Last Updated: August 3, 2026
Collected by Elle (“we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit https://collectedbyelle.com (the “Website”).
By accessing or using our Website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and agree to the practices described herein.
Definitions And Key Terms:
To help explain things as clearly as possible in this Privacy Policy, every time any of these terms are referenced, are strictly defined as:
● Cookie: A small text file stored on your device by your web browser. Cookies help websites function properly, improve performance, remember preferences, and provide analytics.
● Company: When this policy mentions “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our,” it refers to Collected by Elle, that
is responsible for your information under this Privacy Policy.
● Country: Where Collected by Elle or the owners/founders of Collected by Elle are based, in this case is the United States.
● Device: Any internet-connected device, such as a phone, tablet, computer, or other device that can be used to access the Website.
● IP Address: Every device connected to the Internet is assigned a number known as an Internet protocol
(IP) address. These numbers are usually assigned in geographic blocks. An IP address can often be used to identify the location from which a device is connecting to the Internet.
● Personal Data: Any information that directly, indirectly, or in connection with other information, including a personal identification number, allows for the identification or identifiability of a natural person.
● Third-Party Service: A company or service provider that helps us operate our Website, display advertising, email delivery services, provide analytics, process communications, or provide affiliate marketing services.
● Website: Collected by Elle’s site, which can be accessed via this URL: https://collectedbyelle.com/
● You: Any person who visits, accesses, or uses our Website.
What Information Do We Collect?
We may collect personal information when you visit our Website or contact us through our contact form.
● Name
● Email Address
● IP Address
● Device and browser information
● Usage information collected through cookies and analytics technologies
Do We Share the Information We Collect With Third Parties?
We may share information with third-party service providers, analytics providers, advertising partners, and affiliate marketing partners as necessary to operate our Website and provide our services. If we are involved in a merger, asset sale or other business reorganization, we may also share or transfer your personal and non-personal information to our successors-in-interest. We may engage trusted third party service providers to perform functions and provide services to us, such as hosting and maintaining our servers and our Website. We may share your personal information, and possibly some non-personal information, with these third parties to enable them to perform these services on our behalf. We may share portions of our log file data, including IP addresses, for analytics purposes with third parties such as web analytics partners and ad networks. If your IP address is shared, it may be used to estimate general location and other technographics such as connection speed, whether you have visited the Website in a shared location, and type of the device used to visit the Website. They may aggregate information about our advertising and what you see on the Website and then provide auditing, research and reporting for us and our advertisers. We may also disclose personal and non-personal information about you to government or law enforcement officials or private parties as we, in our sole discretion, believe necessary or appropriate in order to respond to claims, legal process (including subpoenas), to protect our rights and interests or those of a third party, the safety of the public or any person, to prevent or stop any illegal, unethical, or legally actionable activity, or to otherwise comply with applicable court orders, laws, rules and regulations.
Where And When Is Information Collected?
Collected by Elle collects personal information that you voluntarily submit through our Website, such as when you contact us using our contact form. We may also receive personal information about you from third parties as described above.
How Do We Use The Information We Collect?
Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one of the following ways:
● To provide, operate, and maintain our Website.
● To respond to inquiries submitted through our contact form.
● To improve our Website and user experience.
● To analyze Website traffic and performance.
● To comply with legal obligations.
● To detect fraud, abuse, or security issues.
How Do We Use Your Email Address?
By providing your email address through our Website, you consent to receive communications from us related to your inquiry, request, or any communications you have specifically opted to receive. If you contact us through our contact form or otherwise provide your email address, we may use it to respond to your inquiries or communicate with you regarding your request. We only send emails to individuals who have voluntarily provided their email address or otherwise consented to receive communications from us. We do not send unsolicited commercial emails.
How Long Do We Keep Your Information?
We keep your information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy and comply with applicable legal obligations. This is also the case for anyone that we share your information with and who carries out services on our behalf. When we no longer need to use your information and there is no need for us to keep it to comply with our legal or regulatory obligations, we’ll either remove it from our systems or depersonalize it so that we can’t identify you.
How Do We Protect Your Information?
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information. We cannot, however, ensure or warrant the absolute security of any information you transmit to Collected by Elle or guarantee that your information on the Website may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by a breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards.
Could My Information Be Transferred To Other Countries?
Collected by Elle is incorporated in the United States. Information collected through our Website, through direct interactions with you, or through our third-party service providers may be transferred to and processed by third parties located throughout the world, including countries that may not have laws of general applicability regulating the use and transfer of such data. To the fullest extent allowed by applicable law, by using any of the above, you voluntarily consent to the trans-border transfer and hosting of such information.
