Homely Magazine (referred to as “us,” “we,” “our,” or “Service”) operates the http://homelymag.com/ website, a leading informational blog about home improvement and decor for home lovers in the United States.
Our policies here inform you how we might collect and use your data.
Policy on Collection & Use of Information To improve our Service, we may collect certain information and data from you. This information has several purposes for us, given below:
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
While using our Service, you might be asked to provide us information that can be categorized as personally identifiable, i.e., this information can allow us to identify you or contact you, known as “Personal Data.” This may include the following:
First name and last name
Email address
Cookies and Usage Data
Etc.
We may use your Data to send you newsletters, marketing or promotional materials, and other information that may interest you. If you do not wish to receive any of these communications from us, you can go on the unsubscribe link, follow the instructions in the email we send, or contact us.
Usage Data
We may also collect information on “Usage Data,” which means we will collect information on how you access and use our Service. This Usage Data may include information and diagnostic data such as your computer’s Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type, version, the pages that you visit, when you visited them, duration spent during the visit, and unique device identifiers among other data.
Tracking & Cookies Data
Cookies are files containing a little data, including a unique anonymous identifier; websites send these to your web browser, and they get stored on your device. These cookies and similar tracking technologies – including beacons, tags, and scripts – are used by us to collect and track information and to analyze and improve our Service.
You can refuse all cookies through your browser; however, refusing cookies may restrict some of your access to our Service.
Following are a few examples of cookies we use and why.
Session Cookies (to operate our Service).
Preference Cookies (to remember your preferences).
Security Cookies (for security purposes).
Use of Data
Homely Magazine uses the collected data for various purposes, including but not limited to the following:
To provide and maintain our Services.
To notify you about any changes in the Services.
To allow you to use the interactive features of our Service if you choose to do so.
To provide adequate customer support.
To gather required information for analysis for improvement of our Service.
To monitor the usage of our Service.
To detect, prevent, and address technical issues while using our Service.
Provide information about your areas of interest or knowledge similar to what you have previously shown interest in unless you have expressed disinterest on receipt of such information.
Personal Data under GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)
For users from the European Economic Area (EEA), the legal basis for any collection or use of information by Homely Magazine depends on the collection and context of the collection of any Personal Data. Homely Magazine may process your Personal Data because: To perform a contract with you. You permitted us. To comply with the law.
Retention of Data
Homely Magazine will keep your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. Your Personal Data will be retained and used to comply with our legal obligations as well as to resolve conflicts or impose prior agreements to the extent necessary.
Homely Magazine will also keep Usage Data for short periods to do internal analysis, and in some cases, for more extended periods, for example, to strengthen the security as well as the functionality of our Service, or when obligated by law.
Data Transfer
We may transfer your information to systems outside your geographical location or governmental jurisdiction, and the data protection laws may differ in these jurisdictions.
For people outside the United States, your data, including your Personal Data, will be transferred to the United States and processed. If you submit any information, you are automatically consenting to this policy and data transfer.
Homely Magazine will take all the reasonably necessary steps to ensure that your data is treated securely and per this Privacy Policy and that no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to any other organization or country without adequate controls in place, including the security of your data and additional personal information.
Disclosure of Data
Business Transaction
We may transfer your data if Homely Magazine is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale. In such cases, a notice will be provided prior to such change.
Disclosure for Law Enforcement
In case Homely Magazine is required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities like a government agency or a court, we may disclose your Data to the relevant authority.
Legal Requirements
If necessary, Homely Magazine, in good faith belief, may disclose your Data for reasons stated below:
In order to safeguard the rights or property of Homely Magazine
If obligated to do so by law
To protect against any wrongdoing regarding the Service.
For the safety of users or the public
To protect against legal liability.
Security of Data
The security of your data is of the utmost importance to us; however, please note that no method over the internet is completely secure. To the best of our ability, we will protect your Personal Data; however, we cannot guarantee absolute and complete security.
“Do Not Track” Policy – California Online Protection Act (CalOPPA) Do Not Track (“DNT”) is not supported by our Service.
Your Data Protection Rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) If you belong to the European Economic Area (EEA), your data is protected through certain rights. Homely Magazine aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete or limit the use of your Personal Data. You may contact us if you wish to be informed about the Personal Data we have about you or if you wish it to be removed. Following are the rights regarding your data: The right to access the information we have on you, which you can do by contacting us. The right to update information we have on you The right to delete the information we have on you, The right of rectification, in case the information is inaccurate or incomplete. The right to deny your Personal Data from getting processed. The right of restriction, through which you can request that we restrict the processing of your personal information. The right to ask for a copy of any information we have on you in a way that is understandable. The right to take back consent regarding the processing of your personal information. The right to complain regarding collecting and using your Personal Data to a Data Protection Authority. You will be asked for proof or verification of your identity by us before responding to such requests. For further information, please contact your local authority on data protection.
Service Providers
We may employ third-party companies and individuals known as Service Providers to facilitate our Service, do things regarding Service on our behalf like provide related services or perform analysis on the use of Service.
Third parties are not allowed to use your Data for any other purpose than tasks on behalf of our Service.
Analytics
Google Analytics tracks all website traffic and uses data collected to monitor various services, including ours. Google uses this collected data in its advertising network. To refuse Google Analytics from collecting your data, you can install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. Doing this will block Google from sharing your data about Google Analytics.
For more information regarding Google and its policies, you can visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
Behavioral Remarketing
Homely Magazine uses remarketing services to advertise third-party websites after you visit our Service. For this purpose, we use cookies for information and relevant ads. For further details about third-party vendors, you may visit their specific pages.
Links to Other Sites
There will be links on our Service that may lead to other sites for which the privacy policy may differ. Any content or differences in the privacy policy of these third-party sites do not fall under our responsibility. Please read the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We have the right to update our Privacy Policy and may do so from time to time. In case of any changes, the new Privacy Policy will be posted on this page, with an updated “effective date” mentioned at the top.
It is advisable that you review this Privacy Policy after appropriate time gaps to inform yourself of any changes. Any changes in the Privacy Policy posted on this page are immediately effective.