Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) explains how Making It A Home (“Making It A Home,” “we,” “us,” “our”) collects, uses, and discloses information from and about you, and your choices regarding such information.
This Policy only applies to us and does not apply to any websites, apps, or other services that we do not own or control. It also applies to personal data we collect offline, such as if you contact us by phone for support or at conferences or other events.
By using or otherwise accessing the Services, you acknowledge the applicability of this Policy. Please read this Policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your information. You can reach out to us at hello@makingitahome.com if you have questions about these practices.
Information We Collect
Depending on how you interact with the Services, we may collect information directly from you, automatically, and/or from other sources.
Information You Provide to Us
We collect information directly from you when you use the Services, such as when you create an account, provide feedback, place an order, sign up for emails, engage with customer service, respond to surveys or quizzes, or post on the Services. The following describes common types of information you may provide to us.
Contact information, such as name, email address, phone number, and physical address. Account information, such as your login information, preferences, and areas of interest. Demographic information, such as your gender, birth date, and marital status. Order information, such as your billing and shipping address, the contents of your order, your transaction history, and payment information such as your debit or credit card number and expiration date. User content, such as comments, photos, posts, ideas, reviews, feedback, or other content that you submit or otherwise make available through the Services. Communications, including any information you provide to us in an email, during a customer service interaction, on social media, or in response to a survey or quiz. Location information, which may include your general location inferred from your IP address or information that identifies the precise location of your mobile device. Any other information you provide to us.
You are not required to provide us with any information about yourself. However, if you do not provide us with certain information, the Services will not function as intended or you will be unable to access certain features. For example, if you do not provide us with your name and email address, you cannot create an account.
Information We Collect Automatically
We collect some kinds of information automatically when you interact with the Services, including device information such as IP address, device hardware type, operating system, browser type and version, time zone, and unique device identifiers. We also collect usage information about how you interact with the Services, such as the date and time you visited, pages viewed, links clicked, time spent on each page, and the websites you visited before and after ours.
We and other parties may use cookies and similar technologies to collect and store some of this information.
Information We Collect from Other Sources
We may collect information about you from our affiliates and subsidiaries, from third-party login services and social network connections, and from other parties such as business partners, marketers, advertising networks, data providers, and public databases.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to provide and maintain the Services, personalize your experience, conduct analysis and research, improve and enhance our offerings, develop new content and features, communicate with you about your account and requests, advertise and market our Services to you, maintain security and prevent fraud, verify your identity, and comply with applicable laws and legal processes.
We may combine information we collect through the Services with information from other sources. We may also aggregate and de-identify information in such a way that it cannot reasonably be linked to you, and may use such information for any purpose including research and marketing.
Cookies, Analytics, and Advertising
Cookies
We and other parties may use cookies and similar technologies to collect your data. A cookie is a small text file that web servers place on your device to store basic information and help websites recognize your browser. Cookies help you navigate the Services, personalize your experience, help us analyze usage, save your preferences, and enable certain kinds of advertising.
To adjust your cookie preferences, consult the “Help” section of your browser. Please note that blocking certain cookies may prevent the Services from functioning as intended.
Analytics
We and third-party analytics services, including Google Analytics, may use cookies and similar technologies for analytics purposes. You can learn more about Google’s analytics practices and opt out via the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Online Advertising
We may allow third-party advertising technologies that use cookies and similar technologies to deliver relevant advertisements to you on our Services and on other websites you visit. These ads may be based on the content you view, information you provide, and your browsing activity over time.
You may visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s Consumer Opt-Out Link and the Digital Advertising Alliance’s WebChoices Tool to opt out of tailored advertising from participating companies.
Do Not Track
We do not currently recognize or respond to browser-initiated Do Not Track signals.
How We Disclose Your Information
We may disclose your information to our personnel who need access to provide the Services, to our corporate affiliates, to vendors that provide services on our behalf such as hosting, analytics, marketing, and payment processing, and to advertising platforms such as Google and social networks for targeted advertising purposes.
In the event of a sale, merger, or reorganization of some or all of our assets, your data may be part of the transferred assets. We may also disclose your information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that disclosure is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect rights and safety, or prevent fraud.
With your consent, we may disclose your information consistent with that consent. You have the right to revoke consent at any time by emailing hello@makingitahome.com with the subject line “Revoke Consent.”
