🔒 Transparency & Data Protection

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: November 2026 • Last Updated: 2026/2027 Standard

Welcome to The Short Hair Edit (accessible at shorthairedit.com). We respect the privacy of our readers, subscribers, and salon partners. This Privacy Policy details how we collect, safeguard, and utilize data when you browse our haircut guides, save looks to Pinterest, or contact our editorial desk.

1. Information We Collect

We only collect information necessary to deliver high-quality editorial content and user experiences:

  • Voluntary Personal Data: Names and email addresses provided when using our contact form, submitting haircut looks, or subscribing to our salon trend report.
  • Interactive Matcher Data: Anonymous selections made within our interactive Face Shape & Texture Matcher tool (no personal identifiers are stored).
  • Automated Device & Analytics Data: IP addresses, browser types, referring pages, device viewports, and page load durations gathered via standard server logs and LiteSpeed caching.

2. Cookies and Web Beacons

Like all professional publications, The Short Hair Edit uses cookies to remember your device preferences, enhance server caching speed, and understand traffic trends. You may disable cookies in your web browser settings at any time without restricting your access to our content.

3. Pinterest & Social Embeds

Our website features Pinterest Rich Pin integration and direct Instagram artist attribution links. Interacting with third-party platforms like Pinterest or Instagram is subject to the respective privacy policies of those services.

4. GDPR & CCPA Compliance

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA) or California (CCPA), you retain the right to:

  • Request access to any personal information we retain regarding your profile.
  • Request immediate correction or total erasure of your personal data.
  • Object to or restrict our processing of your submitted inquiries.

5. Contacting Data Officer

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact our privacy compliance desk at privacy@shorthairedit.com.