🔐 Privacy Policy
Last updated: 04/10/2025
Who We Are
This website, Handy Haven Tips, is located at: https://handyhaventips.com. We share helpful home tips, hacks, and DIY content for readers around the world.
What Personal Data We Collect and Why
We respect your privacy. The following outlines what data may be collected and why.
Comments
If you leave a comment on the site, we collect the information you provide (name, email, comment) along with your IP address and browser user agent to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string (hash) from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to display your profile picture, if you use it. You can find their privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/
Media
Avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors may be able to download and extract that information.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last one year.
We may also use cookies to:
- Remember login sessions (if applicable)
- Track website usage for performance and analytics
- Personalize ads (where applicable and with consent)
You can manage or delete cookies through your browser settings.
Embedded Content
Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) from other websites. These behave the same as if you visited the source site, which may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction.
Third-Party Services
We may use third-party services including:
- Google AdSense – for displaying ads, which may use cookies to serve personalized or non-personalized ads based on your consent. Learn more at: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.
How Long We Keep Your Data
If you leave a comment, it and its metadata are stored indefinitely for follow-up moderation.
We do not currently allow user registrations, but if this changes, registered users will have their profile data stored securely.
Your Rights
If you’ve left a comment, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You may also request that we erase any data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are required to keep for legal or administrative purposes.
To make a request, please contact us via our Contact Page.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services such as Akismet.
Consent and Policy Updates
By using this website, you consent to the terms of this privacy policy. We may update this policy from time to time to reflect changes in law or site practices. The updated date will always be posted at the top of this page.