Plain English summary: We don't sell your data. We use standard analytics to understand how visitors use the site, and we participate in Amazon Associates, which uses cookies to track purchases. Read on for specifics.
Elevated Home Review (elevatedhomereview.com) is operated by Greystone Digital Ventures. We publish independent reviews and buying guides for premium home appliances. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle information collected through your use of this website.
If you have questions, reach out via our About page.
If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address. That's the only information you actively submit to us. We don't have user accounts, contact forms that store data long-term, or any registration process.
Like most websites, we collect some data automatically when you visit:
This data is collected in aggregate and used to understand what content is useful, which reviews get read, and how to improve the site. We don't use it to identify individual visitors.
This site uses cookies. Here's specifically what's happening and why.
We use web analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) to track site usage. These tools set cookies on your browser that persist across sessions. The data collected is aggregated and anonymized. We see that "500 people read the wall oven comparison this week," not who specifically read it.
You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
This is the important one to understand. Elevated Home Review participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. When you click a link to Amazon.com from our site, Amazon sets a tracking cookie in your browser. This cookie:
Amazon's own data collection and use is governed by Amazon's Privacy Notice, which you can read on Amazon's website. We don't receive personally identifiable information from Amazon, only aggregate commission reports (for example, "you earned $24 from 3 qualifying purchases this month").
Some basic site functionality may use cookies to remember preferences, such as whether you've dismissed a notification. These are short-lived and contain no personal information.
The data we collect is used to:
We don't use your data for advertising, we don't profile visitors, and we don't sell or share visitor data with any third party for their own marketing purposes.
We work with a small number of third-party services that may receive data as part of normal site operation:
Each of these services operates under its own privacy policy. We choose them based on trustworthiness and only share the minimum data required.
Depending on where you're located, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data:
This site is not directed at children under 13. We don't knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, contact us and we'll delete it promptly.
We'll update this page when our practices change and note the revision date at the top. We won't notify existing newsletter subscribers of routine policy updates unless the changes are material.
Questions about this policy? Use the contact information on our About page.