✍️ Written & Updated by Ofir The Fermenter · 📅 May 25, 2026
Last updated: May 2026
This is the privacy policy for Kommbucha.com, a personal website run by Ofir — a home kombucha brewer based in Tel Aviv. This page explains what information we collect, why we collect it, and how we handle it. It’s written in plain English because that’s how everything else on this site is written.
Who We Are
Kommbucha.com is a personal content website about kombucha brewing, health, and fermentation. It is not a shop. We don’t sell products through this site or process payments of any kind.
If you have questions about this policy, you can reach us at: contact@kommbucha.com
What Information We Collect
Information You Give Us
The only way we receive personal information from you directly is if you send us an email at contact@kommbucha.com. In that case, we receive whatever you include in your message — typically your name and email address. We use this only to reply to you. We don’t add you to any list or share your details with anyone.
Information Collected Automatically
Like most websites, Kommbucha.com collects some basic usage data automatically when you visit. This includes:
- IP address — used to understand where visitors come from geographically
- Browser type and operating system — used to ensure the site displays correctly
- Pages visited and time spent — used to understand which content is useful
- Referring URL — how you arrived at the site (e.g. from a search engine)
This data is collected in aggregate and is not linked to your personal identity.
Cookies
Kommbucha.com uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — for the following purposes:
- Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how people use the site. This sets cookies that track visits, pages viewed, and general behaviour on the site. The data is anonymous and aggregated. You can opt out of Google Analytics across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
- Advertising: We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. AdSense sets cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ad Settings.
- WordPress: Our site runs on WordPress, which sets functional cookies necessary for the site to work correctly.
- Yoast SEO: We use Yoast SEO, which may set a cookie to track whether you’ve seen certain notifications.
Most browsers allow you to control or disable cookies through their settings. Disabling cookies may affect how some parts of the site function.
Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services that may process data independently:
- Google Analytics — website traffic analysis. Google’s privacy policy
- Google AdSense — advertising network that displays relevant ads on this site. Google may use cookies and your browsing data to serve personalized ads. Google’s privacy policy
- Hostinger — our web hosting provider, which stores the website and its data on servers in the EU
- WordPress.org — the content management system powering the site
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Understand how visitors use the site so we can improve the content
- Reply to emails sent to us directly
- Ensure the site functions correctly across different devices and browsers
- Display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
Data Retention
Emails sent to us are kept only as long as necessary to respond to your query and are not stored in any database. Analytics data is retained by Google Analytics according to their standard retention settings (26 months by default).
Your Rights
If you are based in the EU or EEA, you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including:
- The right to access personal data we hold about you
- The right to request correction or deletion of your data
- The right to object to processing of your data
- The right to data portability
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at contact@kommbucha.com. We’ll respond within 30 days.
Israel’s Privacy Protection Law (5741-1981) and its regulations also apply to this site. Israeli users have similar rights regarding access to and correction of personal data.
Children’s Privacy
Kommbucha.com is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal information to us, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.
External Links
Some pages on this site link to external websites — research papers, health authorities, and other sources. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. We recommend reading their privacy policies before submitting any personal information to them.
Changes to This Policy
If we make significant changes to this privacy policy, we’ll update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to check back periodically.
Contact
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your data, please get in touch:
Email: contact@kommbucha.com Website: kommbucha.com