Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 04, 2026

Privacy Policy for aply.top

Last updated: June 2026

At aply.top (the “Blog,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website aply.top (the “Site”). We operate a blog focused on publishing articles about reading activities — tips, book reviews, literacy ideas, and educational content. Please read this policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms, please discontinue use of the Site.

1. Information We Collect

We collect only limited types of information that you voluntarily provide or that is automatically generated when you browse our blog.

1.1 Personal Information You Provide

Contact form submissions: When you fill out a contact form on our Site, we collect your name, email address, and any message you include. We use this solely to respond to your inquiry.
Comments: When you leave a comment on an article, we collect your name (or pseudonym), email address, and the content of your comment. Your email is not publicly displayed — only the name and comment text appear.

1.2 Automatically Collected Information

Cookies and similar technologies: We use cookies to enhance your experience, remember your preferences, and understand how you interact with our content. These are small text files stored on your device.
Basic analytics data: We collect non-personal, aggregated data such as page views, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and general geographic location (country/city level). This helps us improve our articles and reader experience.
IP address: Your IP address may be logged temporarily for security and analytics purposes. We do not combine it with other data to identify you personally.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect only for the following purposes:

To respond to your messages submitted via contact forms.
To display and manage comments on our blog posts.
To analyze reading patterns and popular content so we can create better articles about reading activities.
To maintain the security and stability of the Site.
To comply with legal obligations if required by law.

We do not use your data for advertising profiling, selling personal information, or any commercial purpose unrelated to operating the blog.

3. Cookies

Our Site uses cookies to improve functionality and understand usage. Here is how we use them:

3.1 Essential Cookies

These are necessary for the Site to work properly (e.g., remembering your cookie consent choice).

3.2 Analytics Cookies

We use a basic analytics tool (e.g., a self-hosted or privacy-focused service) to collect anonymous statistics about page visits, time on site, and referral sources. These cookies do not identify you personally.

3.3 Comment Preference Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may opt to save your name and email in cookies so you do not have to re-enter them for future comments. These last for one year.

3.4 Managing Cookies

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Site. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. Check your browser’s help section for instructions.

4. Comments

When visitors leave comments on the blog, we collect the data shown in the comments form, plus the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. After approval of your comment, your profile picture (if any) is visible to the public alongside your comment.

We reserve the right to moderate comments and remove any that are spam, offensive, or off-topic. Your email is never shared publicly.

5. Contact Forms

If you use our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message. This information is sent to us via email and is retained only as long as necessary to address your inquiry. We do not use this data for marketing or add you to any mailing list without your explicit consent.

6. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this Site may include embedded content (e.g., book trailers, reading activity videos, or infographics). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor has visited the other website. Those websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website. We do not control these third-party trackers.

7. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to others. We may share aggregated, non-personal data (e.g., “most popular reading activities this month”) publicly or with partners. We may disclose your information if required by law or to protect our rights, property, or safety.

8. Data Retention

Comments: Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to automatically approve follow-up comments instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
Contact form submissions: Retained for up to 12 months after the last correspondence, unless a longer retention is required by law.
Analytics data: Retained in aggregated form for up to 26 months.

9. Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have left comments or contacted us, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided. 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. To exercise these rights, please contact us at [email protected].

10. Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Our website is hosted in the United States. By using the Site, you consent to the transfer of your information to the United States and the processing of that information as described in this policy.

11. Children’s Privacy

Our blog about reading activities is intended for a general audience, including parents and educators. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal data, we will delete it promptly. If you believe a child has submitted data, please contact us.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page with an updated “Last updated” date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

13. Contact Information

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

Email: [email protected]
Address: 7761 Oak Ave, Portland, OR 97201, United States

We aim to respond to all inquiries within 10 business days.