This page explains what information HomeTipsDaily collects when you visit https://www.hometipsdaily.com/, how we use it, and the choices you have. Using the Site means you are okay with what is described here. You do not need an account to read our content, and we are set up mainly for readers in the United States.
What We Collect
There are two kinds of information involved. The first is anything you hand us directly, like your name and email when you write to us or sign up for a newsletter. The second is collected automatically as you browse, such as your IP address, device and browser details, the pages you open, and how you arrived. That second kind is gathered through cookies, both ours and those of the outside services we work with.
Cookies and Similar Tech
Cookies are small files saved on your device that help the Site function, remember preferences, and measure how it is used. You can limit or clear cookies in your browser settings, though a few features may not behave normally if you do.
Outside Services That Handle Data
A few third parties collect information through the Site:
- Analytics. We use tools to see which articles are read and how people find us.
- Advertising. We work with advertising partners that may use cookies to show ads relevant to you. You can opt out of interest-based ads at optout.aboutads.info and optout.networkadvertising.org.
- Affiliate partners. We take part in the Amazon and Wayfair affiliate programs. When you follow one of our links and buy something, they may use cookies to credit the referral. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
Each of these has its own privacy policy, which is worth a look.
Why We Use Your Information
We use what we collect to run and improve the Site, understand which topics help readers, reply to your messages, send newsletters if you asked for them, and keep the Site safe and working as intended.
When We Share It
We do not sell your personal information. We share it only with the service providers who help us operate (hosting, analytics, email), when the law requires it or to protect our rights, and if the Site is ever part of a merger or sale. Note that using cookies for personalized ads can count as “sharing” or a “sale” under some U.S. state laws. See your choices below.
Your Choices and Rights
If you live in California, the CCPA and CPRA give you the right to see the personal information we hold, ask us to delete or correct it, and opt out of its “sale” or “sharing.” You can use the ad opt-out links above, or email us for anything else, and we will not treat you differently for exercising these rights. Residents of other states with privacy laws may have similar rights and can reach us the same way.
Children
The Site is meant for adults and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13, and if you think we have, please tell us so we can remove it.
Keeping and Protecting Your Data
We hold on to personal information only as long as we need it for the purposes above, or as the law requires, and analytics data may be kept in aggregated form. We take reasonable steps to protect what we handle, though no site can promise perfect security.
Visitors Outside the US
We run the Site for a mainly U.S. audience, and your information may be processed in the United States or elsewhere. If you visit from another country, you are choosing to do so and are responsible for following your local laws.
Updates to This Policy
We may revise this policy from time to time and will change the date at the top when we do. Continued use of the Site means you accept the current version.
Reaching Us
Questions about your information or this policy? Email contact@hometipsdaily.com.