Effective Date: December 3, 2025
At Magically Epic Ideas™, a brand owned and operated by Meridian Whimsy LLC, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your data when you visit our blog, https://www.magicallyepicideas.blog, and associated digital properties.
1. Who We Are and Applicability
This Privacy Policy is governed by Meridian Whimsy LLC, an Ohio limited liability company that owns and operates the Magically Epic Ideas™ brand.
Applicability: This Privacy Policy applies to the main blog and all associated digital properties operated by Meridian Whimsy LLC under the Magically Epic™ brand, including:
- https://www.magicallyepicideas.blog
- https://www.magicallyepicideas.com
- https://www.magicallyepic.com
- https://www.magicallyepicexperiences.com
- https://www.magicallyepictravel.com
- https://www.meridianwhimsy.com (corporate site, which has a separate policy but is governed by the same entity)
- All other associated domain names.
2. Independent Entity Disclosure
Magically Epic Ideas™ and Meridian Whimsy LLC are independent entities. We are not owned by, affiliated with, authorized by, or endorsed by The Walt Disney Company, Universal Studios, or any of their subsidiaries, affiliates, or related entities. All content is provided for entertainment and informational purposes only.
3. Information We Collect
We only collect personal information necessary for the operation of the blog and to provide a quality experience.
- Comments & Interactions: When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string to help detect and prevent spam.
- Gravatar: An anonymized string (hash) from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service for displaying your profile picture with your comment.
- Forms & Subscriptions (Email List): If we utilize an email subscription or contact form, we collect the name and email address you provide for the sole purpose of sending you blog updates, newsletters, or responding to your specific request.
4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Like most websites, we use cookies to improve your experience.
| Type of Cookie | Purpose | Retention |
| Comments Cookies | Saves your name, email, and website in cookies if you opt-in when commenting, for convenience. | Approximately one year |
| Affiliate Tracking Cookies | Used by our affiliate partners (including Amazon) to track clicks from our site to the retailer’s site and assign sales commissions for qualifying purchases. | Varies by partner |
| Analytical Cookies | Used to understand how visitors interact with the site (e.g., Google Analytics). We track aggregated data for site improvement and security. | Varies (Typically 1-2 years) |
5. Embedded Content, Pixels, and Third-Party Data Sharing
Content on this site may include embedded content from external sources (e.g., YouTube videos, Instagram posts) and utilize tracking pixels for advertising and affiliate programs.
- Embedded Content: Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These external websites (e.g., YouTube, Facebook, Pinterest) may collect data about you, use their own cookies, and monitor your interaction.
- Tracking Pixels and Affiliate Partners: We permit certain third-party affiliate and advertising partners (including Amazon) to use tracking technologies (like cookies or pixels) on our blog. This technology collects anonymous data (like IP address, location, and click activity) to track sales and determine commissions. This sharing of data may constitute a “sale” or “sharing” of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising purposes under the privacy laws of certain U.S. states.
6. How We Use and Retain Your Information
Use: We use the collected information for: responding to inquiries, providing requested content (newsletters), and analyzing site performance for security and maintenance.
Retention: We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy.
- Comments: Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to help us recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
- Transactional Data: Data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes is retained as required by law.
7. Who We Share Your Data With
We share your data only in specific circumstances:
- Service Providers: Third-party providers (website hosting, email services, spam detection) who need access to the data to perform services on our behalf.
- Affiliate and Advertising Partners: As detailed in Section 5, data is shared via tracking technologies with our partners (like Amazon) for the sole purpose of tracking and calculating sales commissions.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law, subpoena, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Meridian Whimsy LLC.
8. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding the personal data we hold about you. You can exercise these rights by contacting us using the email provided in Section 9.
| Right | Description |
| Right to Know | You have the right to request the categories and specific pieces of personal data we have collected about you in the preceding 12 months, the sources of that data, the business purpose for collection, and the categories of third parties with whom we share it. |
| Right to Delete | You have the right to request that we delete any personal data we have collected about you, subject to certain legal exceptions (e.g., data required for legal compliance or security). |
| Right to Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing | You have the right to direct us not to “sell” or “share” your personal information with third parties for cross-context behavioral advertising (as defined under California law), which includes data shared via affiliate links and third-party tracking pixels. |
| Right to Correct | You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate personal information we hold about you. |
| Right to Non-Discrimination | We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your privacy rights. |
To Exercise Your Opt-Out Rights:
- Email Request: You may also submit a request via email to:
admin@meridianwhimsy.comand/or admin@magicallyepicideas.com - Global Privacy Control (GPC): We are working to implement a technical process to recognize and honor any universal opt-out preference signals, such as the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal, as a valid request to opt out of the sale and sharing of your personal information.
9. Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact the operating company, Meridian Whimsy LLC, at the following addresses:
Corporate Email: admin@meridianwhimsy.com
Brand Support Email: admin@magicallyepicideas.com