Your Rights and Choices
Rights Regarding Your Information
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to request that we provide you access to or a copy of personal information we hold about you, inform you about how we collect and use your information, correct inaccurate information, or delete certain information we hold about you.
You may exercise these rights by emailing hello@makingitahome.com. Please note that certain information may be exempt from your requests where we need to retain it to provide Services or comply with applicable law.
Right to Opt Out of Sales and Sharing
If you are a resident of California and certain other jurisdictions, you may have the right to opt out of our sale or sharing of your information for targeted advertising purposes. To opt out, email us at hello@makingitahome.com with the subject line “Sale/Sharing Opt Out” and include your name.
We do not knowingly sell or share the personal information of individuals under 16 years of age.
Marketing Communications
Email: You may opt out of marketing emails using the “Unsubscribe” link in any such email. You may still receive administrative emails related to your account.
Text/SMS: To opt out of text-based marketing communications, reply “STOP” or “UNSUBSCRIBE.”
Direct Mail: To opt out of direct mail, email us at hello@makingitahome.com with “NO SNAIL MAIL” in the subject line, including your name and mailing address.
Retention
We retain your information for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected. When those purposes have concluded, we will permanently delete, destroy, or anonymize the relevant information.
Security
We use reasonable efforts to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is fully secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. You can improve your account security by using strong passwords, closing accounts after use on shared devices, and avoiding unsecured networks.
Miscellaneous
International Users
We are located and process your information in Nigeria and elsewhere. By using the Services, you acknowledge and consent to us transferring and processing your information in Nigeria and anywhere else that we and our personnel, affiliates, or vendors are located.
Third-Party Links
The Services may contain links to third-party websites, apps, or other services. This Policy does not apply to the privacy practices of those parties. Please review their privacy policies before engaging with them.
Children’s Privacy
The Services are not intended for use by children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If we learn that someone under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will use reasonable efforts to remove that information from our databases.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Policy from time to time. When we do, we will post the updated Policy with a new “Last updated” date. By continuing to use the Services after an update, you agree that we may process your information in accordance with the updated Policy.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Policy or our privacy practices, please email us at hello@makingitahome.com.
Supplemental Privacy Notice
This Supplemental Privacy Notice applies to residents of California, Colorado, Connecticut, and Virginia and explains what information we collect, where we collect it from, why we collect it, and your state-specific rights.
In the past 12 months, we have collected identifiers such as name, email address, physical address, telephone number, IP address, and login information; internet, electronic network, and device activity information; geolocation data inferred from IP address; legally protected classification information such as gender and marital status; inferences drawn from the above to create a profile of your preferences; and other information that directly or indirectly identifies you.
We collect this information directly from you, automatically through your activities on the Services, from our affiliates, and from other parties such as data enrichment services.
Your Rights
You have the right to request that we disclose what personal information we collect about you, our business purpose for collecting it, the types of third parties we share it with, and the specific pieces of information we collect. You also have the right to request deletion or correction of your personal information, and to opt out of the sharing of your information for targeted advertising. You will not be discriminated against for exercising any of these rights.
To exercise your rights, please email hello@makingitahome.com.
EEA/UK Privacy Notice
This EEA/UK Privacy Notice applies solely to residents of the European Economic Area and United Kingdom and supplements this Policy.
For purposes of EEA and UK law, Making It A Home is the “controller” of the personal data we collect under this Policy. Our data protection contact can be reached at hello@makingitahome.com.
Legal Bases for Processing
We rely on the following legal bases to process personal data: contractual obligations to honor our commitments to you, legitimate business interests such as customer service, analytics, security, and fraud prevention, legal compliance obligations, and your consent where required by law. You may withdraw consent at any time by emailing hello@makingitahome.com with the subject line “Revoke Consent.”
Your Rights
EEA and UK residents have all rights described in this Policy and may additionally request a portable copy of their personal data and request that we restrict processing of their information in certain circumstances.
Our Use of Cookies
We use strictly necessary cookies that enable core Services functionality, preference cookies that store your selected settings and personalize your experience, performance cookies that collect information about how you use the Services to help us improve them, and targeting and advertising cookies that gather information to provide you with more relevant content and advertising based on your browsing activity.
If you believe our processing of your personal data infringes EEA or UK privacy laws, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in your country of residence. We encourage you to contact us first at hello@makingitahome.com to resolve any questions or concerns.