Privacy Policy

Last Modified: September 28, 2025

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how Tyler Jurelle (“I,” “me,” “my”)—the sole proprietor of Jurelle Enterprises LLC (“we,” “our,” “us”)—collects, uses, retains, shares, and protects personal information that is submitted to or automatically gathered from tylerjurelle.com (the “Site”). The Site is a personal website operated under the legal umbrella of Jurelle Enterprises LLC, and the information below applies to all visitors, users, commenters, newsletter subscribers, and purchasers who interact with the Site.

By accessing or using the Site you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

2. Data‑Processing Services

All electronic communications (e‑mail, contact‑form replies, newsletter distribution) are processed through Proton services—including ProtonMail, Proton Drive, and any other Proton products that I may employ for data handling. Proton provides end‑to‑end encryption and a zero‑access architecture, meaning that even Proton staff cannot read the contents of the messages or files stored on its platform.

The Site also utilizes Cloudflare Turnstile to protect against automated abuse, bots, and distributed‑denial‑of‑service (DDoS) attacks. Turnstile performs a privacy‑preserving challenge that does not retain personally identifiable information beyond what is strictly necessary to verify human interaction.

3. Information Collected

3.1 Personal Identifiers

Name – Provided voluntarily (e.g., when leaving a comment or subscribing to the newsletter).
E‑mail address – Required for contact‑form responses, newsletter subscription, and any direct correspondence.
Phone number – Collected only if you voluntarily supply it (e.g., in a support request).

3.2 Technical and Usage Data

IP address (masked to the extent permitted by Cloudflare for security purposes).
Browser type, operating system, device type, screen resolution.
Referral URL, pages visited, timestamps, and click paths.
Session identifiers (session cookies).

3.3 Cookies & Similar Technologies

Essential/session cookies – Maintain login state and preserve basic site preferences.
Plausible analytics cookies – Collect anonymized page‑view counts, referrer information, and device categories. Plausible is EU‑based, fully GDPR‑compliant, and does not store full IP addresses.
Google AdSense consent cookie – Records whether you have consented to see advertisements within blog posts. No personally identifiable information is stored.
Bing Webmaster Tools cookies – Optional, used solely for aggregated search‑performance reporting.

3.4 Content You Submit

Comments – Text of the comment, displayed name/pseudonym, optional e‑mail address (used only for moderation notifications), and timestamp.
File uploads – Any files attached to a comment or contact‑form submission, stored temporarily on Proton Drive.

3.5 Third‑Party Service Data

Google Search Console – Crawl statistics (impressions, clicks, URL performance) that Google retains on its servers; I do not store raw data locally.
Google AdSense – Anonymous impression and click metrics for ads displayed within blog posts.
Bing Webmaster Tools – Crawl and indexing data retained by Microsoft.

4. Purposes of Processing

Communication – To respond to inquiries submitted via the contact form, to provide support, and to deliver optional newsletters (only when you expressly opt‑in).
Service Provision – To store e‑mail messages and any associated files on Proton Mail and Proton Drive, thereby ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability of communications.
Site Improvement – To analyze aggregated usage data from Plausible, Google Search Console, and Bing Webmaster Tools for performance monitoring, bug fixing, and feature enhancement.
Advertising – To display Google AdSense advertisements exclusively within individual blog posts. Only anonymized impression and click data are transmitted to Google for billing and reporting.
Legal Compliance & Record‑Keeping – To retain records required by applicable law, regulation, or legitimate business interests (e.g., fraud prevention, dispute resolution).
Spam & Bot Mitigation – To employ Cloudflare Turnstile for verifying human interaction and blocking malicious traffic.

5. Data Retention

Proton‑hosted e‑mail and Drive files – Retained for ninety (90) days after the most recent interaction, after which they are automatically purged from Proton’s servers.
Plausible analytics data – Stored for twelve (12) months in an aggregated, IP‑anonymized format.
Google Search Console data – Retained by Google under its own policies; no raw data is kept on my servers.
Google AdSense data – Retained by Google for billing and reporting; I receive only summary reports.
Bing Webmaster Tools data – Retained by Microsoft under its own policies; no raw data is stored locally.
User‑generated content (comments, uploads, newsletter subscriptions) – Remains on the Site indefinitely until you request deletion or I remove it during routine moderation.

6. Disclosure of Personal Information

I do not sell, trade, or otherwise commercially exploit your personal information. Disclosure occurs only under the following limited circumstances:

Legal Process – To comply with a valid subpoena, court order, or other lawful governmental request.
Protection of Rights – To protect the safety, rights, or property of myself, the Site, its users, or third parties, or to enforce the Site’s Terms of Service.

