Privacy Policy

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This Privacy Policy explains how The Healthy Home Guide (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses and protects information when you visit thehealthyhomeguide.com/ (the “Site”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data openly.

Data controller: Muhammad Umair, The Healthy Home Guide. Contact: info@thehealthyhomeguide.com.

1. Information we collect

Information you give us

  • Contact form and email: your name, email address and the content of your message.

Information collected automatically

  • Technical data: IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, referring page, pages viewed and time spent, collected through server logs, cookies and similar technologies.
  • Analytics data: via Google Analytics 4, which may collect information about how you use the Site. We use it in aggregate to understand which content is useful.
  • Advertising data: via Google AdSense and its partners, which use cookies and similar technologies to serve and measure ads (see section 4).

We do not knowingly collect sensitive personal data, and we do not sell personal information for money.

2. How we use your information

  • To respond to your messages and correction requests.
  • To operate, maintain, secure and improve the Site.
  • To understand how visitors use our content (analytics).
  • To display advertising that funds the Site.
  • To comply with legal obligations.

3. Legal bases (EEA and UK visitors)

Under the EU GDPR and UK GDPR we rely on:

  • Consent — for non-essential cookies, analytics and personalized advertising. You can withdraw consent at any time via the cookie settings link on the Site.
  • Legitimate interests — to run and secure the Site and respond to enquiries.
  • Legal obligation — where we must keep or disclose information by law.

4. Cookies and advertising

We use cookies and similar technologies. See our Cookie Policy for details.

Google AdSense. Third-party vendors, including Google, 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 you based on your visits to our Site and/or other sites on the internet.

For visitors in the EEA, UK and Switzerland, we use a Google-certified consent management platform so you can accept or reject personalized ads and non-essential cookies before they are set.

5. Sharing your information

We share information only with service providers who help us run the Site, such as our web host, email provider, Google (Analytics and AdSense) and, where you click affiliate links, the retailer (for example Amazon). These providers process data under their own privacy policies and, where required, data processing agreements. We may disclose information if required by law.

6. International transfers

Our service providers may process data in countries outside your own, including the United States. Where required, transfers rely on appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses or the EU–US Data Privacy Framework.

7. How long we keep data

  • Contact messages: up to 24 months, then deleted unless needed for an ongoing matter.
  • Analytics data: according to Google Analytics retention settings (we use 14 months).
  • Server logs: typically up to 30 days.

8. Your rights

EEA and UK residents have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict or object to processing of their personal data, the right to data portability, and the right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to complain to your data protection authority (in the UK, the Information Commissioner’s Office, ico.org.uk).

US residents — including residents of California (CCPA/CPRA), Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas and other states with privacy laws — may have rights to know what personal information we collect, to request deletion or correction, and to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information for targeted advertising. We do not sell personal information for money; however, the use of advertising cookies may be considered “sharing” under some laws. You can opt out by rejecting advertising cookies in our cookie settings, using the Google opt-out tools above, or enabling a Global Privacy Control signal in your browser.

To exercise any right, email info@thehealthyhomeguide.com. We will respond within the time required by law and may need to verify your identity.

9. Children’s privacy

The Site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13 (or under 16 in the EEA/UK). If you believe a child has sent us personal data, contact us and we will delete it.

10. Security

We use HTTPS encryption and reasonable technical measures to protect data. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure.

11. Links to other websites

Our guides link to other sites, including government sources and retailers. We are not responsible for their privacy practices.

12. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The “last updated” date at the top of this page shows when it was last changed.

13. Contact

Questions about this policy or your data: info@thehealthyhomeguide.com.