Privacy Policy

HomeIdeaGarden ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what personal information we collect when you visit https://homeideagarden.com, how we use it, and the choices you have.

Information we collect

• Information you provide: when you email us or use the contact form, we collect your name, email address and the contents of your message.
• Automatically collected information: when you visit the site, our analytics tools collect anonymised data including pages viewed, time on page, referring URL, approximate location (country/region), device type and browser.
• Cookies and similar technologies: see our cookie policy for full details.

How we use your information

• To respond to enquiries and fulfil requests you make.
• To understand how readers use the site so we can improve it.
• To serve relevant advertising via approved third-party networks (including Google AdSense).
• To comply with legal obligations.

Legal basis (UK GDPR / EU GDPR)

We process personal data on the basis of your consent (for non-essential cookies and marketing), our legitimate interests (site analytics and security), and to fulfil our contractual obligations (responding to your enquiries).

Third-party advertising

Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our site and other sites on the internet. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

Data retention

We retain contact form messages for up to 24 months. Anonymised analytics data is retained for up to 26 months.

Your rights

Under GDPR you have the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict processing of your personal data, and the right to data portability. To exercise any of these rights, email editors@homeideagarden.com.

Children's privacy

Our site is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes to this policy

We will post any changes here and update the "last updated" date above. Material changes will be flagged in our newsletter or on the homepage.

Contact

Privacy questions: editors@homeideagarden.com.