Privacy Policy

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Privacy Policy

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what personally identifiable information we may collect and how it may be used. This statement only applies to this Website.

WHO WE ARE

Our website address is: https://diyimhome.com. We can be reached at diyimhome@gmail.com.

WHAT PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT AND WHY WE COLLECT IT

Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website: We may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to the Website by leaving a comment, submitting a contact form, or subscribing to a newsletter.

Information We Collect from Others: We may receive information about you from other sources.  You may link your WordPress, Google, Twitter, and/or Facebook accounts to your user profile.  If you choose to link your WordPress, Google, Twitter, and/or Facebook accounts to your user profile, we will receive your name, email address and profile picture associated with that account. 

Automatically-Collected Information: We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked.

Cookies: If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment.

Comments: We collect information from visitors who comment on our site via Akismet anti-spam service. The information typically includes the commenter’s IP address, user agent, referrer, and Site URL (along with other information directly provided by the commenter such as their name, email address, website, and the comment itself). 

The Website may use cookies to store visitors’ preferences, record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit, ensure that visitors are not repeatedly sent the same banner ads, customize Website content based on visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor sends. Cookies may also be used by third-party services, such as Google Analytics, as described herein.

ANONYMOUS DATA

From time to time, we may use anonymous data, which does not identify you alone, or when combined with data from other parties. This type of anonymous data may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Examples of this anonymous data may include analytics or information collected from cookies.

PUBLICLY VISIBLE INFORMATION

If you leave a comment, certain information may be publicly visible.  Your email address will never be available publicly. 

Users may see your username, avatar, profile description and website information.

THIRD-PARTY USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information.

Additionally, the Website may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the Website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.

The Website currently uses the following third-party service providers:

DIY I’m Home uses Google Analytics to count our daily users and to collect other information like location, general demographics (age), and how long users remain on our website. This information helps us provide the best content we can to the people who want it.

DIY I’m Home uses MailChimp to send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Each email promotion will provide information on how to opt-out of future mailings. We store your contact information for purposes of delivering such communications. 

At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. This list may be amended from time to time in the Website’s sole discretion.

Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent; however, we may disclose or transfer personal information collected through the Website to third parties who acquire all or a portion of our business, which may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a portion of our assets, or in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding brought by or against us.

HOW LONG WE RETAIN YOUR DATA

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

If you join our newsletter, we retain your name and email information indefinitely. This is so that we can continue to provide you with newsletter services containing new, pertinent information related to DIY I’m Home.

WHAT RIGHTS YOU HAVE OVER YOUR DATA

If you have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Opt-out – You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us at diyimhome@gmail.com to be removed from our mailing list.

Individuals in the EU have certain rights under the GDPR.

Right of Access – You may access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request to diyimhome@gmail.com.

Right to be Forgotten – You may request that we erase or forget your personal data. To do so, please submit a request to diyimhome@gmail.com.

Right to Object – You may object to us processing your personal data at any time. To do so, please submit a request to diyimhome@gmail.com.

Right to Rectification – You may request to correct or complete your contact information at any time. To do so, please submit a request to diyimhome@gmail.com.

Right of Portability – You can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us by submitting a request to diyimhome@gmail.com.

WHERE WE SEND YOUR DATA

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION

At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the Website. This includes your social security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.

CHILDREN’S INFORMATION

The Website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact us immediately at diyimhome@gmail.com and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

OUR CONTACT INFORMATION

Please contact diyimhome@gmail.com for any privacy concerns.

Amazon Associates Program

DIY I’m Home is a participant in Amazon Associates, Amazon’s affiliate marketing program. This Website may use affiliate links, which is done by embedding tracking links into the Website. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions. If you purchase a product from an affiliate link, I will earn a commission (at no cost to you). Thank you for the support of my small business.

Last updated: July 15, 2021