Is The Information Collected Through The Collected By Elle Website Secure?
We take precautions to protect the security of your information. We have physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to help safeguard, prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security, and correctly use your information. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure, including encryption systems. In addition, people can commit intentional crimes, make mistakes or fail to follow policies. Therefore, while we use reasonable efforts to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Can I Update Or Correct My Information?
You can contact us in order to (1) update or correct your personally identifiable information, (2) change your preferences with respect to communications and other information you receive from us, or (3) delete the personally identifiable information maintained about you on our systems. Such updates, corrections, changes and deletions will have no effect on other information that we maintain, or information that we have provided to third parties in accordance with this Privacy Policy prior to such update, correction, change or deletion. To protect your privacy and security, we may take reasonable steps to verify your identity before responding to your request. You should be aware that it is not technologically possible to remove each and every record of the information you have provided to us from our system. The need to back up our systems to protect information from inadvertent loss means that a copy of your information may exist in a non-erasable form that will be difficult or impossible for us to locate. Promptly after receiving your request, all personal information stored in databases we actively use, and other readily searchable media will be updated, corrected, changed or deleted, as appropriate, as soon as and to the extent reasonably and technically practicable.
Sale of Business:
We reserve the right to transfer information in the event of a sale, merger, acquisition, or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Collected by Elle, provided the receiving party agrees to honor this Privacy Policy or provides a substantially similar level of protection.
Governing Law:
This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of the State of Texas without regard to its conflict of laws provision. By using Collected by Elle or contacting us directly, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, you should discontinue use of the Website. Continued use of the Website, direct engagement with us, or following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy that do not significantly affect the use or disclosure of your personal information will mean that you accept those changes.
Your Consent:
By accessing or using our Website, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to this Privacy Policy.
Links To Other Websites:
This Privacy Policy applies only to the Website. The Website may contain links to other websites not operated or controlled by Collected by Elle. We are not responsible for the content, accuracy or opinions expressed in such websites, and such websites are not investigated, monitored or checked for accuracy or completeness by us. Please remember that when you use a link to go from the Website to another website, our Privacy Policy is no longer in effect. Your browsing and interaction on any other website, including those that have a link on our platform, is subject to that website’s own rules and policies. Such third parties may use their own cookies or other methods to collect information about you.
Advertising:
This Website may contain third party advertisements and links to third party sites. Collected by Elle does not make any representation as to the accuracy or suitability of any of the information contained in those advertisements or sites and does not accept any responsibility or liability for the conduct or content of those advertisements and sites and the offerings made by the third parties. Advertising helps support Collected by Elle and allows us to continue providing free content. We work hard to make sure that ads are safe, unobtrusive, and as relevant as possible. Third party advertisements and links to other sites where goods or services are advertised are not endorsements or recommendations by Collected by Elle of the third party sites, goods or services. Collected by Elle takes no responsibility for the content of any of the ads, promises made, or the quality/reliability of the products or services offered in all advertisements.
Cookies for Advertising:
These cookies collect information over time about your online activity on the Website and other online services to make online advertisements more relevant and effective to you. This is known as interest-based advertising. They also perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing and ensuring that ads are properly displayed for advertisers. Without cookies, it’s really hard for an advertiser to reach its audience, or to know how many ads were shown and how many clicks they received.
Cookies:
Collected by Elle uses “Cookies” to identify the areas of our Website that you have visited. A Cookie is a small piece of data stored on your computer or mobile device by your web browser. We use Cookies to enhance the performance and functionality of our Website but are non-essential to their use. Most web browsers can be set to disable the use of Cookies. However, if you disable Cookies, you may not be able to access functionality on our Website correctly or at all. We never place Personally Identifiable Information in Cookies.
Blocking And Disabling Cookies And Similar Technologies:
Wherever you’re located you may also set your browser to block cookies and similar technologies, but this action may block our essential cookies and prevent our Website from functioning properly, and you may not be able to fully utilize all of its features and functionality. You should also be aware that You may also lose certain saved Website preferences or experience reduced functionality. Different browsers make different controls available to you. Disabling a cookie or category of cookie does not delete the cookie from your browser, you will need to do this yourself from within your browser, you should visit your browser’s help menu for more information.
Remarketing Services:
We use remarketing services. What Is Remarketing? In digital marketing, remarketing (or retargeting) is the practice of serving ads across the internet to people who have already visited your Website. It allows your company to seem like they’re “following” people around the internet by serving ads on the websites and platforms they use most.
