Privacy Policy

 

Privacy Policy

Garfieldt's Blog https://garfieldt.blogspot.com

Effective Date: May 14, 2026 Last Updated: May 14, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to Garfieldt's Blog ("we," "us," or "our"), a fan blog dedicated to Garfield — the iconic comic strip created by Jim Davis — accessible at https://garfieldt.blogspot.com. This blog publishes original written articles, character profiles, in-character narratives, and comic strip commentary covering the Garfield universe, its characters, storylines, and cultural impact.

We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling any information we collect about you with transparency, care, and full respect for your legal rights. This Privacy Policy explains in detail what data is collected when you visit this blog, how that data is used, who it is shared with, and what rights you have in relation to it.

By accessing or using Garfieldt's Blog, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to the terms described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any part of this policy, please discontinue use of the blog immediately.

This Privacy Policy applies to all pages, posts, and content published on https://garfieldt.blogspot.com. It does not apply to any third-party websites, platforms, or services that may be linked to from this blog, even where those links appear within our content.

2. Who We Are and How to Contact Us

Blog Name: Garfieldt's Blog Blog URL: https://garfieldt.blogspot.com Platform: Google Blogger (Blogspot) Location: Belgium (European Union)

For any privacy-related enquiries, requests, or complaints, you may contact us at the email address provided on our About page, or by submitting a message through the contact form if available. We aim to respond to all privacy-related correspondence within 30 days.

As this blog is operated from within the European Union, it is subject to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679. Where applicable, references to GDPR rights and obligations appear throughout this policy.

3. Information We Collect

3.1 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit Garfieldt's Blog, certain technical information is collected automatically by the platforms and services that operate this blog. This includes, but is not limited to:

  • IP address — used to determine approximate geographic location and manage server requests
  • Browser type and version — e.g., Chrome, Firefox, Safari
  • Operating system — e.g., Windows, macOS, Android, iOS
  • Device type — desktop, mobile, or tablet
  • Referring URL — the page or website you visited immediately before arriving at this blog
  • Pages visited and time spent — which posts and pages you viewed during your session
  • Date and time of visit — timestamp of your access
  • Clickstream data — the sequence of pages you navigated through during your visit

This information is collected passively through server logs and third-party analytics and advertising services described further in this policy. It is not used to personally identify you unless combined with other information.

3.2 Information You Provide Voluntarily

Garfieldt's Blog does not operate a registration system, membership area, or e-commerce checkout. However, you may voluntarily provide personal information in the following circumstances:

  • Blog comments — If you choose to leave a comment on a post using the Blogger comment system, you may provide your name, email address, and website URL. This information is visible to other readers and stored by Google/Blogger.
  • Contact or enquiry messages — If a contact form is available and you choose to use it, any information you submit (such as your name and email address) will be received by the blog operator.
  • Social sharing — If you share content from this blog via social media platforms, those platforms may collect information in accordance with their own privacy policies.

You are under no obligation to provide any personal information to browse or enjoy the content on this blog.

3.3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies

This blog uses cookies and similar tracking technologies. Cookies are small text files placed on your device by your web browser when you visit a website. They serve a range of functions, from keeping you logged in to delivering targeted advertisements.

Cookies used on this blog fall into the following categories:

  • Strictly Necessary Cookies — Required for the basic functioning of the blog platform (Blogger/Google). These cannot be disabled without impairing core functionality.
  • Analytics Cookies — Used to collect anonymised data about how visitors interact with the blog, including which pages are most popular and how users navigate between posts.
  • Advertising Cookies — Placed by Google AdSense to deliver advertisements that are relevant to your interests, based on your browsing history and behaviour across the web. These are third-party cookies operated by Google.
  • Preference Cookies — May store your display preferences or language settings across sessions.

You have the right to control and manage cookie use. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling advertising cookies will not prevent advertisements from appearing — it will only make those advertisements less relevant to your interests.

For a full list of cookies used by Google and instructions on how to opt out, please visit:

4. How We Use Your Information

Information collected through this blog is used for the following purposes:

  • To operate and maintain the blog — ensuring pages load correctly, diagnosing technical errors, and maintaining the security and integrity of the platform
  • To understand our audience — using anonymised analytics data to determine which content resonates with readers, allowing us to improve and expand the blog
  • To serve advertisements — enabling Google AdSense to display relevant advertisements to visitors, which generates revenue that supports the ongoing operation of this blog
  • To respond to communications — if you contact us directly, your information will be used solely to respond to your enquiry
  • To comply with legal obligations — retaining or disclosing information where required by law, court order, or regulatory authority
  • To detect and prevent abuse — identifying spam, fraudulent activity, or misuse of the blog's comment section

We do not use your personal information for automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects on you.

5. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

As this blog operates from within the European Union and is accessible to visitors in the EU and European Economic Area (EEA), we are required under the GDPR to identify the legal basis on which we process personal data. Our legal bases are as follows:

  • Legitimate Interests (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) — We process automatically collected technical data (such as IP addresses and browser information) on the basis of our legitimate interest in operating a functional and secure website, and in understanding how our content is used.
  • Consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR) — Where we rely on cookies for advertising or non-essential analytics purposes, we do so on the basis of your consent. You have the right to withdraw this consent at any time by adjusting your browser's cookie settings or using the Google opt-out tools referenced in Section 3.3.
  • Contractual Necessity (Article 6(1)(b) GDPR) — If you submit a comment or contact form, processing your voluntarily provided information is necessary to respond to your request.
  • Legal Obligation (Article 6(1)(c) GDPR) — We may process and retain data where required to comply with applicable EU or Belgian law.

6. Google AdSense — Advertising Disclosure

Garfieldt's Blog is monetised through Google AdSense, a third-party advertising programme operated by Google LLC (and its subsidiary Google Ireland Limited for users in the EU/EEA, located at Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland).

6.1 What This Means for You

Google AdSense displays advertisements on this blog. These advertisements may be:

  • Contextual ads — based on the topic of the page or post you are currently reading
  • Interest-based (behavioural) ads — based on your previous browsing activity across websites that use Google advertising services

To deliver interest-based advertising, Google uses cookies and similar technologies to build a profile of your interests. This profiling occurs across multiple websites and is not limited to this blog.

6.2 Google's Role as a Data Processor / Controller

For the purpose of advertising delivery and measurement, Google acts as an independent data controller in respect of the data it collects through AdSense cookies. Garfieldt's Blog does not have access to, nor control over, the personal data collected by Google for advertising purposes.

Google's data collection and use practices are governed by:

6.3 Opting Out of Interest-Based Advertising

You have the right to opt out of interest-based advertising delivered by Google at any time:

Opting out will not remove advertisements from the blog. It will prevent Google from using your browsing history to personalise the advertisements you see.

6.4 Advertising Disclosure Statement

In accordance with applicable advertising standards and FTC guidelines (where applicable), please be aware:

Garfieldt's Blog displays paid advertisements through Google AdSense. The presence of an advertisement on this blog does not constitute an endorsement of the advertised product, service, or brand by the blog operator. All editorial content on this blog is independent of and not influenced by advertising relationships.

7. Google Blogger Platform

This blog is hosted on Google Blogger (blogspot.com), a free blogging platform operated by Google LLC. As the platform provider, Google may independently collect data related to your visit in accordance with its own privacy policy, regardless of the choices made by this blog's operator.

Data collected by Google through the Blogger platform may include usage statistics, crash reports, and platform performance data. This blog operator does not control, access, or bear responsibility for data collected directly by Google in its capacity as platform operator.

For full details of Google's data practices as they apply to Blogger users and visitors, please refer to:

8. Third-Party Links

Posts and pages on Garfieldt's Blog may contain links to external websites, social media platforms, fan communities, or reference sources. These links are provided for informational and navigational convenience only.

Garfieldt's Blog has no control over the content, privacy practices, or data collection activities of any third-party website. Clicking an external link will take you away from this blog and to a site governed by that site's own privacy policy.

We strongly encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third-party website you visit before providing personal information to that site.

9. Children's Privacy — Underage Readers

9.1 Our Stance on Underage Readers

Garfieldt's Blog publishes fan content related to the Garfield comic strip franchise, a property with broad appeal across all age groups, including children and young readers. We acknowledge that this blog may attract readers under the age of 18, and we take this responsibility seriously.

