Effective Date: 10 June 2025
At HomlyIdeas.com, we are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our visitors. In compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), this page outlines how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal data if you are visiting from the European Economic Area (EEA).
1. Legal Basis for Data Collection
We collect and process your personal data only when we have a lawful basis to do so under the GDPR, including:
- Your consent
- Fulfillment of a contract
- Compliance with legal obligations
- Legitimate interest (e.g., to improve website functionality or respond to inquiries)
2. What Data We Collect
We may collect the following types of personal and non-personal information:
- Personal Information: Name, email address, and any details you voluntarily provide via contact forms or newsletter subscriptions.
- Technical Information: IP address, browser type, device info, pages visited, time spent on the site, and referral URLs.
- Cookies and Tracking Data: We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance user experience, analyze performance, and serve relevant ads.
For more detail, see our Privacy Policy.
3. How We Use Your Data
We use the collected data to:
- Respond to your inquiries
- Deliver requested content (e.g., newsletters or downloadable planners)
- Improve website performance and user experience
- Serve relevant advertisements through platforms such as Google AdSense
- Meet legal and compliance requirements
4. Your GDPR Rights
Under the GDPR, users located in the EEA have the following rights:
- Right to Access – You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification – You may request corrections to inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to Erasure – You may request the deletion of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- Right to Restrict Processing – You can ask us to limit how we use your data.
- Right to Object – You may object to data processing based on legitimate interest or direct marketing.
- Right to Data Portability – You can request your data in a structured, commonly used format.
- Right to Withdraw Consent – You can withdraw your consent at any time when processing is based on consent.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at:
📧 [email protected]
5. Data Storage & Retention
We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined above, or as required by law. Non-personal data (analytics) may be stored longer for website optimization and reporting.
6. Data Protection Measures
We take appropriate technical and organizational steps to protect your data, including:
- Encrypted data transmission (HTTPS)
- Secure hosting environments
- Access control and authentication procedures
However, no online platform can guarantee absolute security. You acknowledge that any data you transmit is done at your own risk.
7. Third-Party Services
Our website may use third-party tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Google AdSense) that process data independently in accordance with their own privacy policies.
We recommend reviewing:
8. Cookies and Consent
We use cookies to enhance functionality and serve personalized content. Visitors from the EU will be prompted with a cookie consent banner upon their first visit. You can choose to accept or reject cookies and manage preferences anytime through your browser settings.
For more, view our Cookies Policy.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about how we handle your data under GDPR, or if you’d like to make a rights request, please reach out:
Email: [email protected]