User Data Deletion Policy

Last Updated: October 6, 2025
Website: beardedcigarlover.com
Contact: [email protected]

1. No Games — You Control Your Data

Here’s the deal: if you want your data gone, we delete it. No hoops, no runaround, no pretending it’s “archived for system reasons.” When you say delete, we hit delete. End of story.

We take your privacy seriously — not because the law says we have to, but because trust is the foundation of any good community (and any good smoke session).

2. How We Handle Deletion Requests

When you reach out to [email protected] and request that your personal data be deleted, we use the built-in data management tools provided by WordPress to handle it securely and completely.

Here’s what that actually means — in human language:

• WordPress Erasure Tool:
  This tool automatically finds every piece of personal data tied to your name, email, or account on our site. That includes things like:
  • Your user profile (if you registered)
  • Comments you’ve left
  • Contact form submissions
  • Any stored email address or identifying data
  Once confirmed, WordPress wipes that info clean from our system. It’s like it never existed.
• WordPress Export Tool (Optional):
  If you want to see what we have before we delete it, we can send you a full export of your personal data. You can review it, keep a copy, then tell us to nuke it.
• What We Keep (Bare Minimum):
  Some records — like invoices or legal logs — may need to stay for tax or compliance reasons. But that’s it. No creepy “shadow backups,” no secret copies sitting in a dusty corner of the server.

3. The Process

Here’s how it goes down:

1. You send a request to [email protected] asking us to delete your data.
2. We verify it’s really you (because we’re not deleting accounts on random requests from strangers).
3. We use WordPress’s privacy tools to permanently erase your data.
4. We confirm back to you once it’s done. No mysteries, no silence.

From start to finish, you’ll know what’s happening. That’s how transparency should work.

4. What Happens After Deletion

Once we delete your data:

• You won’t get emails or newsletters from us.
• You won’t have an account on the site anymore.
• Any public comments you’ve left may show as “Anonymous” (so the conversation still makes sense but your name’s gone).
• Your data is removed from our systems, databases, and backups (as soon as those backups rotate — WordPress handles this automatically).

In short: when you’re out, you’re out. No ghost traces. No “we might still use your info for marketing.” We don’t play that game.

5. Why We Use WordPress’s Built-In Tools

WordPress is the platform our site runs on. Their data privacy tools are part of the core system, built specifically to meet global data protection standards like GDPR (Europe), CCPA (California), and other privacy laws that all boil down to one thing — respect the user’s data.

Using these tools ensures:

• Your data gets deleted securely and completely
• No manual mistakes or forgotten records
• Full transparency, logged by the system itself

So when we delete you, you’re not just “off our email list” — you’re gone from the database.

6. Have a Question or Want Out?

If you want your data deleted, or you just want to know what we have on you, email us directly at:
📩 [email protected]

We’ll get back to you faster than a fresh flame on a dry cedar strip.

7. Bottom Line

We don’t hoard your data. We don’t sell it. We don’t track you like a bloodhound.
You trusted us enough to visit and maybe share your info — we honor that trust.
If you want out, we’ll respect that too. Fully, completely, and permanently.

Bearded Cigar Lover
Real community. Real respect. No digital baggage.