Legal
Privacy Policy
This policy explains what personal data Home, Somehow collects, why we collect it, who we share it with, how long we keep it and how you can exercise your rights.
Questions about your data? Write to us and we will reply as soon as possible.
Email usWho is responsible for your data
Home, Somehow (https://homesomehow.com) is owned and operated by Lorena Ballester López, who is the data controller responsible for the personal data processed through this website.
Contact: homesomehowadmin@gmail.com. You can also use our contact page. Legal information about the owner of the website is available in our Legal Notice.
Data we collect
Information you give us
- Contact form and email: your name, email address, subject and message, when you write to us.
- Comments (if comments are open on an article): your name, email address, comment, IP address and browser information, which are used to publish the comment and prevent spam.
- Email updates (if you choose to subscribe): your email address, to send you new articles.
Please do not include sensitive information in your messages or comments.
Information collected automatically
When you visit the website, some technical information is collected automatically by our hosting, security, statistics and advertising services: IP address, browser and device type, operating system, approximate location (country or city level), the website that referred you, the pages you view, the date and time of your visit and cookie or device identifiers. Read our Cookies Policy for details on cookies.
Why we use your data and on what legal basis
| Purpose | Legal basis (GDPR) |
|---|---|
| Answering your messages and questions | Your request and our legitimate interest in replying (Art. 6(1)(b) and (f)) |
| Publishing and moderating comments | Your consent when you submit a comment (Art. 6(1)(a)) |
| Sending email updates you asked for | Your consent, which you can withdraw at any time (Art. 6(1)(a)) |
| Keeping the website secure and working, preventing spam and abuse | Our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f)) |
| Statistics to improve our content | Your consent where cookies are used (Art. 6(1)(a)); otherwise our legitimate interest in aggregated, non-identifying statistics (Art. 6(1)(f)) |
| Showing ads (personalized ads only with consent) | Your consent (Art. 6(1)(a)) and, for non-personalized ads, our legitimate interest in funding the website (Art. 6(1)(f)) |
| Complying with legal obligations | Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)) |
We do not use your data to make automated decisions that have legal or similarly significant effects on you.
Advertising and analytics
Google AdSense
Home, Somehow may show ads served by Google AdSense. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits to this website and other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this and other sites on the internet.
You can opt out of personalized advertising at any time:
- in Google Ads Settings;
- at aboutads.info, for other participating third-party vendors;
- through our Cookie Settings.
Learn more in How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services and in Google’s Privacy Policy.
Statistics
We use Jetpack Stats (by Automattic) and may use Google Analytics (by Google) to understand which articles are read and how the website performs. We look at this information in aggregate and do not use it to identify you.
International transfers
Some of our providers, such as Google and Automattic, are based in the United States or process data there. When personal data from the European Economic Area or the UK is transferred outside it, these transfers rely on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (and its UK extension) where the provider is certified, or on the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses.
How long we keep your data
- Messages: up to 12 months after we last reply, unless we need them longer to handle your request.
- Comments: while the article is published, or until you ask us to delete your comment.
- Email updates: until you unsubscribe.
- Cookies: for the periods shown in our Cookies Policy.
- Technical and security logs: for the periods set by our hosting and security providers.
Your rights if you are in the EU or UK
Under the GDPR and the UK GDPR, you have the right to:
- access the personal data we hold about you;
- correct inaccurate data;
- ask us to delete your data;
- restrict or object to certain processing, including processing based on legitimate interest;
- receive your data in a portable format;
- withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting processing carried out before.
To exercise these rights, email homesomehowadmin@gmail.com. We will reply within one month. If you believe your rights have not been respected, you can file a complaint with the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) or with the data protection authority in your country.
Your rights if you are in the United States
Depending on the state where you live (for example California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia or others with privacy laws), you may have the right to know what personal data we hold about you, access it, correct it, delete it and obtain a copy.
We do not sell personal data for money. Some state laws may consider personalized advertising a “sale”, “sharing” or “targeted advertising”. You can opt out of it at any time through our Cookie Settings or Google Ads Settings.
To make a request, email homesomehowadmin@gmail.com. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.
Children’s privacy
Home, Somehow is written for adults and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13 (or under 14 in Spain). If you believe a child has sent us personal data, contact us and we will delete it.
Security and changes to this policy
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your data, such as an encrypted connection (HTTPS), security tools and restricted access to the website administration. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
We may update this Privacy Policy when our services or legal obligations change. The latest version will always be on this page, with the date of its last update.