The Cozy Talk receives stories that are often very personal. That is why we keep as little as possible, and tell you here exactly what we keep and what we do not.
Who we are
Data controller: The Cozy Talk. Privacy contact: hello at thecozytalk dot com.
In short
- We do not ask for your name, email or phone number.
- We do not keep your IP address, browser or device: they are deleted automatically the moment you send.
- We have no ads and use no third-party tracking or analytics.
- We never sell or share what you write to us.
What we keep when you start a talk
The topic you chose (if any), your text, the name you gave (if any), your publication and privacy choices, and the date you sent it.
If your text contains details that identify you (a name, a town, a job), they are stored with it. Please leave them out: we do not need them to reply.
Legal basis
What you write may concern your health or other sensitive matters. We process it only with your explicit consent (Article 9(2)(a) GDPR), given by ticking the box on the form. You can withdraw it at any time.
Publication
A talk is published only if you allowed it, and always with details changed so that nobody can recognise you.
Who sees it
Only Eva and the site administrator. The email notifications we receive only say that a new talk arrived, without its text.
How long we keep it
Talks that are not published are deleted after 12 months. Published talks stay for as long as the site exists, or until you ask for them to be removed.
Partners who help us
- Hosting: Netcup, on a server located in Germany, EU.
- Content delivery network: bunny.net (Slovenia, EU). It sees your IP address in order to deliver pages and protect the site from attacks.
- Email notifications to us: Brevo (France, EU). They never contain the text of your talk.
- Backups: encrypted, stored with Backblaze B2 (in the European Union, Amsterdam data centre).
Calm radio
The music streams directly from the Radio Paradise station (USA), only when you press play. From that moment the station sees your IP address, like any website you visit. The radio never starts on its own.
Comments
To leave warm words under a talk, a name is optional and we ask for no email. We keep no IP address or browser. Spam checks happen here, without sending anything to third parties.
Cookies and storage on your device
We use no tracking cookies. Fonts are served from our own server, not from Google. The radio remembers your channel and volume on your device; this stays in your browser and is sent nowhere. Cookies exist only for people who log in to manage the site.
Your rights
You have the right to access, correct and delete your data, and to withdraw your consent. Because we do not know who you are, tell us roughly when you sent your talk and its first words, so we can find it. You can also complain to the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (dpa.gr).
Age
The Cozy Talk is for people aged 15 and over. If you are younger and need help, in Greece call 1056 (The Smile of the Child).
Changes
Last updated: 25 September 2026.