Who we are
At HomeTrendHub.com (https://hometrendhub.com), we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your data while providing helpful home improvement, furniture, lawn & garden, and pet product reviews.
Amazon Affiliate Disclosure
HomeTrendHub.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by linking to Amazon.com. This means we may earn a commission if you make a purchase through our affiliate links, at no additional cost to you.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comment form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
An anonymized string (hash) of your email may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. Gravatar’s privacy policy is available here. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture may be publicly visible alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors may download and extract this information.
Cookies
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When you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last one year.
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Visiting the login page sets a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies; this cookie is discarded when you close your browser.
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Logging in sets cookies to save your login information and display preferences. Login cookies last two days, screen options cookies last one year, and selecting “Remember Me” keeps you logged in for two weeks.
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Editing or publishing articles stores an additional cookie in your browser for one day, containing the post ID but no personal data.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on HomeTrendHub.com may include embedded content (videos, images, articles, etc.) from other websites. These embeds behave as if you visited the source website, which may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the content.
Data Sharing
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Data Retention
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Comments and metadata are retained indefinitely to help recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
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For registered users (if any), personal information provided in the profile is stored. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except usernames). Administrators can also manage this information.
Your Rights
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of all personal data we hold about you. You may also request deletion of your personal data, excluding data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service
