Privacy Policy
Last updated: November 2026
This page explains what information SadPoetry.org (“we”, “us”) collects when you visit the site, why, and the choices you have. If you have a question about it, please write to us through our contact page.
The short version
- You do not need an account to read anything on SadPoetry.org.
- We do not ask for your name or email unless you choose to send us a message.
- We use Google Analytics to understand which pages are read, and Google AdSense to show ads. Both use cookies.
- Cards you make with our card maker are created in your own browser. The name or text you type on a card is not sent to us.
Information we collect
Messages you send us
When you use our contact form, you give us your name, your email address, a subject and your message. The form emails these details to us so we can read and answer them. We use them only to reply to you and to deal with your request (for example, removing or correcting a poem). We do not add you to any mailing list and we do not sell or share these details.
Server and security logs
Like almost every website, our server records basic technical information when a page is requested: your IP address, browser type, the page requested, the page you came from, and the date and time. Our security tools (Wordfence, and Cloudflare, which delivers the site and protects it from attacks) use this information to block spam, abuse and attacks. Cloudflare may set a small security cookie for this purpose. These logs are kept only as long as needed for security and are not used to identify you.
Searches and the card maker
When you search the site, or search for a poem inside the card maker, your search words are sent to our server so we can show matching results. The card itself, including any name or wish you type on it, is drawn in your browser. When you download a card or share it on WhatsApp, the image goes straight from your device; we do not receive or keep a copy.
Cookies
A cookie is a small file a website saves in your browser. SadPoetry.org itself does not set cookies to track you. Cookies on our pages come from the services below.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to count visits and see which poems, poets and pages people read, which devices they use and how they found us. This helps us decide what to add and improve. Google Analytics uses cookies and collects information such as your approximate location (country or city), device, browser and the pages you visit. We do not use it to identify you personally. You can read how Google uses information from sites that use its services, and you can stop Google Analytics from collecting data about you with the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
Advertising (Google AdSense)
SadPoetry.org is free to read, and ads help pay for it. We show ads through Google AdSense.
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your earlier visits to this website or other websites.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies lets Google and its partners show you ads based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the internet.
- You can turn off personalised advertising in Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some other vendors’ use of cookies for personalised advertising at www.aboutads.info or, in Europe, www.youronlinechoices.eu.
We do not control the cookies that advertisers use, and we do not see the information they collect. Please see Google’s advertising policy for details.
Turning cookies off
You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. The site will still work; you may simply see less relevant ads.
Sharing buttons and links to other sites
Our Facebook, X (Twitter) and WhatsApp share buttons are plain links. Nothing is sent to those services unless you click a button, and then their own privacy policies apply. Poems and articles may also link to other websites; we are not responsible for how those sites handle your information.
Children
SadPoetry.org is a general poetry site and is not aimed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
Your choices and rights
You can ask us to tell you what personal information we hold about you (in practice, only messages you have sent us), to correct it, or to delete it. Write to us through the contact page and we will reply as soon as we can. Depending on where you live, you may also have the right to complain to your local data protection authority.
Changes to this policy
If we change how we collect or use information, we will update this page and the date at the top.