Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains what information SmartHomeSensei ("we", "us") collects when you visit smarthomesensei.com, how it is used, the cookies and third-party services involved, and the choices and rights you have. We aim to collect as little as possible.
Information we collect
We do not ask you to create an account, and we don't knowingly collect personal information directly. When you visit, some data is collected automatically by us and by third-party services (advertising and analytics):
- Usage & device data — pages viewed, referring page, approximate location (from IP), browser and device type, and similar diagnostic data.
- Cookies and identifiers — small files and IDs stored on your device, as described below.
- Information you send us — if you email us, we receive your email address and message, used only to reply.
Cookies and similar technologies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device. We and our partners use cookies and similar technologies (such as local storage and pixels) for these purposes:
- Essential — needed for the site to load and function.
- Analytics — to understand, in aggregate, which guides are useful (see Analytics below).
- Advertising — to serve and measure ads, including personalized ads where permitted (see Advertising below).
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings, and use the opt-out links below. Blocking some cookies may affect how parts of the site work.
Advertising and third-party cookies (Google AdSense)
This site may display ads served by Google AdSense and its advertising partners. To do this:
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.
- Google's use of advertising cookies (including the Google advertising cookie) enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this and/or other sites on the Internet.
- Third-party vendors and ad networks may also use their own cookies to serve and measure ads on this site.
You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising at aboutads.info/choices (US) or youronlinechoices.eu (EU). For more on how Google uses data from sites that use its services, see Google's policy.
Analytics (Google Analytics 4)
We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4), a service provided by Google, to understand how visitors use the site in aggregate (such as pages viewed and general location derived from IP). GA4 sets cookies and collects usage data on our behalf. We use this only to improve our content; it does not identify you personally to us.
You can opt out of Google Analytics across all sites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, or by blocking analytics cookies in your browser. See Google's Privacy Policy.
Your privacy rights
California residents (CCPA / CPRA)
If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (as amended by the CPRA) gives you the right to:
- Know what personal information is collected about you and how it is used.
- Request access to, or deletion of, that personal information.
- Correct inaccurate personal information.
- Opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of your personal information, and limit the use of sensitive personal information.
- Not be discriminated against for exercising these rights.
We do not sell your personal information for money. However, the use of advertising and analytics cookies described above may be considered "sharing" or a "sale" of personal information under California law. To opt out of this ("Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information"), you can: use Google Ads Settings and aboutads.info/choices to opt out of personalized ads; enable a Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal in your browser, which we honor where applicable; or email us at hello@smarthomesensei.com with "California Privacy Request" in the subject. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights.
EU / UK / EEA visitors (GDPR)
If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, you have rights to access, correct, delete and port your personal data, and to object to or restrict certain processing. For non-essential cookies (advertising and analytics), we rely on your consent: we use Google Consent Mode so that advertising and analytics cookies default to a non-personalized, consent-pending state for EEA/UK traffic until consent is given, and you can withdraw consent at any time by clearing cookies or using the opt-outs above.
Data retention & security
We retain automatically-collected data only as long as needed for the purposes above; analytics and advertising data are retained according to Google's policies. We take reasonable measures to protect data, though no method of transmission over the Internet is completely secure.
Children's privacy
This site is intended for a general, adult audience and is not directed to children under 13 (or the equivalent minimum age in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us information, contact us and we will delete it.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.
Contact
Questions or privacy requests? Email hello@smarthomesensei.com.