Privacy Policy

Last updated: 28 August 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Daily Life Notes ("we", "us", or "our"), operated by Marcus Tan from Singapore, collects, uses, stores, and protects personal information when you visit dailylifenotes.pro (the "Site") or contact us through the Site. We respect your privacy and aim to handle information in a transparent, lawful, and proportionate manner consistent with applicable data protection principles.

By using the Site, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our practices, please discontinue use of the Site. For questions about this policy or your personal data, contact us at hello@dailylifenotes.pro or using the details on our contact page.

1. Who we are

Daily Life Notes is a personal blog publishing essays and related content about everyday life in Singapore. The Site is operated by Marcus Tan as an individual writer, not as a large corporate entity. Our registered contact address is Blk 55 Tiong Bahru Road, #11-32, Singapore 160055. For the purposes of data protection law, Marcus Tan is the data controller responsible for personal information processed through this Site.

Because this is a small, personal operation, we do not maintain a dedicated data protection officer. Privacy enquiries sent to hello@dailylifenotes.pro will be handled directly by the site operator.

2. Information we collect

2.1 Information you provide voluntarily

When you use our contact form, we may collect your name, email address, phone number (if provided), and the content of your message. Email and phone are optional unless you want a reply by those channels. We collect only what you choose to submit.

We do not operate user accounts, membership registrations, paid subscriptions, or comment systems on the Site. We do not ask for your date of birth, national identification numbers, financial account details, or other sensitive categories of data through the Site.

2.2 Information collected automatically

Like most websites, our hosting infrastructure may automatically record technical information when you access the Site. This can include your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referring URL, pages viewed, approximate time of access, and similar server log data. We use this information at an aggregate or diagnostic level to maintain security, troubleshoot errors, and understand general traffic patterns.

We do not use third-party advertising networks or social media tracking pixels on the Site. We do not build marketing profiles of visitors for sale or cross-site retargeting.

2.3 Cookies and similar technologies

We use a small amount of browser storage to remember your cookie preference (essential only, or all cookies including map embeds). Details are in our Cookie Policy. We do not use cookies for behavioural advertising on this Site.

3. How we use your information

We use personal information for the following purposes:

• Responding to messages: When you contact us, we use your submission to read, consider, and reply to your enquiry where appropriate.
• Site operation and security: Server logs help us detect abuse, protect against spam or automated attacks, and keep the Site available.
• Legal compliance: We may process or retain information where required to comply with applicable law, respond to lawful requests, or establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.
• Improvement: Aggregated, non-identifying usage patterns may inform minor improvements to content structure or accessibility.

We do not use contact form data for unsolicited marketing. We do not sell personal information to third parties.

4. Legal bases for processing

Depending on your jurisdiction, different legal bases may apply. In general, we rely on:

• Consent: For optional cookies such as embedded Google Maps, where you choose "Accept all" in our cookie banner.
• Legitimate interests: For operating a secure, functional personal website, responding to reader correspondence, and maintaining basic analytics through server logs, balanced against your rights and expectations.
• Contractual necessity: Not typically applicable, as we do not sell goods or services through the Site, but may apply if you request a specific action that requires processing your data to fulfil.
• Legal obligation: Where retention or disclosure is required by law.

5. How we store and protect information

Contact form submissions are transmitted over HTTPS. Messages may be delivered to our email inbox and a minimal log entry (timestamp, name, and email if provided) may be stored in a private server directory protected from public web access. We do not publish contact submissions on the Site.

We implement reasonable administrative and technical measures appropriate to the scale of this Site, including access controls on server directories, use of secure connections, and spam filtering including a hidden honeypot field on the contact form. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure; we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Server logs are retained for a limited period defined by our hosting provider's standard rotation policies, typically ranging from days to a few weeks unless needed longer for security investigation.

6. Retention

We retain contact messages and related correspondence for as long as needed to respond and for a reasonable period afterward in case of follow-up, usually up to twenty-four months unless a longer period is required for legal or dispute-resolution purposes. Minimal submission logs may be retained on a similar schedule.

Cookie consent choices are stored in your browser's local storage until you clear site data or change your preference. Server logs are retained according to hosting rotation schedules described above.

7. Sharing with third parties

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We may share limited data in these circumstances:

• Service providers: Our web hosting provider processes server logs and stores Site files. Email delivery may pass through standard mail transfer infrastructure. These providers act on our instructions and only to the extent needed to deliver their services.
• Google Maps: If you consent to all cookies on the contact page, Google may collect information according to Google's own policies when you interact with the embedded map. See our Cookie Policy for details and opt-out options.
• Legal requirements: We may disclose information if required by law, court order, or governmental authority, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Site operator or others.

Because the Site is operated from Singapore, data may be processed on servers located in Singapore or other countries where our hosting provider maintains facilities. Where data crosses borders, we rely on appropriate safeguards offered by our providers and the limited nature of the data involved.

8. Your rights

Depending on applicable law (including the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 in Singapore and, where relevant, the GDPR for visitors in the European Economic Area or UK), you may have rights such as:

• Access to personal information we hold about you
• Correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
• Deletion of information, subject to lawful retention needs
• Restriction or objection to certain processing
• Withdrawal of consent where processing is consent-based (for example, map cookies)
• Data portability where applicable
• Lodging a complaint with a supervisory authority

To exercise these rights, email hello@dailylifenotes.pro with sufficient detail for us to identify your request. We may need to verify your identity before responding. We will reply within a reasonable timeframe and in accordance with applicable law.

9. Children

The Site is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children under thirteen. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal information through our contact form, please notify us and we will take steps to delete it promptly.

10. Links to other websites

Our essays and pages may link to external sites, including booksellers, maps, or references cited in posts. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third-party sites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing personal information.

11. Automated decision-making

We do not use automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects on visitors. Contact form spam filtering may use simple automated checks (such as honeypot fields), but human review is involved in reading genuine messages.

12. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the Site, applicable law, or our practices. The "Last updated" date at the top will change when revisions are published. Material changes may also be noted on the Site. Continued use after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy unless applicable law requires otherwise.

13. Data breach notification

In the unlikely event that personal information under our control is accessed, disclosed, or lost in a manner that is likely to result in significant harm, we will assess the incident promptly and take reasonable steps to contain it. Where required by the Personal Data Protection Act or other applicable law, we will notify the Personal Data Protection Commission of Singapore and affected individuals without undue delay, describing the nature of the breach, the categories of data involved, and the measures we are taking to address it. Because the Site collects limited personal data — primarily contact form submissions — the scope of any potential breach would typically be confined to correspondence you chose to send us rather than large-scale account databases.

14. Contact

For privacy-related questions, requests, or complaints, contact: