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Privacy Policy
This privacy policy explains how Apartment Homesteading collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit this website or sign up for our email list. We are committed to being transparent about what we collect and why. If you have any questions, please contact us using the details at the bottom of this page.
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Information We Collect
We only collect personal information that you choose to give us. We do not collect any information without your knowledge or consent.
The information we may collect includes:
- Your name and email address when you sign up for our email list
- Any information you voluntarily provide when contacting us through our contact form
- Anonymous usage data collected automatically through Google Analytics, such as pages visited, time spent on the site, and general geographic location (country or city level only — never your exact address)
- Technical data such as your browser type, device type, and operating system, collected automatically and anonymously
We do not collect payment information. We do not collect sensitive personal data such as health information, financial details, or identification documents.
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Cookies and Tracking
This website uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — to help the site function correctly and to understand how visitors use it.
The types of cookies used on this site include:
- Essential cookies that make the website work properly
- Analytics cookies placed by Google Analytics to help us understand visitor behaviour in an anonymous, aggregated way
- Third party cookies placed by services such as Pinterest and MailerLite when you interact with their embedded features on this site
You can control cookies through your browser settings at any time. Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies, delete existing cookies, or be notified when a cookie is being set. Note that disabling cookies may affect how some parts of this site function.
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Email List and MailerLite
When you sign up for our email list through a form on this website, your name and email address are collected and stored by MailerLite, the email marketing platform we use.
By signing up you are agreeing to receive:
- A welcome email containing your free Apartment Planting Calendar PDF
- Periodic emails with growing tips, new blog posts, and homesteading guides
- Occasional information about products or services we recommend
We will never sell your email address or share it with third parties for marketing purposes. Your data is stored securely by MailerLite in accordance with their own privacy policy, which you can read at mailerlite.com/privacy-policy.
You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any email we send. Once unsubscribed your data will be removed from our active list within 30 days.
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Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors use the site. Google Analytics collects anonymous information about your visit, including which pages you viewed, how long you stayed, and which device and browser you used.
This information is aggregated and anonymous — we cannot identify individual visitors from Google Analytics data. It helps us understand which content is most useful and how to improve the site.
Google Analytics may set cookies on your device. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking at any time by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
For more information on how Google uses your data, visit google.com/policies/privacy/partners.
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Affiliate Links
Some links on this website are affiliate links. This means that if you click a link and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.
We participate in the Amazon Associates programme and may participate in other affiliate programmes. Affiliate income helps support the running of this blog and allows us to continue creating free content.
We only recommend products we genuinely use or believe in. Our editorial opinions are never influenced by affiliate relationships. All affiliate links are clearly disclosed in the relevant articles.
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Third Party Links
This website contains links to other websites that are not operated by us. When you click a link to a third party site you will leave Apartment Homesteading and be subject to that site's own privacy policy.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third party websites. We recommend reading the privacy policy of any website you visit.
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Children's Privacy
This website is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it immediately.
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Your Rights
Depending on where you are located you may have certain rights regarding your personal data. These include:
Right to access
You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Right to erasure
You can ask us to delete your personal data at any time.
Right to rectification
You can ask us to correct inaccurate data we hold about you.
Right to object
You can object to us processing your data for marketing purposes.
Right to portability
You can request your data in a portable, machine-readable format.
Right to withdraw
You can withdraw consent at any time by unsubscribing from our emails.
To exercise any of these rights please contact us using the details below. We will respond within 30 days.
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Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in the law, our data practices, or the services we use. When we make changes we will update the date at the top of this page.
We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of this website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
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Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, how we handle your data, or would like to exercise any of your rights, please get in touch.
Questions about your privacy?
We are happy to help. Send us a message and we will respond within 30 days.
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