Last updated: 15 May 2026
Pursuit of Mind is a publishing brand operated by Menajo Publishing. This policy explains what information we collect when you visit pursuitofmind.com, why we collect it, how we collect it, and how it is used. We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy in accordance with applicable data protection law. We will never sell your personal information.
By using our website, you are agreeing to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
Our website address is: https://pursuitofmind.com
If our site is acquired or merged with another company, your information may be transferred to the new owners so that we may continue to provide content for you.
1. Who We Are
Menajo Publishing operates the Pursuit of Mind brand and website. References to “we”, “us”, or “our” in this policy refer to Menajo Publishing.
When we use the terms “you” and “your”, we are referring to a visitor of our website and a consumer of our content and/or products.
When we use the terms “personal information” or “data”, we are referring to any information that identifies, or can identify, a visitor to our site.
For the purposes of data protection legislation, we are the data controller of your personal information.
If you have questions about this policy or how we handle your data, contact us at: contact@pursuitofmind.com
2. Policy Amendments
We may update this privacy policy from time to time, so please review it frequently. Amendments will take effect immediately upon posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated. By continuing to use this website after changes are posted, you agree to the revised policy.
3. What Information We Collect and How
3.1 Information You Provide to Us
Including but not limited to:
Contact information such as your name or email address.
Account or profile information such as your username, login details and password, along with details of any transactions where applicable, and any information you choose to upload such as profile pictures.
Information you supply through the contact form, customer surveys, or email communication, such as when you provide feedback or report an issue with the site.
3.2 Email Sign-Ups
When you sign up to receive free puzzles or other content, we collect your email address and your first name, if provided.
3.3 Purchases
When you purchase through our website, we collect your name and email address, billing address, and payment information. Payment is processed securely by our payment provider. We do not store card details.
3.4 Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comment form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymised string created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
3.5 Media Uploads
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
3.6 Information Automatically Collected
Including but not limited to:
Our website uses cookies to distinguish between users, monitor where traffic is coming from, and understand how the site is used.
When you browse our site, we also automatically receive your IP address, device and browser type, operating system, mobile network information, webpages visited and time spent on each, search terms used to enter the site, resources accessed and downloaded, and third-party referrals such as social media links or external blogs.
Please refer to our [Cookie Policy]) for more detailed information on this.
3.7 Information from Third Parties
We may receive data from third-party marketing service providers or platforms who share information with us to help improve our service. We only partner with third parties who are bound by GDPR and who have explicitly obtained your consent to share.
4. Cookies
A cookie is a small text file stored on your device. Our website uses cookies to distinguish between users, monitor traffic sources, and understand how the site is used so we can keep it up to date, relevant, and error-free.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days and screen options cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.
We may also use analytics cookies to measure site traffic. You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect how some parts of the site function.
5. Embedded Content and Links to External Sites
Pages on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you had visited those websites directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
When you click on links on our website, you may be redirected to a third-party website or application. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites. We therefore recommend that you read their privacy policies and terms so you can understand the manner in which your personal information will be handled by these providers.
6. How We Use Your Information
Why we need the information and how will it be used?
We collect and use your information to:
Provide support, assistance, and deal with complaints.
Deliver the free content or product you requested.
Send occasional emails about new books, free content, promotions, or updates, but only if you opted in.
Process and fulfil orders.
Comply with a legal obligation, court order, or legal claim.
Conduct research to help us develop relevant content and products.
Customise and analyse advertising and marketing campaigns.
Gather feedback and suggestions to improve our products and services.
Monitor how well the website is performing.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
We do not sell your data. We do not share your data with third parties for their own marketing purposes.
7. Legal Basis for Processing (UK and EU Visitors)
Under UK GDPR and EU GDPR, we process your data on the following legal bases:
Consent: when you sign up for emails or free content.
Contract: when processing a purchase you have made.
Legitimate interests: to maintain and improve our website and services.
8. Information Sharing and Disclosure
We may share your personal information in the following limited circumstances:
Service providers and partners. We partner with trusted third parties to perform functions including email delivery, customer support, hosting, spam protection, advertising, and analytics such as Google Analytics. We share your information only to the extent necessary to perform these functions.
We use reCAPTCHA on this site, a free service from Google that helps protect our website against spam and abuse. Use of this service is subject to Google’s Privacy Policy. and Terms of Use. Visit their website to learn more about their respective Policies.
Business transfers. If we sell or merge our business, we may disclose your information as part of that transaction, only to the extent permitted by law.
Legal compliance. We may retain and share your information if we have a good faith belief it is reasonably necessary to respond to legal process or government requests, enforce our agreements and policies, prevent or address fraud, illegal activity, or security issues, or protect the rights, property, and safety of our customers or others.
Consensual sharing. Where we have your consent, we may publicly share feedback or comments sent via email or social media on our website or via our newsletters.
9. Transactional Emails and Email Marketing
How do you get my consent?
If we ask for your personal information for the purposes of email marketing, we will always ask you directly for your express consent to join our email lists by way of signup forms presented on this website.
By signing up via those forms, you are agreeing for us to send you email marketing communication. This may include new releases, free content, and updates. If you later decide to unsubscribe from our marketing communications, we will ensure that your information is removed from our records, and that we do not contact you with regards to marketing matters.
How do I withdraw my consent?
You can unsubscribe from these emails at any time by clicking the link at the bottom of such emails. Alternatively, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you, for the continued collection, use or disclosure of your information, at any time, by contacting us at contact@pursuitofmind.com.
Do you collect information from minors?
Our website and products are intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect information that personally identifies children under the age of 13. If you believe we are in possession of identifiable data for a child under the age of 13, please contact us with the details and we will immediately remove any such information from our records.
10. Transfers of Personal Information Outside the UK and EU
We may store and process your information through third-party hosting services in the US and other jurisdictions. Where we transfer information outside the UK or EU, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses, in accordance with applicable data protection law.
11. Data Retention and Security
11.1. Legal and Regulatory Obligations
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to provide our services or to comply with legal, tax, accounting, and regulatory obligations.
We keep your email address and name for as long as you remain subscribed or as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected. You can ask us to delete your data at any time.
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognise and approve follow-up comments automatically rather than holding them in a moderation queue.
For users who register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time except they cannot change their username. Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Purchase records are kept for up to 10 years to comply with legal and tax obligations.
11.2. Data Security
We take reasonable steps to protect your personal data against loss, misuse, or unauthorised access. All payment data is processed by PCI-compliant third-party providers. We do not store payment card details on our systems.
12. Your Rights
Depending on where you are based, you may have the following rights:
Access. You may request access to and a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Change, restrict, or delete. You may request that we change, restrict our use of, or delete your personal information. We will generally delete your personal information upon request, absent exceptional circumstances such as legal or security obligations.
Object. You can object to our processing of your information based on legitimate interests, or to receiving marketing messages after providing consent. In such cases we will delete your personal information unless we have compelling legitimate grounds to continue or if it is needed for legal reasons.
Data portability. If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, except data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Complain. UK visitors may lodge a complaint with the ICO at ico.org.uk. EU visitors may contact their local data protection authority.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at contact@pursuitofmind.com
13. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last revised. Continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
14. Contact
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Policy, please contact our privacy compliance officer at Menajo Publishing / Pursuit of Mind Email: contact@pursuitofmind.com