Any such disclosure will be limited to the minimum amount of information reasonably necessary to achieve the stated purpose.

7. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

Essential/session cookies – Strictly necessary for navigation, authentication, and preserving session state.
Plausible analytics – Sets a first‑party cookie that records a hashed version of the visitor’s IP address for the purpose of aggregating traffic statistics; the hash is discarded after the analytics window expires.
Google AdSense consent cookie – Stores a Boolean flag indicating whether you have consented to see contextual ads within blog posts. No personal identifiers are recorded.
Bing Webmaster Tools cookies – May set a temporary identifier for the duration of a browsing session to compile aggregated search‑performance data.

You may manage or delete cookies through your browser settings; however, disabling essential cookies may impair core functionality of the Site.

8. Blog and User Interaction

8.1 Comments

When you submit a comment, I collect the comment text, the name or pseudonym you display, an optional e‑mail address (used only for moderation notifications), and the timestamp. Comments are publicly visible on the associated blog post. No personal data from comments is shared with advertisers, analytics providers, or any third party beyond the minimal information required for moderation.

8.2 Newsletter Subscription

If you voluntarily subscribe to the newsletter, I collect your e‑mail address, an optional name, and the date of subscription. The newsletter is dispatched via a Proton‑based mailing service that maintains end‑to‑end encryption. Your information is retained until you unsubscribe; upon unsubscription, your address is removed from the mailing list within thirty (30) days.

8.3 Affiliate / Commission Links

Some blog posts contain external affiliate links to endorsed products or services. Affiliate links appear in two locations on the Site:

Within blog posts – Links may be embedded directly in the article text or presented through an interactive third‑party widget (e.g., product carousel, price‑comparison box).
Shop My Wishlist – This is the WooCommerce storefront located at https://tylerjurelle.com/shop/. Products displayed in this store are not sold by me; each item links directly to the brand’s official website using my affiliate URL, made possible with the Kadence Shop Kit plugin.

When you click any affiliate link and subsequently make a purchase, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.

Data collected from affiliate clicks: No personal data is transmitted to me. The widget or publisher platform generating the affiliate links may set its own cookies for tracking purposes, governed by the respective provider’s privacy policy.
Disclosure: A concise notice accompanies all affiliate content, and a full description of my affiliate relationships is available on the Disclaimer page: https://tylerjurelle.com/disclaimer/.

9. Your Rights (Applicable Primarily to Residents of the United States, European Economic Area, and Other Jurisdictions with Similar Protections)

You have the following rights concerning your personal information, subject to applicable law and legitimate business interests:

Right of Access – Request a copy of the personal data I hold about you.
Right to Rectification – Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”) – Request deletion of your personal data, except where retention is required by law.
Right to Restriction of Processing – Request limitation on how I process your data.
Right to Data Portability – Receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine‑readable format.
Right to Object – Object to processing based on legitimate interests or direct marketing.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact me at contact@tylerjurelle.com (the address is hosted on ProtonMail). I will respond within a reasonable timeframe and, where required by law, within thirty (30) days.

10. Security Measures

Transport Layer Security (TLS 1.3) – All data transmitted between your browser and the Site is encrypted.
Zero‑Access Encryption – ProtonMail and Proton Drive encrypt data at the client side; even Proton cannot decrypt the content.
Encrypted Backups – Site backups are stored on encrypted storage solutions.
Analytics Isolation – Plausible, Google Search Console, and Bing Webmaster Tools operate on separate domains; no cross‑service data aggregation occurs on my servers.
Bot & Spam Mitigation – Cloudflare Turnstile validates human interaction without retaining identifying data.

While I implement industry‑standard safeguards, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100 % secure. Accordingly, I cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. International Data Transfers

ProtonMail & Proton Drive – Data is stored on servers located in Switzerland, which provides robust data‑protection statutes.
Plausible – Hosted on servers within the European Economic Area (EEA).
Google and Microsoft – May transfer data internationally in accordance with their respective privacy policies and the EU‑US Data Privacy Framework.

All transfers are conducted under contractual clauses that provide an adequate level of protection consistent with applicable law.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

I may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legal requirements, technology, or business practices. When a material change occurs, I will:

Post the revised policy on this page with an updated “Effective Date.”
Provide notice via the e‑mail address you have on file (if you are a newsletter subscriber) or by a prominent notice on the Site.

Your continued use of the Site after such notice constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

13. Contact Information

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or my data‑handling practices, please contact me at:

E‑mail: contact@tylerjurelle.com (encrypted via ProtonMail)