Last updated: 20 October 2026
This Privacy Policy explains what information Home Decor Up (homedecorup.com, “we”, “us”) collects when you visit our website, how we use it, and the choices you have. By using this website you agree to this policy.
Information we collect
- Information you give us. If you leave a comment, email us, or send a pitch through our Write for Us form, we receive the details you enter, such as your name, email address, website link and message.
- Information collected automatically. Like most websites, our server and our analytics tools record standard technical data: your IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, referring page, and the date and time of your visit.
- Cookies and similar technologies. We and our partners use cookies, web beacons and local storage, as described below.
How we use your information
- To run, maintain and improve the website and its free tools
- To reply to your messages, comments and article pitches
- To understand which articles and tools are popular, using anonymous statistics
- To show advertising that keeps the site free to read
- To protect the site against spam, abuse and security threats
We do not sell your personal information.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use them for these purposes:
- Essential cookies that make the site work, such as remembering your comment details if you choose to.
- Preference storage in your browser (local storage), for example your favourite tools, chosen currency and the Motion on/off setting. This stays on your device and is not sent to us.
- Analytics cookies from Google Analytics, which help us count visits and see how visitors use the site.
- Advertising cookies from Google AdSense and its partners, described in the next section.
You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Some parts of the site may not work properly without them.
Advertising and Google AdSense
We use Google AdSense to show ads on this website. Google is a third-party vendor, and it uses cookies to serve ads on our site.
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits to this website or other websites.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalised advertising at www.aboutads.info.
- Other ad vendors and ad networks may also serve ads on our site. Their cookies are governed by their own privacy policies.
To learn more, read how Google uses information from sites that use its services and how Google uses cookies in advertising.
Visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland are asked for consent before personalised ads or non-essential cookies are used, and can change their choice at any time.
Third-party services
We use trusted services to run the site, including our web host, a content delivery network, Google Analytics, Google Search Console and Google AdSense. These services may process technical data on our behalf under their own privacy policies. Some articles contain links to other websites; we are not responsible for how those websites handle your information.
Photos
Photos on this site come from free-to-use stock photo libraries such as Pexels, or from our own collection. Viewing a photo does not share your personal information with the photographer.
Comments
When you leave a comment we collect the data shown in the comment form, plus your IP address and browser user agent, to help detect spam. An anonymised string created from your email address (a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to show your profile picture. Gravatar’s privacy policy is at automattic.com/privacy.
How long we keep information
Comments and their details are kept until they are removed. Emails and article pitches are kept only as long as needed to reply and for our records. Analytics data is kept in line with Google’s standard retention settings.
Your rights
Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR in Europe or the CCPA in California), you may have the right to access, correct, delete or receive a copy of the personal data we hold about you, to object to or limit how we use it, and to withdraw consent. To make a request, email us at the address below. We will reply within 30 days.
Children’s privacy
This website is meant for a general adult audience. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last changed.
Contact us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, email info@homedecorup.com or use our Contact Us page.