Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 8, 2026.

BeginWP.com is run by Saqib. This page explains what information the site collects when you visit, comment, or subscribe to the newsletter, what it’s used for, and how you can have it removed.

If you have a question about any of this, use the contact page.

The newsletter

If you sign up for the BeginWP newsletter, the form collects your email address and, if you choose to give it, your first name.

That information is stored in two places:

• On this website, as a form entry in WordPress.
• In Kit (kit.com), the email service that sends the newsletter. Kit stores your details on my behalf and sends the emails. You can read Kit’s privacy policy for how they handle data.

You’ll get a confirmation email first, and you won’t receive anything else until you click the link in it.

Your email is only used to send the newsletter. It’s never sold, rented, or shared with anyone for their own marketing.

Every email has an unsubscribe link at the bottom. Click it and you’re removed straight away. Kit also records whether newsletter emails are opened and which links are clicked, which helps me see which tips are useful. If you’d like your details deleted entirely, not just unsubscribed, get in touch through the contact page and I’ll remove them from both the website and Kit.

Comments

When you leave a comment, the site stores the name, email address, and website you enter, along with the comment itself, your IP address, and your browser’s user agent. This helps with spam detection.

Your email address is never shown publicly.

An anonymised string created from your email address (called a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to see if you have a profile picture there. Gravatar’s privacy policy is at automattic.com/privacy. If your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public alongside it.

Comments and form submissions are checked for spam by ActiveLayer, which processes the submitted content to decide whether it’s spam.

Comments and their details are kept indefinitely, so follow-up comments can be recognised and approved automatically. You can ask for your comments to be removed at any time.

Contact form

If you use the contact form, your name, email address, and message are stored as a form entry so I can reply. They aren’t added to the newsletter unless you sign up separately.

Analytics and cookies

The site uses Google Analytics to see how many people visit, which pages they read, and how they found the site. Google Analytics sets cookies (named _ga and _ga_ followed by an ID) to tell new visitors from returning ones. The information is aggregated and isn’t used to identify you personally. You can read how Google uses this data at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites, or install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

The site also sets a cookie called _wpfuuid, which is used by the form plugin (WPForms) to understand which pages led to a form being submitted.

You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. The site still works without them.

Server logs

Like most websites, the server that hosts BeginWP keeps standard logs, which include IP addresses, browser type, the pages requested, and the date and time. These are used for security and to keep the site running, and they’re deleted automatically after a short period.

Affiliate links

Some posts contain affiliate links. If you click one and buy something, the merchant may set its own cookie to credit the referral. See the disclosure page for details.

Embedded content

Posts may include embedded content such as videos. Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited that website directly, and that site may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction with the embed.

Who your data is shared with

Your information is only shared with the services needed to run the site:

• Kit, to send the newsletter
• Google Analytics, for visitor statistics
• ActiveLayer, to check comments and form submissions for spam
• Gravatar, for comment profile pictures
• The web host, which stores the site and its database

None of these services is allowed to use your information for its own marketing.

Your rights

You can ask to see the personal data the site holds about you, to have it corrected, or to have it deleted. Depending on where you live, for example in the EU, UK, or California, you may have additional rights under laws such as the GDPR or CCPA. To make any request, use the contact page. I’ll reply within 30 days.

Children

BeginWP isn’t aimed at children under 16, and I don’t knowingly collect information from them.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the date at the top of the page will be updated. Significant changes, such as a new service that handles your data, will also be mentioned in the newsletter.