Hometown Sheds Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
This policy is to inform you of the type of personal information the site collects and how it is processed and used, per US/EU Privacy Guidelines.
About Hometown Sheds
Hometown Sheds corporate office is located in Burlington, North Carolina. Their website promotes and sells their products and provides content for informational and entertainment purposes.
This website collects anonymous data about site visitors for statistical analytic purposes. Visiting this website constitutes agreement to the Terms of Use set forth here.
Anonymous Information Collected
An IP address is an anonymous bit of data left by all site visitors (both human and bots). It is tracked by the following entities for better security, content creation, and marketing purposes.
Your browser may also send response headers with generic/anonymized information about the type of browser, computer/device, and ISP you are using, and your location by country only.
The privacy policy of each entity that collects this information is linked below, if you would like more info about them.
- Google Analytics– so we can discover the type of content you find most helpful and create more of it. (Note: Google does not have access to this data.)
- Facebook Pixel Tracking– so we can retarget ads to like-minded site owners on that social platform. (Not your email, just anonymous IPs)
- NameHero Hosting– kept in the server logs so the host can identify and stop bad bot attacks.
- Cloudflare– so the CDN can identify and stop bad bot attacks.
- YouTube– if you view a YouTube embedded video on the site, the IP info is sent to YouTube to record that the video has been viewed, just as it would if you had watched it directly on YouTube.
- Some forms on this site require the use of Google’s reCAPTCHA service before they can be submitted. If you consent to use Google’s reCAPTCHA service, a cookie is created that stores your consent. This cookie deletes itself after thirty days.
Email Collection
Our email list service provider is MailChimp.
If you elect to subscribe, your email address will be stored on their servers. You can access your info any time by clicking the Manage Subscription link at the bottom of any email you receive from us. See their privacy policy here for further information.
We never have, and never will share your email address or telephone number with any person or entity for marketing purposes.
If you provide your telephone number, you are giving us permission to call and/or text you.
Transactional and On-Going Service Data
We do not collect any payments through our website.
- Google Workspace– Emails are retained. (Note: Google does not have access to this data.)
- Data backups are provided by BlogVault..
- Contact Forms – none of the contact form fields are held in the site’s database, including your email address. Some forms on this site require the use of Google’s reCAPTCHA service before they can be submitted. If you consent to use Google’s reCAPTCHA service, a cookie is created that stores your consent. This cookie deletes itself after thirty days
Third Party Links
We may link to helpful info and resources provided by others. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you on their site. We do not control these third-party websites and am not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave our site, you may read the privacy notice of every website you visit.
Disable Tracking
You can disable cookies through your own browser settings. Check with the browser vendor for more info on how to do that, if you wish.
Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
Hometown Sheds makes no representation, warranties, or assurances as to the accuracy, currency, or completeness of any privacy polices of 3rd party entities that information is shared with.
Concerns
Contact our webmaster with any concerns you may have about your information that is collected through the site.