details on how we collect and use anonymous information, please see the table below.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or device by our site when you visit certain parts of our site.
When you visit our website, we may assign your computer one or more cookies to facilitate access to our website, personalize your online experience, and record information about your visit.
By using a cookie, we may also automatically collect information about your online activity on our website, such as the web pages you visit, the links or advertisements you click on, and other actions you take while on our website.
The cookies do not store any Personally Identifiable Information (PII) about you.
Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies.
If you choose to decline cookies, please note that some features and services on our website may not function properly. We also use cookies for purposes such as maintaining continuity during an online session, gathering data on the use of our site, monitoring online promotions, and anti-fraud and information security.
We may allow third parties, advertising companies, and ad networks ("advertisers") to display advertisements on our website. Advertisers may use tracking technologies, such as cookies, to collect information about users who view or interact with their advertisements.
Our website does not provide any PII to these advertisers, but they may collect information about where you or others using your computer saw and clicked on the advertisements they delivered, and may associate this information with your subsequent visits to the advertised websites. They may also combine this information with personal information they collect directly from you. The collection and use of that personal information is subject to the advertiser’s privacy policy.
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 exactly as if the visitor had visited that website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Links to Other Sites
Our website does contain links to affiliate and other websites. Our site does not claim to, nor accept responsibility for, the privacy policies, practices, or procedures of other websites. Therefore, we encourage all users and visitors to be aware when they leave our website and to read the privacy statements of each website that collects personally identifiable information. The Privacy Policy applies only to the information collected by our website.
Through affiliate links, identifying information may be sent to an external site to show that you visited that site from our site and to ensure proper commissions are issued.
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Tools Used
The following is a list of the tools used and the data collected.
- Google Analytics
- Data Collected: IP Address, Device Information, Browsing Behavior
- How It's Collected: Automatically via tracking script (uses cookies for visitor tracking)
- Why It's Collected: Analyze site traffic, improve user experience, track marketing performance
- Legal Basis: Legitimate Interest, Consent required for tracking cookies in some regions
- Facebook Pixel
- Data Collected: IP Address, Device Information, Browsing Behavior
- How It's Collected: Automatically via tracking script (uses cookies for ad tracking)
- Why It's Collected: Measure ad effectiveness, retarget users with ads
- Legal Basis: Legitimate Interest, Consent required for ad tracking in some regions
- Pinterest Pixel
- Data Collected: IP Address, Device Information, Browsing Behavior
- How It's Collected: Automatically via tracking script (uses cookies for ad tracking)
- Why It's Collected: Measure ad effectiveness, retarget users with ads
- Legal Basis: Legitimate Interest, Consent required for ad tracking in some regions
Who We Share Your Data With
We contract with the third parties listed in the table above to supply products and services and provide a good user experience on our behalf. These include payment processing, delivery of goods, search engine facilities, advertising, and marketing.
In some cases, these parties may require access to some or all of your data. When that is the case, we take all reasonable steps to ensure your data is handled safely, securely, and in accordance with the law.
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 who register on our website, 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.
Information collected using Google Analytics is retained for a maximum of 26 months.
Information submitted through forms, such as email or contact forms, is retained until the data subject chooses to unsubscribe or invokes their right under the GDPR to be forgotten.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an export 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.
Similarly, if you have subscribed to our email list, you can unsubscribe at any time and request that the site administrator erase all personal data obtained through our email marketing service.
Resident Rights of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nebraska, Oregon, Texas, Tennessee, Utah, or Virginia
If you reside in one of the above states, a state-based data privacy law may give you rights over your data. These rights include:
- The right to correct any inaccuracies regarding your data;
- The right to request that we delete your data;
- The right to obtain a copy of your data that has been collected; and
- The right to opt out of targeted advertising. Please note that opting out does not mean you will no longer see ads; you will simply no longer see targeted ads.
Where We Send Your Data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
How to Contact Us
Should you have any questions, concerns regarding our site or this privacy policy, or data privacy rights requests, you may contact us at [email protected].
Changes to our Privacy Policy
We may change this privacy policy as we deem necessary from time to time or as required by law. Any changes will be posted on our site, and you will be deemed to have accepted them on your first use of our site following the alterations. You should check this page regularly to ensure you are keeping up to date.
July 1, 2026
