Privacy Policy
Design Hunter is a personal blog, owned and operated by Helen Powell. This blog is dedicated to sharing insights, inspiration, and trends on home decor, DIY, interior design, and related topics. All opinions expressed on this site are my own. By using this website, you agree to the terms outlined in this Privacy Policy. If you disagree with any of the terms, please refrain from using this site.
This privacy notice provides information on how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal data.
1. Information We Collect
- Personal Data: We may collect personal information that you provide to us voluntarily, such as your name, email address, or other contact details when you subscribe to our newsletter, leave a comment, or contact us.
- Automatically Collected Data: When you access our Site, we may automatically collect information like your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and the pages you visit on our Site through cookies and similar technologies.
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use your information to:
- Operate and improve the site and its content
- Respond to your inquiries or process requests
- Send newsletters or other updates if you’ve subscribed
- Analyze site performance and user behavior
- Comply with legal requirements
3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our site uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze user behavior, and provide relevant content. Cookies do not identify you personally but track browsing patterns. You can adjust cookie settings in your browser at any time.
4. Affiliate Links
Design Hunter may include affiliate links within blog posts. This means that if you click on a link to a third-party website and make a purchase, we may receive a small commission or percentage of the sale revenue at no additional cost to you. Please note that any personal data you provide on the third-party website (such as your delivery address or payment information) is not shared with or accessible to us.
We do not receive any personal information about the individuals making purchases through affiliate links hosted on our blog. For more details on how third-party websites handle your personal information, please refer to the privacy policies of those websites.
5. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties for their direct marketing purposes. We may, however, share data with service providers who assist in operating our site (e.g., analytics tools), or as required by law.
6. Data Retention
We retain your data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or as required by law.
7. Your Rights and Choices
Under the GDPR and Data Protection Act, you have certain rights regarding your personal data, including:
- Access: Request access to the personal data we hold about you.
- Correction: Request corrections to your personal data.
- Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data under certain conditions.
- Objection: Object to certain processing activities, such as direct marketing.
- Withdrawal of Consent: Withdraw your consent to data processing where consent is the legal basis.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at helen@designhunter.co.uk
8. Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, please be aware that no internet transmission is completely secure.
9. Children’s Privacy
This Site is intended for an adult audience and does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
Design Hunter reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. If changes are made, we will notify you using the email address you provided if you have subscribed to our updates. Your continued use of this Site after such a notice will indicate your agreement to these changes.
11. Contact Us
For questions about this Privacy Policy or to exercise your data rights, please contact us at: helen@designhunter.co.uk
