Last updated: 13 July 2026
Balanced Mum (“we”, “us”, “our”) operates balancedmum.co.uk. This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have. If you have any questions, you can contact us at hello@balancedmum.co.uk.
Who we are
Balanced Mum is a UK-based personal finance blog written by Yasmin, offering practical money-saving, budgeting and income tips for UK families.
Information we collect
We collect the following information:
- Email address, if you sign up to our free Budget Kickstart Checklist, newsletter, or other downloads.
- – Comment information: if you leave a comment on the site, we collect your name, email address, the content of your comment, your IP address and browser user agent, to help detect spam.
- – Usage data, collected automatically through analytics tools, such as pages visited, time on site, device and browser type, and approximate location based on IP address.
How we use your information
We use this information to:
- Send you the resources, checklists or newsletter content you’ve requested.
- – Respond to enquiries you send us.
- – Understand how visitors use the site and improve our content.
- – Detect and prevent spam or abuse.
Cookies and analytics
This site uses Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager (via Google Site Kit) to understand how visitors use the site. These tools use cookies to collect anonymised usage data. If you leave a comment, an anonymised hash of your email address may be checked against the Gravatar service to display your profile picture; Gravatar’s privacy policy is available at automattic.com/privacy. For full details of the cookies used on this site, see our Cookie Policy.
Affiliate links
Some posts on this site contain affiliate links. If you click through and sign up or make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Clicking an affiliate link may set a third-party cookie so that company can track the referral. See our Affiliate Disclaimer for more information.
Who we share your data with
We do not sell your personal information. We may share data with trusted service providers who help us run this site, such as our email newsletter provider and our hosting provider, IONOS, strictly for the purpose of delivering that service.
How long we keep your data
We keep newsletter and checklist sign-up data for as long as you remain subscribed, or until you ask us to delete it. Comment data is generally retained so we can recognise follow-up comments, unless you ask us to remove it.
Your rights
Under UK GDPR, you have the right to ask what personal data we hold about you, request a correction, request deletion, and object to or restrict certain processing. You can withdraw consent to marketing emails at any time using the unsubscribe link in any email we send. To exercise these rights, contact us at hello@balancedmum.co.uk.
Children’s privacy
This site is not directed at children and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “last updated” date.
Contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us at hello@balancedmum.co.uk.