This Privacy Policy explains how Holistic Living Ideas (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and shares information when you visit holisticlivingideas.com (the “Site”).
By using the Site, you agree to the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.
1. Information We Collect
Information you give us. We only collect personal information that you provide voluntarily, such as:
- Your email address if you subscribe to our newsletter.
- Your name, email address, and message content when you use our contact form or leave a comment.
Information collected automatically. When you visit the Site, some information is gathered automatically through cookies and similar technologies, including:
- Your IP address and approximate location by city, region, or country.
- Browser type, device type, and operating system.
- Pages viewed, links clicked, time spent on pages, and the site you arrived from.
- Date and time of your visit.
We never ask for payment card details on this Site.
2. Cookies and Tracking
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We and our third party partners use cookies to operate the Site, remember your preferences, understand how the Site is used, and display relevant advertising.
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect how parts of the Site function.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Operate, maintain, and improve the Site and its content.
- Send our newsletter and respond to your messages or comments.
- Understand how visitors use the Site through analytics.
- Display advertising, including personalised ads where permitted.
- Detect and prevent technical problems, fraud, or abuse.
- Comply with legal obligations.
4. Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with the Site. It collects information such as pages visited, time on site, and general location using cookies. This data is aggregated and helps us improve our guides.
You can opt out by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on provided by Google.
5. Advertising
The Site may be supported in part by advertising. We work with third party advertising partners [for example Google AdSense. List the networks you actually use.] to display ads.
- These partners may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your visits to this and other websites in order to serve ads based on your interests.
- Third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this Site or other websites.
You can opt out of personalised advertising through Google Ads Settings at adssettings.google.com or the Digital Advertising Alliance at optout.aboutads.info. Visitors in the EEA and UK can use youronlinechoices.eu.
6. Affiliate Links and Disclosure
Holistic Living Ideas participates in affiliate programmes [for example the Amazon Associates Programme. List the programmes you actually join.] This means that if you click certain links on the Site and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.
Affiliate relationships never change our recommendations. We suggest products because we believe they are worth your time, not because of any commission. Clicking an affiliate link may allow that partner to place a cookie on your device to track the referral.
As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
7. Email Newsletter
If you subscribe to our newsletter, we use your email address to send new guides, updates, and occasional recommendations. We use [your email provider, for example MailerLite or Kit] to manage subscriptions, and your email is stored with that provider.
Every email includes an unsubscribe link. You can opt out at any time. We do not sell your email address.
8. Comments
If comments are enabled and you leave one, we collect the information shown in the comment form along with your IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. Your comment and its metadata may be retained indefinitely so that follow up replies can be recognised and approved automatically.
9. Third Party Links
The Site contains links to other websites we do not own or control, including nurseries, retailers, and reference sources. This policy does not apply to those sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of any external site you visit. We are not responsible for their content or practices.
10. How We Share Information
We do not sell your personal information. We share it only in these limited situations:
- Service providers that help us run the Site, such as hosting, analytics, email delivery, and advertising partners, who may use it only to perform services for us.
- Legal requirements, where disclosure is required by law, regulation, legal process, or a government request.
- Business transfers, if the Site is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
11. Data Retention
We keep personal information only as long as needed for the purposes described here. Newsletter emails are kept until you unsubscribe. Analytics data is retained according to the settings of the relevant provider.
12. Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect the information we collect. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
13. Your Privacy Rights
California residents. If you live in California, you have the right to know what personal information we collect, use, and share, to request access to or deletion of that information, to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information (we do not sell it), and not to be discriminated against for exercising these rights. Contact us at [your email] to make a request.
EEA and UK residents. If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to our processing of your personal data, and the right to data portability. Our legal bases for processing include your consent for the newsletter and non essential cookies, our legitimate interests in operating and improving the Site, and compliance with legal obligations. You can withdraw consent at any time and may lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [your email].
14. Children’s Privacy
The Site is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
15. Do Not Track
Because there is no consistent industry standard for Do Not Track signals, the Site does not currently respond to them. You can still manage tracking using the cookie and advertising opt out options described above.
16. International Visitors
The Site is operated from [your country]. If you access it from elsewhere, your information may be transferred to, stored in, and processed in a country with different data protection laws. By using the Site, you consent to this transfer.
17. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will change the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Continued use of the Site after changes are posted means you accept the updated policy.
18. Contact Us
If you have questions about this policy or your personal information, contact us:
Holistic Living Ideas
Contact page: holisticlivingideas.com/contact-us/