Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 1, 2026

Who we are

HearthSide Picks is a blog that publishes product reviews, comparisons, and recommendations, including content related to Home Improvement, Pet Products, Lawn & Garden, and Furniture.

Website: hearthsidepicks.com
Contact email: [your-email@domain.com]

Affiliate Disclosure (Amazon Associates Program)

hearthsidepicks.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon websites.

This means that some links on our site are affiliate links. If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Amazon and other partners may use cookies or similar tracking technologies to attribute purchases to our links.

What data we collect and why we collect it

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. After your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies for several purposes:

  • Comments cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you don’t have to fill in your details again. These cookies typically last for one year.

  • Login cookies (if applicable): If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. If you log in, we set cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices.

  • Affiliate tracking cookies: Amazon (and other affiliate partners, if used) may set cookies to track referrals and attribute commissions when you click affiliate links.

  • Analytics cookies: We may use analytics tools (such as Google Analytics or similar) to understand site traffic and improve performance. These tools may collect information like pages visited, time on site, device type, and approximate location (city-level).

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect some site features.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (for example: videos, images, articles, social posts). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content—especially if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share limited data with trusted third parties only when necessary to operate the website, such as:

  • Spam detection services (e.g., Akismet or similar)

  • Website hosting providers and IT/security services

  • Analytics providers (e.g., Google Analytics or similar)

  • Affiliate partners (Amazon and other affiliate networks if used) when you click affiliate links

  • Legal or regulatory authorities if required by law

How long we retain your data

  • If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

  • For registered users (if any), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username).

  • Analytics data is retained for as long as needed for reporting and site improvement, depending on the provider settings.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to:

  • Receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you

  • Request deletion of your personal data (this does not include any data we must keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes)

To make a request, contact us at: [your-email@domain.com]

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Some data may be processed outside your country depending on the service providers we use (hosting, analytics, spam filtering, email providers, etc.), but we aim to use reputable providers and reasonable safeguards.

Advertising and tracking (optional section — keep if you use ads)

We may display ads or use ad networks in the future. Ad partners may use cookies or similar technologies to show relevant ads and measure performance. If you use an ad network (like Google AdSense), review and disclose it here.

Children’s privacy

Our content is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

Contact us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, contact us:
Email: [your-email@domain.com
Website: hearthsidepicks.com