Privacy Policy

    Effective Date: 01/19/2025

    CloseToHome.Deals (“we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.CloseToHome.Deals.

    Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using our website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

    Who we are

    Our website address is: https://closetohome.deals.

    Information We Collect

    We may collect information about you in a variety of ways, including:

    1. Personal Data
      • Information you provide directly, such as your name, email address, phone number, and any other personal details when you sign up, subscribe, or contact us.
    2. Automatically Collected Data
      • Information collected automatically, such as IP address, browser type, operating system, access times, and pages viewed, through cookies or other tracking technologies.
    3. Third-Party Data
      • Information from third-party services, like social media platforms, if you interact with us via those channels.

    How We Use Your Information

    We use the information we collect for purposes such as:

    • Operating and maintaining our website.
    • Providing customer support.
    • Sending you updates, newsletters, or promotional materials.
    • Analyzing usage trends and improving our services.
    • Complying with legal requirements.

    Comments

    When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

    An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

    Media

    If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location data from images on the website.

    Cookies and Tracking Technologies

    Our website may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience. You can adjust your browser settings to disable cookies, but doing so may affect website functionality.

    If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

    If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

    When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

    If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

    Third-Party Links

    Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites.

    Data Security

    We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information. However, no system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

    Embedded content from other websites

    Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

    These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

    Sharing Your Information

    We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties except in the following circumstances:

    • To service providers and partners who assist in running our website or services.
    • If required by law, legal process, or government request.
    • To protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of others.

    If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

    How long we retain your data

    If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

    For users that register on our website, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

    Your Privacy Rights

    Depending on your location, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including:

    • Accessing the data we hold about you.
    • Requesting corrections or deletions.
    • Opting out of marketing communications.

    To exercise these rights, please contact us at privacy@closetohome.deals.

    Children’s Privacy

    Our website is not intended for individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

    Where your data is sent

    Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

    Changes to This Privacy Policy

    We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with the updated effective date.

    Contact Us

    If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
    Email: privacy@closetohome.deals
    Physical Mailing Address:
    Close To Home Deals
    1317 Edgewater Dr #2759
    Orlando, FL 32804