Cookies Policy

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to site owners. Cookies do not contain personally identifying information by themselves, but they can be linked to personal information that you provide to us through our contact form or newsletter.

How we use cookies

Home Design With Style uses a minimal set of cookies to operate the site and understand how visitors engage with our content. We do not use advertising cookies or sell data to third parties.

• Essential cookies: Required for the site to function. This includes storing your acknowledgement of our disclaimer popup so we do not show it on every visit.
• Analytics cookies: We may use anonymised, aggregated analytics to understand which content performs well and how readers navigate the site. No personally identifying data is collected through analytics.
• Preference cookies: Used to remember your settings and preferences across sessions where applicable.

Third-party cookies

Our site uses Google Fonts, which is loaded from Google's servers. Google may place cookies through this integration. We also use third-party services for hosting and site performance monitoring. These providers have their own cookie policies, which we encourage you to review.

Local storage

In addition to cookies, we use browser local storage to remember whether you have dismissed our site disclaimer. This data stays on your device and is not transmitted to our servers.

How to control cookies

You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

• View the cookies stored on your device.
• Delete all or specific cookies.
• Block cookies from specific sites or all sites.
• Set preferences for first-party vs third-party cookies.

Note that blocking all cookies may prevent certain parts of the site from working correctly, including your disclaimer preference being remembered.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date. Continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of those changes.

Contact

Questions about our use of cookies? Contact us at [email protected].