Quick summary
- Your email is only stored if you choose to subscribe to the newsletter.
- We measure anonymous traffic to see which posts are helping readers.
- Cookies are used for analytics and — once AdSense is enabled — display advertising. You can decline them.
- Your personal data is never sold or rented to anyone.
About this site
Decor Obsessed ("Decor Obsessed", "we", "us", "our") runs the website published at https://decorobsessed.com. Questions about this policy can be sent through the contact form.
The data we hold
1. Data you choose to share
- Newsletter signups — email address plus IP (the IP exists only to throttle bot signups). Stored on our own server and never passed to a third party.
- Contact form messages — name, email, subject line, the message itself, and the originating IP. Used solely to answer you.
2. Data captured automatically
- Approximate location (IP), browser, device class, operating system, referrer URL, the pages you visit, and time spent on the site.
- Cookies and equivalent storage technologies — full breakdown in the section below.
Why we collect any of this
- To deliver the newsletter you opted into.
- To send a reply when you write to us through the contact form.
- To see which posts are useful so we can write better ones.
- To show relevant display advertising — never personalised email, never SMS.
- To detect and prevent spam, abuse and automated attacks.
Cookies & third-party services
The site relies on the following external services. Each one has its own privacy policy, and each can be opted out of individually.
| Service | Purpose | Data shared | Privacy policy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | Anonymous traffic measurement (which posts get read, where readers come from) | Anonymised IP, page views, device type | policies.google.com/privacy |
| Google AdSense | Display advertising on post pages (after approval) | Cookie identifiers, IP, browsing context for ad personalisation | policies.google.com/technologies/ads |
| Google Funding Choices (CMP) | Consent banner for EU/UK/CH visitors | Consent state cookie | policies.google.com/privacy |
| Affiliate networks (Amazon Associates, Wayfair, ShareASale, Awin, Pottery Barn affiliate, Brooklinen, Society6) | Tracking referred purchases for commission attribution | Click ID, referral URL — set when you click a product link | Each retailer's privacy policy applies once you click through. |
| Share buttons on posts (loaded only on click) | None until you click — no Pinterest tag is loaded passively. | policy.pinterest.com |
Cookie categories used on this site
- Strictly necessary — short-lived session cookies the site needs to function. No consent prompt required.
- Analytics — Google Analytics (`_ga`, `_gid`). Loaded only after a visitor consents in the EEA/UK/Switzerland.
- Advertising — Google AdSense (`__gads`, `IDE`, `NID`). Loaded only after a visitor consents in the EEA/UK/Switzerland.
- Affiliate tracking — placed by retailer websites after you click an outbound product link. We do not set these directly.
What you can ask us to do
- Access, correct or delete — message us via the contact form and we'll get back to you inside 30 days.
- Newsletter — every email carries a one-click unsubscribe. We purge unsubscribed records on request.
- EU/UK (GDPR) — the lawful bases we rely on are consent (analytics, ads, newsletter) and legitimate interest (security, anti-abuse). You retain the right to complain to your local data-protection authority.
- California (CCPA / CPRA) — we don't sell personal information. To exercise any of your California rights, reach us through the contact form.
How long we keep data
- Newsletter records — held until you unsubscribe, then deleted on request.
- Contact form messages — retained for 24 months, then purged.
- Analytics — Google Analytics default retention (currently 14 months).
Children's data
This site is written for an adult audience and is not aimed at children under 13. We don't knowingly collect data from minors. If you think a child has submitted information through any of our forms, let us know and we'll remove it promptly.
Policy updates
This policy is revised whenever our data practices materially change. The "Last updated" date at the top of the page always reflects the most recent revision.