Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 22, 2026

Introduction

SmartHomeMade ("we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.

Data We Collect

Automatically Collected Data

  • Page views and navigation paths (via analytics)
  • Browser type, device type, and operating system
  • Approximate geographic location (country/region level)
  • Referring website or search terms
  • Time spent on pages

Data You Provide

  • Email address (if you subscribe to our newsletter)
  • Name and email (if you contact us via our contact form)
  • Any information you voluntarily include in messages to us

Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense may use cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on your prior visits to this or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, you may opt out of third-party vendor cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.

Analytics

We use privacy-focused analytics services to understand how visitors interact with our website:

  • Umami Analytics — a privacy-focused, cookieless analytics platform that does not collect personal data or track users across websites.
  • Cloudflare Web Analytics — a privacy-first analytics service that does not use client-side state (cookies) to collect metrics.

Third-Party Services

Our website relies on the following third-party services:

  • Cloudflare — CDN and DNS services for performance and security.
  • Google AdSense — Advertising platform (see above).
  • Buttondown — Newsletter delivery. Your email address is shared with our newsletter provider when you subscribe.
  • Google Fonts — Font delivery service. Google may log your IP address when fonts are loaded.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use them as follows:

  • Essential cookies — Required for basic site functionality (e.g., cookie consent preference stored in localStorage).
  • Advertising cookies — Used by Google AdSense for ad personalization (only if you accept cookies).

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies.

If you decline cookies via our consent banner, we will not load advertising scripts that use cookies.

Your Rights (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights under the GDPR:

  • Right of access — Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Right to rectification — Request correction of inaccurate data.
  • Right to erasure — Request deletion of your personal data.
  • Right to restrict processing — Request we limit how we use your data.
  • Right to data portability — Request your data in a machine-readable format.
  • Right to object — Object to data processing based on legitimate interests.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@smarthomemade.com. We will respond within 30 days.

Data Retention

We retain your data only as long as necessary. Newsletter subscriber data is retained until you unsubscribe. Analytics data is aggregated and does not contain personally identifiable information.

Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this privacy policy or wish to exercise your data rights: