Privacy Policy for The Clueless Homemaker
Last Updated: December 12 2024
At The Clueless Homemaker (“we,” “our,” or “us”), your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website.
1. Who We Are
Our website address is: https://thecluelesshomemaker.com.
2. Information We Collect
a. Information You Provide Voluntarily:
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Email Address: If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address to send you updates, tips, and other relevant content.
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Comments: When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. After approval of your comment, your profile picture (if applicable) is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
b. Automatically Collected Information:
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Cookies and Tracking: We use cookies and similar technologies to understand how you interact with our site, improve user experience, and gather analytics.
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Embedded Content: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction with the embedded content.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
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To send you newsletters and updates when you subscribe.
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To analyze site performance and improve content.
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To manage and display comments on the website.
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To prepare for future monetization efforts, such as displaying ads or recommending affiliate products (to be implemented at a later date).
4. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties, except in the following circumstances:
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Service Providers: We may use trusted third-party services to manage email subscriptions, site analytics, or spam detection.
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Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required by law.
5. Cookies
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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 you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
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If you log in to our site (if applicable), we will set up cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year.
You can manage or disable cookies in your browser settings, though this may affect site functionality.
6. How Long We Retain Your Data
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Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
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For users that register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username). Website administrators can also see and edit this information.
7. Your Rights
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Access and Portability: If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
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Deletion: You can request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
8. Data Security
We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information. However, no system is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. Future Updates
As we introduce new features, such as affiliates or ads, this Privacy Policy will be updated to reflect those changes. You will be notified of any significant updates.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
hello [at] thecluelesshomemaker [dot] com.
By using this site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.