Privacy Policy | The Decor Diary

Welcome to The Decor Diary (accessible from https://thedecordiary.store). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting personal information that you may share with us. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your data in compliance with Google AdSense terms, GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), and CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act).

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in the following manners:

Directly Provided Information: When you subscribe to our newsletter, leave a comment, or fill out our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and any text message provided.
Automatically Collected Device Information: When you browse our website, our servers and analytics tools automatically record log data such as your IP address, browser type, referring URLs, operating system, pages viewed, and timestamps.
Cookies and Web Beacons: We use standard cookies to remember your preferences (such as cookie consent choices) and optimize your reading experience.

2. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising

The Decor Diary partners with Google AdSense to display advertisements across our site.

Google uses cookies (such as the DoubleClick DART cookie) to serve ads to our users based on their visits to our website and other websites on the Internet.
Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings at https://www.google.com/settings/ads or through the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page at https://www.aboutads.info/choices/.

Third-party ad vendors and ad networks may also use cookies to serve ads on our site based on your prior visits to this and other websites. You can learn how Google uses data from sites and apps that use its services at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites, and you may opt out of any third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising at www.aboutads.info/choices.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for purposes including:

Delivering curated editorial content, room styling guides, and DIY blueprints.
Operating, maintaining, and improving the speed and layout of our web platform.
Sending our optional weekend email newsletter to confirmed subscribers.
Monitoring against spam, illegal activities, and security breaches.

4. GDPR Data Protection Rights

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the right to:

Access, update, or delete the personal data we hold about you.
Rectify inaccurate or incomplete information.
Object to our processing of your personal data.
Request data portability.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact our Data Protection Officer at thedecordiarystore@gmail.com.

5. CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act)

California residents have specific rights regarding personal information:

The right to request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal data collected.
The right to request deletion of personal information.
The right to opt-out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal data (The Decor Diary does NOT sell user personal data to any third party).

6. Children's Online Privacy (COPPA)

The Decor Diary does not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from children under 13. If you believe your child has submitted personal info on our site, please contact us immediately and we will promptly delete such records.

7. Contact Our Privacy Officer

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding our Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
The Decor Diary Media (California, USA)
Email: thedecordiarystore@gmail.com