Privacy Policy
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://betterhomepicks.com
Better Home Picks is a blog-style website that publishes informational content, buying guides, comparisons, and product recommendations related to home improvement, furniture, lawn & garden, and pet products.
Amazon Affiliate Disclosure
Better Home Picks is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for websites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com and its affiliated marketplaces.
Some links on this website are affiliate links. This means that when you click on certain links and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. These commissions help support the operation, maintenance, and content creation of this website.
Information We Collect
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the information 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 (also called a hash) created from your email address may be provided to a third-party avatar service to check if you are using it. After your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible to the public alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to Better Home Picks, you should avoid uploading images that include embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location data from images on the site.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are provided for your convenience so you do not have to re-enter your details when leaving future comments.
If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie may be set to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. Login cookies last for a limited period of time, and screen preference cookies last longer. Logging out removes login cookies.
We may also use cookies for:
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Website functionality
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Analytics and performance tracking
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Affiliate link attribution
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on Better Home Picks may include embedded content such as videos, images, or product widgets. Embedded content from third-party websites behaves in the same way as if you visited the external website directly.
These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with embedded content.
Affiliate Links & Third-Party Tracking
Affiliate partners, including Amazon, may use cookies or similar technologies to track referrals and purchases for commission purposes. Better Home Picks does not control these cookies.
We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of third-party websites, including Amazon, for more information on how their data is handled.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the password reset email.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely to help recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
For registered users (if applicable), personal information provided in user profiles is stored. Users may view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You may also request that we erase any personal data we hold, except for data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
Better Home Picks may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legal requirements, website practices, or affiliate relationships. Any updates will be posted on this page.