Welcome to our Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy describes how Mydecorr (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, discloses, and safeguards personal information (“Personal Information” as defined below, e.g., Personal Data or similar terms under applicable law). This Privacy Policy also explains your rights and choices regarding your Personal Information, and how you can contact us with questions.
This Privacy Policy applies when you interact with us by visiting our website (the “Website”), participating in our events, promotions, offerings, or partner activities, or engaging with our marketing practices or outreach. Our Website provides content, resources, and services related to home decor, including topics such as apartment living, bathroom storage, tiles, bedroom ideas, DIY hacks, home office setups, kitchen designs, and other relevant home decor categories (collectively, the “Services”). As part of providing the Services, we collect and receive information in various ways, including from our Website, users, prospective users, and individuals who engage with the Services.
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, we are the controller (i.e., the responsible party) of your Personal Information when we administer the Services directly on our own behalf.
Notice of Collection
This Notice of Collection is provided to all users subject to this Privacy Policy. You can navigate to specific topics using the headings below:
- Types of Information We Collect
- Sources of Information
- Use and Processing of Information
- Disclosure of Information
- Legal Basis for Processing Your Information
- Cookies and Similar Tracking Technologies
- Your Rights
- Your Choices
- How We Protect Information
- Children’s Privacy
- International Data Transfers
- Changes to This Privacy Policy
- Contact Information
1. Information We Collect
We collect information in the following ways:
Information You Provide Directly
- When you subscribe to newsletters, leave comments, submit DIY project ideas, contact us through forms, or participate in polls/surveys, we may collect your name, email address, username, comments/content you submit, and any other details you voluntarily provide.
Automatically Collected Information
- Device and Usage Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, device identifiers, pages visited, time spent on pages, referring/exit pages, and similar technical data.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We and third parties (including Google AdSense) use cookies, web beacons, pixels, and similar technologies to collect data about your interactions with the Website.
Information from Third Parties
Analytics providers, advertising partners (such as Google AdSense), and social media platforms (if you interact with our content there).
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information to:
- Provide, maintain, and improve the Website and its content (e.g., home decor inspiration, articles, and DIY tips).
- Personalize your experience (where possible).
- Respond to comments, inquiries, or feedback.
- Send optional newsletters or updates (if you subscribe).
- Analyze usage trends and enhance user experience.
- Display relevant advertisements via Google AdSense.
- Comply with legal obligations, prevent fraud, and enforce our terms.
3. Advertising
i- Google AdSense
We participate in the Google AdSense program to display contextual and interest-based advertisements on our Website. This helps support and maintain our free informational content.
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our Website and/or other sites on the Internet.
Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to our site and other sites across the web. These cookies may track information such as your browsing behavior, interests (inferred from home decor-related content you view), device information, and approximate location.
For more information about how Google uses data for advertising, please review Google’s Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
You can opt out of personalized advertising provided by Google by visiting:
- Google’s Ad Settings: https://adssettings.google.com
- Or the general opt-out tool for third-party vendors: http://www.aboutads.info/choices/
Even if you opt out of personalized ads, you may still see non-personalized advertisements on our Website.
ii- Ezoic Services
This website uses the services of Ezoic Inc. (“Ezoic”), including to manage third-party interest-based advertising. Ezoic may employ a variety of technologies on this website, including tools to serve content, display advertisements and enable advertising to visitors of this website, which may utilize first and third-party cookies.
A cookie is a small text file sent to your device by a web server that enables the website to remember information about your browsing activity. First-party cookies are created by the site you are visiting, while third-party cookies are set by domains other than the one you’re visiting. Ezoic and our partners may place third-party cookies, tags, beacons, pixels, and similar technologies to monitor interactions with advertisements and optimize ad targeting.
Please note that disabling cookies may limit access to certain content and features on the website, and rejecting cookies does not eliminate advertisements but will result in non-personalized advertising. You can find more information about cookies and how to manage them here.
The following information may be collected, used, and stored in a cookie when serving personalized ads:
- IP address
- Operating system type and version
- Device type
- Language preferences
- Web browser type
- Email (in a hashed or encrypted form)
Ezoic and its partners may use this data in combination with information that has been independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements across various platforms and websites.
Ezoic’s partners may also gather additional data, such as unique IDs, advertising IDs, geolocation data, usage data, device information, traffic data, referral sources, and interactions between users and websites or advertisements, to create audience segments for targeted advertising across different devices, browsers, and apps.
You can find more information about interest-based advertising and how to manage them here.
You can view Ezoic’s privacy policy here, or for additional information about Ezoic’s advertising and other partners, you can view Ezoic’s advertising partners here.
4. Disclosure of Your Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share information in these limited cases:
- With service providers (e.g., hosting, analytics, email services) who assist us in operating the Website.
- With Google and its partners for advertising purposes (as described in Section 3).
- To comply with legal requirements, respond to lawful requests, protect rights/safety, or in connection with business transfers.
- In aggregated, anonymized form for analytics or reporting.
Publicly visible areas (e.g., comments sections) may display your submitted content (username, comment text) to other visitors.
5. Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use essential cookies for basic functionality and third-party cookies (including from Google AdSense) for analytics and advertising. For more details, see our Cookie Policy (if separate) or manage preferences via your browser settings.
6. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict your data. To exercise these rights, contact us at the details below.
You can:
- Unsubscribe from emails/newsletters using the link provided.
- Opt out of personalized ads (see Section 3).
- Manage cookies through your browser.
We do not respond to “Do Not Track” browser signals but honor opt-outs as described.
7. Data Security
We implement reasonable security measures to protect your information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.
8. Children’s Privacy
Our Website is not directed to children under 13 (or the applicable age in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect data from children. If we become aware of such collection, we will delete it.
9. International Transfers
Data may be processed in the United States or other countries. We use appropriate safeguards for transfers where required.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be posted here with an updated “Last Updated” date. Significant changes may be notified via email or a prominent notice on the Website.
Contact Information
Questions or rights requests? Email: [email protected]
For EU/UK users, you can complain to your data protection authority.