Privacy Policy

Last Updated: October 20, 2026

Welcome to Home with Jana.

At Home with Jana, your privacy is important to me. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit my website, how that information is used, and the choices you have regarding your personal information.

Website: https://homewithjana.com

1. Information We Collect

Information You Voluntarily Provide

When you use Home with Jana, you may choose to provide personal information by:

• Subscribing to my email newsletter

• Leaving comments on recipes or blog posts

• Sending a message through my contact form

• Purchasing books, digital products, or other items through linked services

• Contacting me directly by email

This information may include your name, email address, and any information you choose to share.

When purchases are made through third-party websites or payment providers, those companies handle payment information according to their own privacy policies.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit this website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:

• IP address

• Browser and device information

• Pages visited

• Referring websites

• General website usage and interaction information

This information helps me understand how visitors use Home with Jana and improve the website.

2. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Home with Jana uses cookies and similar technologies to help the website function properly, understand visitor activity, and support advertising.

Cookies are small files stored on your device when you visit a website.

These technologies may be used to:

• Remember website preferences

• Improve website functionality

• Measure website traffic

• Understand which recipes and articles visitors enjoy

• Support advertising and affiliate marketing

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect how parts of the website function.

Where required by applicable law, consent will be requested before using nonessential cookies.

3. Google AdSense and Advertising

Home with Jana uses or intends to use Google AdSense to display advertisements.

Google and other third-party advertising vendors may use cookies or similar technologies to display advertisements based on visits to this website or other websites.

Google’s advertising cookies may allow Google and its partners to show personalized advertisements based on browsing activity.

You can learn more about Google’s advertising practices and manage your preferences through the following resources:

Google Ads Settings:
https://adssettings.google.com

How Google Uses Information:
https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Google Advertising Technologies:
https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

Depending on your location, additional privacy choices or consent controls may be available.

4. Google Analytics

Home with Jana uses Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with the website.

Google Analytics may collect information about website visits, pages viewed, devices, browsers, and general usage patterns.

This information helps me improve recipes, articles, navigation, and the overall visitor experience.

For more information about Google’s privacy practices, visit:

https://policies.google.com/privacy

5. Email Newsletter

Visitors may subscribe to the Home with Jana email newsletter.

I use MailerLite to manage newsletter subscriptions and email communications.

When you subscribe, your email address and any additional information you voluntarily provide may be processed by MailerLite.

Newsletter emails may include:

• New recipes

• Homemaking ideas

• Website updates

• Book announcements

• Occasional promotional content

You may unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link included in newsletter emails.

You can learn more about MailerLite’s privacy practices at:

https://www.mailerlite.com/legal/privacy-policy

6. Affiliate Links and Sponsored Content

Some articles, recipes, and product recommendations on Home with Jana may contain affiliate links.

If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.

Affiliate partners may use cookies or other tracking technologies to recognize qualifying purchases.

Home with Jana may also feature sponsored content or products provided by brands. Sponsored relationships will be disclosed where appropriate.

For additional information, please see the website’s Affiliate Disclosure page:

https://homewithjana.com/affiliate-disclosure/

7. Books, Digital Products, and Purchases

Home with Jana may link to books, digital products, and other items available through third-party marketplaces or websites.

When you make a purchase through one of these services, the payment and transaction information is generally processed by that provider.

Home with Jana does not receive or store complete credit card information from purchases made through independent third-party checkout services.

Please review the privacy policy of the website or payment provider handling your purchase.

8. Comments and Contact Forms

When visitors leave comments or submit contact forms, the website may collect the information entered into the form, along with technical information used for spam prevention and website security.

Messages submitted through the contact form are used to respond to inquiries.

I do not use contact-form messages to subscribe visitors to marketing emails without their permission.

9. Third-Party Services

Home with Jana uses third-party services to help operate and maintain the website.

These may include:

Service	Purpose
Google Analytics	Website traffic and usage analysis
Google AdSense	Website advertising, when approved and enabled
Google Search Console	Website search performance
MailerLite	Email newsletter management
WordPress and website hosting providers	Website operation and maintenance
Affiliate networks and retail partners	Affiliate tracking and purchases
Payment processors and marketplaces	Processing applicable purchases

Each provider maintains its own privacy practices.

10. How Information Is Used

Information collected through Home with Jana may be used to:

• Operate and maintain the website

• Respond to questions and messages

• Deliver requested newsletters

• Improve recipes, articles, and website features

• Analyze website traffic

• Prevent spam, fraud, and security problems

• Support advertising and affiliate programs

• Comply with applicable legal obligations

Personal information is not sold directly by Home with Jana. Certain advertising and analytics activities may be considered sharing or selling under some privacy laws, depending on how those services are configured.

11. Data Retention

Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including website operations, communications, security, and applicable legal requirements.

Newsletter subscribers may unsubscribe at any time.

You may also contact me to request deletion of personal information, subject to any applicable legal or operational requirements.

12. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the ability to:

• Request access to personal information

• Request correction of inaccurate information

• Request deletion of certain information

• Withdraw consent where applicable

• Opt out of certain advertising-related data uses

• Request information about how personal information is processed

To submit a privacy request, contact:

homewithjana@gmail.com

I will review requests in accordance with applicable privacy laws.

13. California Privacy Rights

California residents may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act.

These may include rights to access, correct, or delete certain personal information and to opt out of qualifying sales or sharing of personal information.

Home with Jana does not directly sell personal information. However, advertising technologies may involve activities considered sharing under California law.

California residents may contact homewithjana@gmail.com to request information or exercise applicable rights.

14. Children’s Privacy

Home with Jana is a general-interest website featuring recipes, homemaking, and related content.

The website is not directed toward children under the age of 13.

I do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 without appropriate parental consent.

If you believe a child has submitted personal information, please contact me so I can review the situation and take appropriate action.

15. Information Security

I take reasonable steps to help protect information submitted through Home with Jana.

However, no website, internet transmission, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed completely secure.

16. Links to Other Websites

Home with Jana may contain links to outside websites, including retailers, book marketplaces, YouTube, affiliate partners, and other resources.

I am not responsible for the privacy practices or content of websites operated by third parties.

Please review their privacy policies before submitting personal information.

17. Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated to reflect changes in website services, advertising practices, technology, or applicable laws.

When changes are made, the Last Updated date at the top of this page will be revised.

18. Contact Information

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how information is handled, please contact:

Home with Jana

Email: homewithjana@gmail.com

Website: https://homewithjana.com

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