Privacy Policy for Gizmo Home
Who We Are
GizmoHome is a content-driven platform that provides information on home and tech gadgets. Our website address is www.gizmohome.org.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Cookies
We use cookies to enhance user experience, analyze website traffic, and support our affiliate marketing efforts.
- Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These last for one year.
- Login Cookies: When you log in, we set up cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps your login active for two weeks. If you log out, the login cookies are removed.
- Affiliate Cookies: We participate in affiliate marketing programs (such as Amazon Associates), which may use tracking cookies. These cookies help track referrals from GizmoHome to the affiliated site and may earn us a commission if you make a purchase.
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, this may affect the functionality of our website.
Affiliate Marketing & Third-Party Privacy Policies
GizmoHome participates in affiliate marketing programs, which means we may earn commissions when visitors click affiliate links and make purchases.
- Affiliate Links & Tracking: Our website contains affiliate links from partners such as Amazon Associates and other third-party programs. These links may set cookies or track interactions to attribute sales correctly.
- Third-Party Privacy Policies: Each affiliate program has its own privacy policies regarding how they collect and use your data. We encourage you to review their policies before making purchases:
- Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=468496
- Other third-party affiliates: Refer to their respective privacy policies.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on GizmoHome may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves the same way as if the visitor had directly visited that website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that site.
Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell or trade your personal information. However, data may be shared in the following cases:
- Spam Detection: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
- Affiliate Programs & Tracking: When you click on affiliate links, third-party partners may collect data to track purchases for commission purposes.
How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely to allow follow-up comments to be approved automatically instead of held for moderation.
- User Profiles: If you register on our website, we store your personal information in your user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their information (except their username). Website administrators can also see and edit this data.
Where Your Data Is Sent
- Comments: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
- Affiliate Tracking: Clicking an affiliate link may send data to third-party merchants for tracking and attribution purposes.
- Third-Party Services: Any external services embedded in our content (such as Google Analytics, social media widgets, and embedded videos) may collect user data per their own privacy policies.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy as needed to reflect legal, regulatory, or operational changes. Any updates will be posted on this page, and we encourage users to check it regularly.
