Overview
Welcome to Centssational.com, your resource for budget lifestyle tips across multiple categories including Make Money, Side Hustles, Blogging Tips, Personal Finance, DIY Projects, Home & Decor, and Shopping Guides. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website.
We take your privacy seriously and have created this straightforward policy to help you understand what information we collect and how we use it.
Information We Collect
Personal Information
- Contact information: When you subscribe to our newsletter or leave comments, we collect your name and email address.
- User account information: If you create an account, we store your username, email, and password (encrypted).
- Communication data: Information you provide when contacting us through forms or email.
Automatically Collected Information
- Usage data: IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring website.
- Cookies and similar technologies: We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, remember your preferences, and analyze site traffic.
Pinterest-Related Information
Since Pinterest is one of our primary traffic sources, we may collect data related to Pinterest interactions, including:
- Pinterest save actions
- Traffic from Pinterest to our site
- Pinterest user engagement with our content
How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information to:
- Deliver the content and services you request
- Improve our website and user experience
- Send you newsletters and updates (only if you subscribe)
- Respond to your comments and inquiries
- Monitor and analyze website usage
- Provide personalized content recommendations
- Process affiliate transactions
Third-Party Services
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our site. Google Analytics may collect information such as your IP address, browser type, and browsing patterns. This helps us improve our content and user experience. Google’s privacy policy can be found here.
Affiliate Programs
Centssational.com participates in affiliate marketing programs. This means we may earn commissions from qualifying purchases made through our links at no additional cost to you. We only recommend products that we believe will be valuable to our readers.
As we use Pinterest as one of the primary traffic sources, our site interacts with Pinterest’s services. Please review Pinterest’s Privacy Policy to understand how they collect and process your data.
Cookie Policy
We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help us recognize your device when you return to our site.
Types of Cookies We Use
- Essential cookies: Necessary for the website to function properly.
- Analytical/performance cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our site.
- Functionality cookies: Remember choices you make to improve your experience.
- Targeting cookies: Record your visit to our website, pages visited, and links followed.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect your experience on our site.
Your Rights
Depending on your location, you have certain rights regarding your personal information:
- Access: You can request access to your personal information.
- Correction: You can request correction of inaccurate information.
- Deletion: You can request deletion of your information where applicable.
- Objection: You can object to processing of your information.
- Data portability: You can request transfer of your information.
- Withdrawal of consent: You can withdraw consent for data processing.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided at the end of this policy.
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the CCPA:
- The right to know what personal information we collect
- The right to request deletion of personal information
- The right to opt out of sale of personal information (note: we do not sell personal information)
- The right to non-discrimination for exercising these rights
Data Security
We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Children’s Privacy
Our website is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
- Email: support@centssational.com
Note: This Privacy Policy has been created specifically for Centssational.com’s budget lifestyle blog with Pinterest as one of its primary traffic sources. The policy focuses on transparency regarding data collection practices, particularly related to affiliate marketing and Pinterest engagement.