At Homestead Projects (homesteadprojects.org), we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you about how we look after your personal data when you visit our website and tell you about your privacy rights.
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Information You Provide
We may collect information you voluntarily provide when you: - Contact us via email - Subscribe to our newsletter - Comment on our content - Complete surveys or feedback forms
This information may include your name, email address, and any other details you choose to provide.
1.2 Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including: - IP address - Browser type and version - Time zone setting - Operating system - Pages visited and time spent - Referral sources
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
2.1 Provide and Improve Our Services
- Deliver content relevant to your interests
- Respond to your inquiries and requests
- Improve our website functionality and user experience
2.2 Communication
- Send newsletters or updates (if you've subscribed)
- Respond to your questions or feedback
2.3 Analytics
- Analyze usage patterns and trends
- Monitor the effectiveness of our content
3. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to distinguish you from other users. This helps us provide you with a good experience when browsing and allows us to improve our site.
3.1 Types of Cookies We Use
- Necessary Cookies: Required for the website to function properly. These cookies enable core functionality such as security, network management, and account access. You may not opt-out of these cookies.
- Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We use PostHog analytics to collect data about how you use our website. These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site.
- Marketing Cookies: Used to track visitors across websites. These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners and help build a profile of your interests to show you relevant advertisements on other sites.
3.2 Cookie Consent
When you visit our website for the first time, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner giving you the following options: - Accept All: Enables all cookies (necessary, analytics, and marketing) - Customize: Allows you to choose which non-essential cookies you want to enable - Reject All: Only enables necessary cookies required for the website to function
Your cookie consent choices will be stored for 12 months, after which you will be asked to renew your consent preferences. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of our website.
3.3 Google Tag Manager and Analytics
We use Google Tag Manager to manage various scripts and tracking code on our website. This service helps us implement Google Analytics and other tracking technologies. By default, all analytics tracking respects your consent choices through Google's Consent Mode framework.
When you grant consent for analytics, we may collect information about: - Pages you visit and time spent on each page - Features you interact with - Your device and browser information - Geographic location (country/region level only) - Referral sources
3.4 PostHog Analytics
We use PostHog, an open-source analytics platform hosted in the European Union, to collect anonymous usage data. PostHog helps us understand how visitors interact with our website to improve the user experience. PostHog will only be activated if you've consented to analytics cookies.
PostHog collects information such as: - Pages visited and actions taken - Browser and device information - Approximate geographic location - Referrer information
No personally identifiable information is collected unless you explicitly provide it.
3.5 Managing Cookies
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through browser settings. You can set your browser to refuse all or some cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. Additionally, you can use the "Cookie Settings" link in our website footer to update your preferences at any time.
4. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to outside parties except in the following circumstances:
4.1 Service Providers
We may share information with trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website and conducting our business (e.g., hosting providers, analytics services).
4.2 Legal Requirements
We may disclose information when required by law or to protect our rights, property, or safety.
5. Data Security
We have implemented appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way. We limit access to your personal data to those employees and third parties who have a business need to know.
6. Data Retention
6.1 General Data Retention
We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal or reporting requirements.
6.2 Cookie Consent Retention
Your cookie consent preferences are stored for a maximum period of 12 months, in accordance with privacy regulations. After this period expires, you will be asked to renew your consent choices. This ensures that you have regular opportunities to review and update your privacy preferences.
6.3 Analytics Data Retention
Data collected through analytics tools (if you have consented to analytics cookies) is retained as follows: - Google Analytics data is retained for 26 months - PostHog analytics data is retained for 12 months
After these retention periods, the data is automatically anonymized or deleted.
7. Your Rights
7.1 Data Subject Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data: - Access your personal data - Correct inaccurate data - Request deletion of your data - Object to processing of your data - Request restriction of processing - Data portability - Withdraw consent
7.2 How to Exercise Your Rights
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided at the end of this privacy policy. We will respond to your request within 30 days.
7.3 Right to Withdraw Consent
You have the right to withdraw your consent for the processing of your personal data at any time. For cookie-related consent: - Click the "Cookie Settings" link in the website footer - Update your preferences in the settings modal - Select "Reject All" to withdraw all non-essential cookie consent
Your updated preferences will take effect immediately, and no further data will be collected based on the withdrawn consent.
8. Children's Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, your personal data, or our cookie and tracking practices, please contact us at:
Email: privacy@homesteadprojects.org
Homestead Projects 123 Self-Sufficient Lane Sustainable City, ST 12345 United States