Privacy Policy

Last updated: 1 September 2026

Welcome to Fresh Start Sticks (“we”, “us”, “our”). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you share with us when you visit or interact with our website.

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

By using Fresh Start Sticks, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Who We Are

Fresh Start Sticks is a family lifestyle and content platform sharing our experiences across Lifestyle, Home & Homestead, Family & Children, Travel, Fashion and Life Abroad.

Our website provides articles, guides, videos, recommendations, product information and other content based on our family’s experiences.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please contact us through our Contact page.

2. Information We May Collect

Depending on how you use our website, we may collect the following information:

Information you provide

You may voluntarily provide information when you:

  • Contact us through a contact form

  • Subscribe to an email newsletter

  • Submit an enquiry

  • Enter a competition or promotion

  • Comment on or interact with our content

  • Contact us regarding collaborations, media or brand partnerships

This may include your name, email address and any other information you choose to provide.

Information collected automatically

When you visit our website, certain information may be collected automatically, including:

  • IP address

  • Browser and device type

  • Operating system

  • Approximate location

  • Pages visited

  • Links clicked

  • Time spent on pages

  • Referring website

  • Date and time of visits

  • Website interaction and usage information

This information may be collected through cookies, analytics services and similar technologies.

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use information collected through the website to:

  • Provide and maintain our website

  • Respond to enquiries and messages

  • Provide newsletters or other communications you request

  • Understand how visitors use our website

  • Improve our content and website experience

  • Measure the performance of articles, videos and campaigns

  • Recommend products and services that may be relevant to our audience

  • Display advertising

  • Operate affiliate marketing programmes

  • Detect and prevent fraud, abuse or security issues

  • Meet legal and regulatory obligations

We do not sell your personal information as a standalone product.

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Fresh Start Sticks may use cookies and similar technologies to make the website function, understand how visitors use it, personalise content and advertising, and measure website performance.

Cookies may be placed by us or by third-party services we use.

These may include:

  • Essential cookies required for website functionality

  • Analytics cookies

  • Advertising cookies

  • Social media cookies

  • Affiliate tracking cookies

  • Embedded-content cookies

Where required by law, we will request your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings and, where available, our cookie consent tools.

Disabling certain cookies may affect how parts of the website function.

5. Google Services and Advertising

We may use services provided by Google, including Google Analytics and Google AdSense, to understand website usage and display advertising.

Google and its advertising partners may use cookies or similar technologies to provide and measure advertising.

Advertising may be personalised based on information such as browsing activity, subject to applicable law and your consent choices.

You can learn more about how Google uses information from sites and apps that use its services through Google’s privacy resources.

6. Affiliate Marketing

Fresh Start Sticks may participate in affiliate marketing programmes, including programmes operated by retailers and networks such as Amazon Associates and eBay Partner Network.

This means that some links on our website may be affiliate links. If you click an affiliate link and subsequently make a qualifying purchase, we may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.

Affiliate partners may use cookies or similar tracking technologies to determine whether a purchase originated from our website.

We aim to recommend products and services because we believe they may be useful or relevant to our audience. Affiliate relationships do not guarantee a positive review or recommendation.

7. YouTube and Embedded Content

Some pages on Fresh Start Sticks may contain videos or other content embedded from third-party platforms, including YouTube.

When you interact with embedded content, the relevant third party may collect information about your device or activity in accordance with its own privacy policy.

We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of third-party services before interacting with embedded content.

8. Social Media

Our website may contain links to or integrations with social media platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.

If you click these links or interact with social media features, you may be directed to or interact with those third-party platforms.

Those platforms operate under their own privacy policies and terms, which we do not control.

9. Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, including retailers, travel providers, affiliate partners, social media platforms and other resources.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of third-party websites.

You should review the privacy policy of any third-party website before providing personal information.

10. How We Protect Your Information

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

11. How Long We Keep Your Information

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including where necessary to:

  • Provide requested services

  • Respond to enquiries

  • Maintain business records

  • Comply with legal obligations

  • Resolve disputes

  • Prevent fraud or misuse

The retention period will depend on the nature of the information and why it was collected.

12. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live and applicable law, you may have rights relating to your personal information.

These may include the right to:

  • Request access to personal information we hold about you

  • Request correction of inaccurate information

  • Request deletion of your information

  • Request restriction of certain processing

  • Object to certain processing

  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

  • Request a copy of certain information in a portable format

  • Complain to an applicable data protection authority

To exercise a privacy right, please contact us through our Contact page.

We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.

13. Children’s Privacy

Fresh Start Sticks is a family-focused website, but it is not intended to knowingly collect personal information directly from children without appropriate consent.

If you believe a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate consent, please contact us so that we can investigate and take appropriate action.

14. International Visitors

Fresh Start Sticks may be accessed by visitors from countries around the world.

Some of our service providers, advertising partners and affiliate partners may process information outside your country.

Where applicable, we will take appropriate steps to ensure that personal information is handled in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, services, advertising, affiliate relationships, legal requirements or privacy practices.

When we make changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

16. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, your personal information, or how we use data, please contact us through the Fresh Start Sticks Contact page.

Fresh Start Sticks
Website: www.freshstartsticks.com
Email: hello@freshstartsticks.com

Thank you for visiting Fresh Start Sticks and being part of our journey.