9.2 Children Under 13 (COPPA)

This blog does not knowingly collect, solicit, or store personal information from children under the age of 13 years. In accordance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) (applicable to US-based visitors) and equivalent provisions under GDPR for EU-based minors, we do not:

  • Direct any data collection practices at children under 13
  • Request personal information from visitors who identify themselves as under 13
  • Knowingly display targeted behavioural advertising to children under 13

If you are a parent or guardian and you believe that a child under 13 in your care has submitted personal information to this blog (for example, through a comment), please contact us immediately using the contact details provided in Section 2. We will take prompt steps to locate and delete any such information from our records.

9.3 Visitors Aged 13 to 17

Visitors between the ages of 13 and 17 are welcome to read and enjoy the content on Garfieldt's Blog. However, we recommend that minors in this age range browse the internet under parental or guardian supervision. Parents and guardians are encouraged to use parental control tools and browser-level content filters to manage their child's online experience.

Minors are advised not to submit personal information in blog comments or contact forms without parental consent.

9.4 Parental Guidance on Google AdSense

As noted in Section 6, this blog displays advertisements through Google AdSense. Google has its own policies regarding advertising to minors and does not serve personalised advertisements to users it identifies as being under 18. However, contextual (non-personalised) advertisements may still appear. Parents concerned about advertising content should refer to Google's Family Safety tools at https://families.google.com.

10. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, or as required by applicable law.

  • Comment data — retained for as long as the comment remains published on the blog, or until deletion is requested
  • Contact enquiry data — retained for a reasonable period necessary to resolve the enquiry, typically no longer than 12 months
  • Analytics and log data — typically retained for no more than 26 months, in line with Google Analytics default retention settings
  • Advertising data (Google AdSense) — governed entirely by Google's own data retention policies

Where you request deletion of your personal data (see Section 11), we will take all reasonable steps to comply within the timeframes required by applicable law.

11. Your Rights Under GDPR

If you are located in the European Union or European Economic Area, you have the following rights with respect to your personal data under the GDPR:

  • Right of Access (Article 15) — You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you and information about how it is processed.
  • Right to Rectification (Article 16) — You have the right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
  • Right to Erasure / "Right to be Forgotten" (Article 17) — You have the right to request deletion of your personal data where it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or where you withdraw consent.
  • Right to Restriction of Processing (Article 18) — You have the right to request that we restrict processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
  • Right to Data Portability (Article 20) — Where processing is based on consent or contractual necessity and carried out by automated means, you have the right to receive your data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
  • Right to Object (Article 21) — You have the right to object to processing of your personal data based on legitimate interests, including profiling.
  • Right to Withdraw Consent (Article 7(3)) — Where processing is based on consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing prior to withdrawal.
  • Right to Lodge a Complaint — You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. In Belgium, the relevant authority is:

Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit (GBA) / Autorité de protection des données (APD) Drukpersstraat 35 / Rue de la Presse 35 1000 Brussels, Belgium https://www.dataprotectionauthority.be

To exercise any of the above rights, please contact us using the details provided in Section 2.

12. Data Security

We take reasonable and appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect any personal data collected through this blog from unauthorised access, loss, alteration, or disclosure. These measures include:

  • Use of HTTPS (SSL/TLS encryption) across all pages of the blog
  • Reliance on Google's Blogger platform, which operates enterprise-grade server security infrastructure
  • Limiting access to blog administration functions to authorised personnel only

However, no method of data transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. While we strive to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. You use this blog and submit any personal information at your own risk.

13. International Data Transfers

This blog is hosted on Google Blogger servers, which may be located outside the European Economic Area, including in the United States. Google LLC is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and relies on Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission to ensure that transfers of personal data to the United States comply with GDPR requirements.

For further information on how Google manages international data transfers, please refer to https://policies.google.com/privacy.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or the services we use. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information. Your continued use of Garfieldt's Blog following the posting of any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

15. Governing Law

This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of Belgium and, where applicable, the laws of the European Union, including the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Any disputes arising in connection with this Privacy Policy shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts of Belgium.

16. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal data, please contact the blog operator directly:

Blog: Garfieldt's Blog URL: https://garfieldt.blogspot.com Contact: Via the comment form 

We are committed to resolving privacy concerns promptly and in good faith.

This Privacy Policy was written specifically for Garfieldt's Blog and reflects its status as a Google Blogger-hosted fan blog monetised through Google AdSense, operating under Belgian and EU law. It is not a generic template and should not be reused verbatim for other websites without appropriate modification.

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