Privacy Policy
Last Updated: October 13, 2025
Introduction
Welcome to FirstDime ("we," "our," or "us"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.
Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide to Us
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:
- Subscribe to our newsletter
- Fill out a contact form
- Leave comments on our blog posts
- Participate in surveys or promotions
- Communicate with us via email
This information may include:
- Name
- Email address
- Any other information you choose to provide
Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device, including:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Referring website addresses
- Pages viewed and time spent on pages
- Links clicked
- Date and time of visits
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and store certain information. Cookies are small data files stored on your device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.
Types of cookies we use:
- Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function properly
- Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website
- Advertising Cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements to you
How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for various purposes:
- To provide and maintain our website
- To send you newsletters and marketing communications (with your consent)
- To respond to your comments, questions, and requests
- To analyze website usage and improve our content
- To detect, prevent, and address technical issues
- To comply with legal obligations
Third-Party Services
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to analyze website traffic. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about your use of our website. You can opt-out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Advertising Partners
We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information about your visits to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.
Common advertising partners include:
- Google AdSense
- Mediavine
- Other ad networks
Email Marketing Services
If you subscribe to our newsletter, your email address may be stored by email marketing service providers such as:
- Mailchimp
- ConvertKit
- Other email service providers
Affiliate Links
FirstDime may contain affiliate links. If you click on an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may receive a commission at no additional cost to you. This helps support our blog.
Social Media
Our website may contain links to social media platforms. Please note that these websites have their own privacy policies, and we do not accept any responsibility for these policies.
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:
General Rights
- Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
- Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
- Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information
- Objection: Object to our processing of your personal information
- Restriction: Request restriction of processing your personal information
- Data Portability: Request transfer of your information to another service
Newsletter Unsubscribe
You can unsubscribe from our marketing emails at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of our emails or by contacting us directly.
Cookie Management
You can set your browser to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are being sent. However, some parts of our website may not function properly without cookies.
Children's Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13 (or 16 in the European Union). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have collected information from a child, please contact us immediately.
International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and maintained on servers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ.
California Privacy Rights (CCPA)
If you are a California resident, you have specific rights regarding your personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):
- Right to know what personal information is collected
- Right to know if personal information is sold or disclosed
- Right to opt-out of the sale of personal information
- Right to deletion of personal information
- Right to non-discrimination for exercising your rights
European Privacy Rights (GDPR)
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
- Right of access to your personal data
- Right to rectification of inaccurate data
- Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
- Right to restrict processing
- Right to data portability
- Right to object to processing
- Right to withdraw consent
Legal Basis for Processing: We process your information based on:
- Your consent (for newsletters and marketing)
- Our legitimate interests (for analytics and website improvement)
- Legal obligations
Data Retention
We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us at:
Email: firstdimeever@gmail.com
Website: www.firstdime.online
Consent
By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.