Privacy Policy

Last updated: 12 November 2026

At LuckyBoffin, accessible at https://luckyboffin.com, we respect the privacy of our visitors. While our primary purpose is to entertain through satire, humour and fictional storytelling, we also believe in being transparent about how information may be collected and used when you visit our website.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we use it, and what choices you have regarding your information.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following categories of information:

Information you provide voluntarily

  • Name and email address when you submit a comment.
  • Name, email address and message when you contact us through our Contact page.
  • Any other information you voluntarily include in your communications.

Information collected automatically

When you visit LuckyBoffin, certain technical and usage information may be collected through website functionality, hosting services and analytics tools. This may include:

  • IP address and approximate geographical information.
  • Browser type, device information and operating system.
  • Pages visited, browsing activity and interaction with website content.
  • Referring website and general usage information.

2. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics through Google Site Kit to understand how visitors interact with LuckyBoffin and to improve our website.

Google Analytics uses enhanced measurement features that may collect information about:

  • Page views.
  • Scrolling activity.
  • Outbound link clicks.
  • Site searches.
  • Video engagement.
  • File downloads.
  • Form interactions.

This information helps us understand website traffic, content performance and visitor behaviour.

Google Analytics may use cookies and similar technologies to collect usage information. Google processes this information according to its own privacy policies.

Our Google Analytics configuration has email-data redaction enabled. This feature helps prevent most email addresses from appearing in Analytics event data. However, it should not be considered a guarantee that all personally identifiable information will always be excluded.

Our current Google Analytics data-retention settings are:

  • Event data: 2 months.
  • User data: 14 months.

For more information, please refer to Google’s Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

3. Cookies

LuckyBoffin may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality and understand website usage.

For example:

  • WordPress may use cookies to remember comment-related information. Visitors submitting comments are provided with an optional comment-cookie opt-in checkbox.
  • Google Analytics may use cookies and similar technologies for website measurement.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect some website features.

4. Comments

When visitors leave comments on LuckyBoffin, we collect the information displayed in the comments form, including the visitor’s name and email address, along with technical information such as the visitor’s IP address and browser user-agent string. This information helps with spam detection, moderation and website security.

An anonymised string created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you use it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/.

After approval, your comment and associated display information may be visible publicly.

WordPress may also use cookies to remember comment-related information for visitor convenience, subject to the available opt-in option.

5. Contact Forms and Communications

If you contact us through the Contact page, you may be asked to provide your name, email address and message.

We use this information to respond to your enquiry, feedback, suggestions or other communication.

Our contact form uses WPForms Lite. Form submissions are processed through email notifications and are not stored as entries in the WordPress dashboard by the WPForms Lite plugin.

Information contained in the resulting email communications may remain in the relevant email accounts until deleted.

Please avoid submitting sensitive personal or confidential information through our contact form.

6. How We Use Information

Information collected through LuckyBoffin may be used to:

  • Operate and maintain the website.
  • Understand visitor behaviour and website performance.
  • Respond to enquiries and communications.
  • Display and manage visitor comments.
  • Detect spam, misuse and potentially harmful activity.
  • Improve website functionality, content and user experience.

We do not intend to use visitors’ personal information for purposes unrelated to the operation of our website without an appropriate basis.

7. Third-Party Services

LuckyBoffin currently uses third-party services, including Google Analytics, to support website measurement and functionality.

These providers may process information in accordance with their own privacy policies and terms.

We do not control the privacy practices of third-party websites or services. Visitors should review the relevant policies when interacting with those services.

8. Data Retention

Comments and their associated information may be retained for as long as necessary for website administration, moderation and related purposes.

Information submitted through our contact form may remain in the email communications used to manage and respond to enquiries until it is no longer required.

Google Analytics data is subject to the retention settings configured in our Analytics account, currently 2 months for event data and 14 months for user data.

9. Data Security

We take reasonable steps to protect the information associated with our website. However, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Visitors should exercise care when sharing personal information online.

10. Your Privacy Choices and Rights

Depending on applicable law, you may have rights concerning your personal information, including the right to request access, correction or deletion of information.

You may also manage cookies through your browser settings.

To make a privacy-related enquiry or request, contact us using the details below.

11. Children’s Privacy

LuckyBoffin is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children without appropriate consent where required by applicable law.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us inappropriately, please contact us so that we can review the matter.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our website, services, technology or applicable requirements.

Any revised version will be published on this page with an updated revision date.

13. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns or requests relating to this Privacy Policy, please contact:

LuckyBoffin

Email: writer@luckyboffin.com

Website: https://luckyboffin.com

This Privacy Policy describes the website’s current practices as understood at the time of publication. It should be reviewed and updated whenever new services, advertising platforms, newsletter subscriptions or data-processing activities are introduced.

Currently, LuckyBoffin does not operate an active newsletter subscription service or Google AdSense advertising. This policy will be updated if these services are introduced.