Effective Date: August 3, 2026
Website: kidoandme.com
1. Introduction
Welcome to Kido & Me.
This Privacy Policy explains how Kido & Me (“Kido & Me,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, stores, and protects personal data when you visit our website, subscribe to our newsletter, submit a comment, contact us, or otherwise interact with our services.
This Privacy Policy is intended to provide information in accordance with the applicable data protection laws of the Republic of Serbia and, where applicable, the EU General Data Protection Regulation, the UK GDPR, and other relevant privacy laws.
This Privacy Policy does not constitute a request for consent. Where consent is legally required, such as for newsletter subscriptions or non-essential cookies, it will be requested separately.
2. Data Controller
The data controller responsible for this website is:
Name: Mina Gmijovic
Website: Kido & Me
Country: Republic of Serbia
Email: kidoandmefamily@gmail.com
For questions about this Privacy Policy or the processing of your personal data, please contact us using the email address above.
3. Personal Data We Collect
3.1 Information You Provide
We may collect personal data that you voluntarily provide, including:
- your name;
- your email address;
- information included in contact form messages;
- information submitted when subscribing to our newsletter;
- comments and replies submitted on the website;
- communication preferences;
- any other information you choose to provide.
Please do not submit sensitive personal information through comments or general contact forms.
3.2 Information Collected Automatically
When you visit the website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:
- IP address;
- browser type and version;
- device type;
- operating system;
- referring website or URL;
- pages viewed;
- date and time of access;
- approximate geographic region;
- website interaction and performance data;
- cookie and consent preferences;
- security and server log information.
Some of this information is collected only after you have provided cookie consent, where such consent is required.
4. Purposes and Legal Bases for Processing
We may process personal data for the following purposes:
| Purpose | Data involved | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|
| Operating and securing the website | IP address, server logs, device and browser information | Legitimate interests and compliance with legal obligations |
| Responding to inquiries | Name, email address and message content | Legitimate interests or steps taken at your request |
| Publishing and managing comments | Name, comment content, IP address and technical information | Legitimate interests |
| Sending newsletters | Name, email address and engagement information | Consent |
| Website analytics | Device, browser and usage information | Consent where required |
| Maintaining consent records | Cookie choices, date, time and technical identifiers | Legal obligation and legitimate interests |
| Preventing fraud, spam and misuse | IP address, browser and security information | Legitimate interests |
| Establishing or defending legal claims | Relevant account, communication or technical information | Legitimate interests and legal obligations |
Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.
5. Comments
When visitors leave comments, we may collect the information entered into the comment form, together with the visitor’s IP address and browser user-agent information, to assist with spam prevention, moderation and website security.
If the Gravatar service is enabled, an anonymized value created from your email address may be provided to Gravatar to determine whether you use that service. After a comment is approved, a profile image connected to Gravatar may be publicly visible next to the comment.
Comments and associated information may remain publicly visible until the comment is removed.
Do not include medical records, precise addresses, children’s full names or other sensitive personal information in public comments.
6. Newsletter and Email Marketing
If you subscribe to the Kido & Me newsletter, we may collect:
- your email address;
- your name, if requested;
- the date and method of subscription;
- consent records;
- email delivery, opening and link-click information;
- unsubscribe information.
We use Omnisend to manage newsletter subscriptions and email communications.
Newsletter information is used to send requested updates, educational content, new article notifications and, where clearly disclosed, promotional communications.
You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in each marketing email. We may retain limited information on a suppression list to ensure that we respect your unsubscribe request.
7. Analytics
We may use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the website, measure website performance and improve our content.
Depending on your location and cookie choices, Google Analytics may process information such as:
- pages viewed;
- approximate location;
- device and browser information;
- referring source;
- interactions with website content;
- session and usage information.
Where consent is required, Google Analytics will not be activated until you provide the relevant consent through the cookie banner.
You can withdraw or change your analytics-cookie preference through the website’s cookie settings.
8. Cookies
Kido & Me uses cookies and similar technologies for website operation, security, preferences, analytics and other purposes described in our separate Cookie Policy.
You can read the Cookie Policy here:
Cookie Policy: /cookie-policy/
9. Embedded Content and Third-Party Services
Articles may contain embedded content, including videos, social-media posts, images, maps or other material hosted by third parties.
Embedded content may behave as though you visited the third-party website directly. The relevant provider may collect technical information, use cookies or similar technologies, and record your interaction with the embedded content.
Where required, non-essential embedded content should remain blocked until you provide consent.
10. How We Share Personal Data
We may share personal data with service providers that assist us in operating the website, including:
- website hosting and infrastructure providers;
- newsletter and email providers, including Omnisend;
- analytics providers, including Google, where enabled;
- cookie-consent and preference-management providers;
- security, backup and spam-prevention providers;
- website maintenance and technical-support providers;
- professional advisers where reasonably necessary;
- public authorities where disclosure is required by law.
These providers may process personal data only for the purposes for which they have been engaged and subject to their contractual and legal obligations.
We do not sell personal data for monetary consideration.
11. International Data Transfers
Some service providers may process information outside the Republic of Serbia or outside the country in which you live.
Where required by applicable law, international transfers are based on appropriate safeguards, which may include:
- adequacy decisions;
- standard contractual clauses;
- contractual data-protection obligations;
- other legally permitted transfer mechanisms.
The Serbian data-protection framework also regulates international transfers of personal data and the safeguards required for such transfers.
12. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
In general:
- contact-form messages may be retained for the period reasonably necessary to respond and maintain appropriate records;
- newsletter information is retained until you unsubscribe or the newsletter service is discontinued;
- unsubscribe records may be retained to prevent future unwanted emails;
- comments and associated metadata may be retained until the comment is deleted;
- analytics information is retained according to our configured analytics-retention settings;
- security and server logs are retained according to operational, security and hosting requirements;
- information required for legal or regulatory purposes may be retained for the applicable legal period.
Retention periods may be extended where information is required for a legal claim, investigation, fraud prevention or compliance obligation.
13. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on the law applicable to you, you may have the right to:
- request confirmation that we process your personal data;
- access the personal data we hold about you;
- request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data;
- request deletion of personal data;
- request restriction of processing;
- object to certain processing;
- receive certain data in a portable format;
- withdraw consent;
- object to direct marketing;
- lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority.
These rights are not absolute and may be subject to legal conditions or exceptions.
To submit a request, contact:
Email: [your privacy/contact email]
We may need to request reasonable information to verify your identity before responding.
You may also lodge a complaint with the Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection of the Republic of Serbia or another competent supervisory authority where applicable.
14. Children’s Privacy
Kido & Me provides parenting and family-related information intended primarily for parents, caregivers and other adults.
We do not knowingly request or collect personal data directly from children through accounts, newsletters or contact forms.
If you believe that a child has submitted personal data to us without appropriate authorization, contact us so that we can review and, where appropriate, delete the information.
15. Data Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, alteration, disclosure or misuse.
However, no website, database or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
16. Third-Party Links
The website may contain links to third-party websites, products or services.
We do not control and are not responsible for the content, security or privacy practices of those third parties. You should review the privacy notice of the relevant third party before submitting personal information.
17. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when our services, providers or legal obligations change.
The revised version will be published on this page with a new effective or last-updated date. Material changes may also be communicated through an additional website notice where appropriate.
18. Contact
For questions, privacy requests or concerns, contact:
Kido & Me
Data Controller: Mina Gmijovic
Country: Republic of Serbia
Email: kidoandmefamily@gmail.com