Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 16, 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to Be My Valentine (“we”, “us”, or “our”), accessible at https://valentinenow.com. We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding that information.

By using our website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

2. Information We Collect

Information you provide

When you use our Valentine card creator, you may voluntarily enter names, a love story, photo URLs, and other personal messages. This content is used solely to generate your card experience and is stored temporarily in your browser's URL or local storage. We do not store your card content on our servers.

Information collected automatically

Like most websites, we may automatically collect certain information when you visit, including:

  • Browser type and version
  • Device type and operating system
  • Pages visited and time spent on each page
  • Referring URL
  • IP address (anonymised where possible)

This information is collected via cookies and analytics tools as described below.

3. Cookies

We use cookies — small text files stored on your device — to improve your experience on our website. Cookies are used for the following purposes:

  • Functionality: Remembering your cookie consent preference.
  • Analytics: Understanding how visitors use our site via Google Analytics (only loaded after you accept cookies).
  • Advertising: Serving relevant advertisements via Google AdSense and DoubleClick (only loaded after you accept cookies).

You can control cookies through your browser settings or via the cookie consent banner displayed on your first visit. Declining cookies will prevent analytics and advertising cookies from loading.

4. Google AdSense and Third-Party Advertising

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense uses cookies, including the DoubleClick DART cookie, to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites across the internet.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the internet. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings.

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to our sites and/or other sites on the internet. Users may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices.

5. Google Analytics

With your consent, we use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors interact with our website. Google Analytics collects anonymised data about page views, session duration, and navigation paths. We have enabled IP anonymisation. Google's Privacy Policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy.

6. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Provide and improve our valentine card creator service
  • Analyse website usage to improve user experience
  • Serve relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
  • Ensure the security and proper functioning of our website

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

7. Data Retention

We do not retain card content on our servers. Your card data is encoded in the URL you share and stored temporarily in your browser. Analytics data is retained by Google Analytics according to their standard retention policies.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you
  • Request correction or deletion of your data
  • Object to or restrict our processing of your data
  • Withdraw consent for cookies at any time

To exercise these rights, please contact us at privacy@valentinenow.com.

9. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us at:

privacy@valentinenow.com