We respect your privacy. We collect basic data to keep the site running well, improve your experience, and serve relevant ads through Google. We never sell your personal information to anyone. Ever.

1. Who We Are

This Privacy Policy applies to EcoGardeningHub (“we”, “us”, or “our”), a home decor and interior design blog operated by Sarah Rose, accessible at www.ecogardeninghub.com.

We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This policy explains what data we collect, why we collect it, and how it is used when you visit our website.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

  • Information you provide voluntarily — such as your name and email address when you fill in our contact form or subscribe to our newsletter.
  • Automatically collected data — including your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring URLs. This is collected through cookies and analytics tools.
  • Communication data — any messages, emails, or enquiries you send us directly.

We do not collect sensitive personal data such as financial information, health data, or government ID numbers.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Operate and improve our website and content
  • Respond to your enquiries or messages
  • Send newsletters or updates (only if you have opted in)
  • Understand how readers use the site via analytics
  • Display personalised and non-personalised advertisements
  • Comply with legal obligations where applicable

We will never use your data for any purpose beyond what is described in this policy without your explicit consent.

4. Cookies & Tracking

Our website uses cookies — small text files placed on your device — to enhance your browsing experience and help us understand site traffic.

We use the following types of cookies:

  • Essential cookies — necessary for the website to function correctly.
  • Analytics cookies — to collect anonymised data on how visitors use the site (via Google Analytics).
  • Advertising cookies — placed by Google AdSense to serve relevant ads based on your browsing behaviour.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings at any time. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the website.

5. Third-Party Services

We use trusted third-party services to help run this website. These include:

  • Google Analytics — for anonymised website traffic analysis.
  • Google AdSense — to display advertisements on our site.
  • Email service providers — if you subscribe to our newsletter.

These services have their own privacy policies and may collect data independently. We encourage you to review their policies directly. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party services.

6. Advertising & Google AdSense

EcoGardeningHub uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other sites on the internet.

You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings at www.google.com/settings/ads. Alternatively, you can opt out of third-party vendor cookies for personalised advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.

We also participate in affiliate programmes. Some links on our site may be affiliate links — if you purchase through these links, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps support the running of the site.

7. Data Sharing & Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal data to third parties.

We may share data only in the following limited circumstances:

  • With trusted service providers who assist in operating our website (e.g. hosting, analytics), bound by confidentiality agreements.
  • If required by law, court order, or government authority.
  • To protect the rights, safety, or property of EcoGardeningHub, its users, or others.

8. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose it was collected for, or as required by law.

Contact form submissions are retained for up to 12 months unless you request earlier deletion. Analytics data is retained in anonymised form for up to 26 months as per Google Analytics default settings.

9. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right to access — request a copy of the data we hold about you.
  • Right to correction — ask us to correct any inaccurate information.
  • Right to deletion — request that we delete your personal data.
  • Right to object — object to how we process your data.
  • Right to withdraw consent — unsubscribe from our emails at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@ecogardeninghub.com. We will respond within 30 days.

10. Children’s Privacy

EcoGardeningHub is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us immediately and we will take steps to delete it.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to review this page periodically. Continued use of the website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests related to this Privacy Policy, please get in touch:

Contact form: ecogardeninghub.com/contact

Ezoic Services

Email: hello@ecogardeninghub.com

Website: www.ecogardeninghub.com

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.