Privacy Policy
What information Hombriva collects, why, and what you can do about it.
Effective date: [Month Day, Year]
In plain English
We collect only what we need to run the site: basic visitor statistics, and the details you give us when you write to us or submit an article. We use it to reply to you and improve the site. We don’t sell your personal information. You can ask us to delete your details at any time.
1. Who we are
Hombriva (“we,” “us”) runs hombriva.com, an information website about home repair and improvement. This policy explains how we handle your personal information when you visit the site, contact us or submit content. You can reach us at [contact@hombriva.com].
2. What we collect
Information you give us. When you use our contact form, submit a guest post or order a sponsored post, we collect what you provide, such as your name, email address, website, the article itself, and the message you write.
Information collected automatically. When you visit, our hosting and analytics tools record things like your IP address, browser and device type, the pages you view, how long you stay, and the website you came from.
Payment details. If you buy a sponsored post, payment is handled by [payment processor, e.g. PayPal or Stripe]. We don’t see or store your full card details.
3. How we use it
- To reply to your messages and handle submissions and orders.
- To review, edit and publish guest and sponsored articles.
- To understand which pages are useful and improve the site.
- To keep the site secure and prevent spam or abuse.
- To meet legal and accounting requirements.
4. Cookies and analytics
We use cookies and similar technologies to make the site work and to see how it’s used. We use Google Analytics to measure traffic, and Google Search Console to understand how people find us. These tools may set cookies and collect usage data, which Google processes under its own privacy policy. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, or use Google’s browser add-on to opt out of Analytics.
Our contact and submission forms, and any security tools we use, may also set their own cookies.
5. Who we share it with
We don’t sell your personal information. We share it only with service providers that help us run the site, and only as needed:
- Our web hosting provider.
- Analytics providers, such as Google.
- Our form, email and security tools.
- Payment processors, for paid orders.
We may also disclose information if the law requires it, or to protect our rights and the safety of others. Articles you submit and we publish become public, along with your author name and bio link.
6. How long we keep it
We keep messages and submission details only as long as we need them to respond, publish and keep records, and as long as the law requires. Analytics data is kept according to the settings of the tools we use. You can ask us to delete your information sooner.
7. Your choices and rights
You can ask us to tell you what personal information we hold about you, correct it, or delete it. Depending on where you live, such as California and some other US states, you may have additional rights under local privacy laws. To make a request, email us at [contact@hombriva.com]. We may need to confirm who you are first.
8. Security
We take reasonable steps to protect your information, including HTTPS and security tools on the site. No website or system is completely secure, so we can’t guarantee absolute security.
9. Children
Hombriva is written for adult homeowners and isn’t directed at children under 13. We don’t knowingly collect their personal information. If you think a child has sent us information, tell us and we’ll delete it.
10. Other websites
Our articles link to other sites. We’re not responsible for their privacy practices, so please read their policies.
11. Visitors from outside the US
The site is operated for readers in the United States, and your information may be processed in the US or other countries where our providers operate. By using the site, you understand this.
12. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The effective date at the top shows the latest version.
13. Contact
Questions or requests about your privacy? Email [contact@hombriva.com] or use the contact page. [Optional: add a mailing address if you have one.]