Privacy Policy

Who I Am

I am Dezy Delaceur, independent oracle, philosopher, creator, and aspiring muse and the sole owner and operator of brands such as the Luxe Gothique Boutique, Dezydration (stylized as d3zydration), and The Witchy Housewife. If you would like to learn more about me outside of the context of The Witchy Houeswife, feel free to check out my main website here. Should you need to contact me for any reason, the best method of contact is via my website’s contact form.

Personal Data & Cookies

If you leave a comment on my website, you may opt-in to save your name, e-mail address, and the website as cookies. These are saved for your convenience only to prevent having to fill your details every time you leave a comment going forward. These cookies will last for one year.

In addition, when leaving a comment on my website, I may collect all data which is entered into the comment form as well as your IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. At this time, an anonymized string may also be created from your e-mail address (also called a hash) and may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available to read by clicking here. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public in the context of the comment you’ve left.

If and when a comment is left and approved for public posting, the comment and its metadata may be retained indefinitely.

If you have subscribed to receive The Witchy Housewife article updates via e-mail newsletter, you will receive e-mails from me at the address you have provided through the MailPoet Sending Service. The MailPoet Sending Service privacy policy is available to read by clicking here. We will only send you e-mails which you have signed up to receive or which pertain to any services we may provide for you.

In order to send you these e-mails, we use and store the name and e-mail address which you provide for us when subscribing to these e-mail updates. We may also log your IP address at the time of your subscription to help prevent abuse of the system.

In signing up for e-mail updates, you agree that I can send you e-mails through the MailPoet Sending Service. This service allows me to track opens and clicks on our e-mails in order to help improve the content of my articles and associated newsletters. You may unsubscribe at any time, and your information will be removed from my system at that time.

Finally, if you use the contact form on my Contact page to contact me, any information that you have entered is automatically forwarded to me via e-mail through WPForms. WPForms’ privacy policy is available to read by clicking here. I may retain the information from these contact forms for up to 10 days for the purpose of reviewing and responding to the message provided.

In contacting me through my contact form, you agree that I may send you e-mail responses via my personal e-mail.

If you have utilized any of the aforementioned features on this website, be aware that you can request to receive an exported file of your personal data that is still in our database. You may also request that we erase any of your your personal data within our database. This does not include any data that we may be obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Commission Services

In applying for my artwork or writing services, all information provided through the application process will be stored digitally for the calendar year, then stored physically in my files at the end of the calendar year for record keeping and tax reference purposes. In purchasing and paying for these services, all paid invoices shared between us will be stored both digitally through my PayPal account and physically alongside your application for record keeping and tax reference purposes. At this time, all custom commissions are processed exclusively through PayPal using PayPal’s invoicing system. PayPal’s privacy policy is available to read by clicking here.

Additionally, all services described on this website, including those offered through Etsy, are subject to the terms outlined in my artwork contract or my writing contract, depending on whether the service is for my artwork or my writing.