Kids’ Privacy:
We do not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
Changes To Our Privacy Policy:
We may change our Website and policies, and we may need to make changes to this Privacy Policy so that they accurately reflect our Website and policies. Unless otherwise required by law, we will notify you (for example, through our Website) before we make changes to this Privacy Policy and give you an opportunity to review them before they go into effect. Then, if you continue to use the Website, you will be bound by the updated Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the updated Privacy Policy, you should discontinue use of the Website.
Third-Party Services:
We may display, include or make available third-party content (including data, information, applications and other products or services) or provide links to third-party websites or services (“Third-Party Services”). You acknowledge and agree that Collected by Elle shall not be responsible for any Third-Party Services, including their accuracy, completeness, timeliness, validity, copyright compliance, legality, decency, quality or any other aspect thereof. Collected by Elle does not assume and shall not have any liability or responsibility to you or any other person or entity for any Third-Party Services. Third-Party Services and links thereto are provided solely as a convenience to you and you access and use them entirely at your own risk and subject to such third parties’ terms and conditions.
Information About General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
We collect and use information from you if you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), and in this section of our Privacy Policy we are going to explain exactly how and why this data is collected, and how we maintain this data under protection from being replicated or used in the wrong way.
What Is GDPR?
GDPR is an EU-wide privacy and data protection law that regulates how EU residents’ data is protected by companies and enhances the control the EU residents have, over their personal data. The GDPR is relevant to any globally operating company and not just the EU-based businesses and EU residents.
What Is Personal Data?
Any data that relates to an identifiable or identified individual. GDPR covers a broad spectrum of information that could be used on its own, or in combination with other pieces of information, to identify a person. Personal data extends beyond a person’s name or email address. Some examples include financial information, political opinions, genetic data, biometric data, IP addresses, physical address, sexual orientation, and ethnicity. The Data Protection Principles Include Requirements Such As:
● Personal data collected must be processed in a fair, legal, and transparent way and should only be
used in a way that a person would reasonably expect.
● Personal data should only be collected to fulfil a specific purpose and it should only be used for that
purpose. Organizations must specify why they need the personal data when they collect it.
● Personal data should be held no longer than necessary to fulfil its purpose.
● People covered by the GDPR have the right to access their own personal data. They can also request a copy of their data, and that their data be updated, deleted, restricted, or moved to another organization.
Why Is GDPR Important?
GDPR adds some new requirements regarding how companies should protect individuals’ personal data that they collect and process. It also raises the stakes for compliance by increasing enforcement and imposing greater fines for breach.
California Residents:
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) requires us to disclose categories of Personal Information we collect and how we use it, the categories of sources from whom we collect Personal Information, and the third parties with whom we share it, which we have explained above. We are also required to communicate information about rights California residents have under California law. You may exercise the following rights:
● Right to Know and Access. You may submit a verifiable request for information regarding the: (1) categories of Personal Information we collect, use, or share; (2) purposes for which categories of Personal Information are collected or used by us; (3) categories of sources from which we collect Personal Information; and (4) specific pieces of Personal Information we have collected about you.
● Right to Equal Service. We will not discriminate against you if you exercise your privacy rights.
● Right to Delete. You may submit a verifiable request to delete the Personal Information we have collected about you.
● Right to Opt Out of Sale or Sharing. If applicable, you may request that a business not sell or share your personal information. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us. We do not sell personal information for monetary compensation. However, we may share certain information with advertising, analytics, and affiliate partners. For more information about these rights, please contact us.
California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA):
CalOPPA requires us to disclose categories of Personal Information we collect and how we use it, the categories of sources from whom we collect Personal Information, and the third parties with whom we share it, which we have explained above. CalOPPA users have the following rights:
● Right to Know and Access. You may submit a verifiable request for information regarding the: (1) categories of Personal Information we collect, use, or share; (2) purposes for which categories of Personal Information are collected or used by us; (3) categories of sources from which we collect Personal Information; and (4) specific pieces of Personal Information we have collected about you.
● Right to Equal Service. We will not discriminate against you if you exercise your privacy rights.
● Right to Delete. You may submit a verifiable request to delete the Personal Information we have collected about you.
● Right to Opt Out of Sale or Sharing. If applicable under California law, you may request that we not sell or share your personal information. We do not sell personal information for monetary compensation. However, we may share certain information with advertising, analytics, and affiliate partners as described in this Privacy Policy and as permitted by applicable law. For more information about these rights, please contact us.
Contact Us:
Don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. You may also contact us to exercise any applicable privacy rights described in this Privacy Policy.
● Via Email: hello@collectedbyelle.com
● Via this Link: https://collectedbyelle.com/contact/