This Privacy Policy explains how HowToMakeMoneyFromHome.online (the “Site,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and shares information about visitors. The Site is an independent, US-operated educational publication run by Tina. We try to keep our data practices simple: we do not sell personal data, we do not run a newsletter, and we do not require you to create an account to read anything.
By using this Site you agree to the practices described below. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site. This policy applies only to https://howtomakemoneyfromhome.online and not to any third-party site we may link to.
What information we collect
We collect a small amount of information automatically and only the information you choose to send us directly. We do not ask for, or knowingly receive, names, phone numbers, or payment details from casual readers.
Server logs. Our hosting provider (Vercel) records standard request data when your browser loads a page, including your IP address, the requested URL, the HTTP referrer, your user agent string, and a timestamp. These logs are used for security, abuse prevention, and basic uptime monitoring. They are retained for a short rolling window by the host.
Analytics events. When you visit a page, our analytics provider (Google Analytics 4) receives anonymized interaction data such as page path, session duration, device type, approximate geographic region (typically country or US state, not street address), and referring source. IP addresses are anonymized by GA4 before storage.
Information you send us. If you email us at tina@howtomakemoneyfromhome.online or use our contact page, we receive whatever you put in your message: your email address, your name if you provide one, and the contents of your note. We use this only to reply to you.
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small text file that a website asks your browser to store. Cookies are how the Site remembers things across pages and how analytics tools count one person versus many. We group the cookies on this Site into three buckets:
Essential cookies. These keep the Site working. They include short-lived session cookies set by our hosting provider (Vercel) for routing and security. Disabling these will break the Site.
Analytics cookies. We use Google Analytics 4 with measurement ID G-SY869RRECN. GA4 sets cookies named _ga and _ga_SY869RRECN (the property- specific cookie). These help us understand which articles people read, how long they stay, and which devices they use, so we can prioritize what to write next. GA4 does not, by default, identify you personally.
Advertising cookies. Our application for Google AdSense is pending. Once approved, Google and its advertising partners may set cookies on your device to show ads, frequency-cap them, and measure ad performance. Until that happens, no ad cookies are set. For details on Google’s ad cookies, see the Google Ads policy.
Our full Cookie Policy lists each cookie individually with its purpose and duration.
Third-party services we use
We rely on a small set of third-party providers. Each one has its own privacy policy and data-handling practices, and your use of our Site is also subject to those terms.
Google Analytics 4. Provided by Google LLC. Used to understand traffic patterns and improve the Site. See Google’s Privacy Policy and the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
Google AdSense (pending approval). Provided by Google LLC. When live, AdSense displays ads alongside our content and may use cookies and similar technologies to personalize ads. You can review and manage ad personalization at adssettings.google.com.
Vercel. Our hosting and edge-CDN provider. Vercel processes incoming HTTP requests in order to serve the Site and maintains short-lived security logs. See Vercel’s Privacy Policy.
Your rights
We are based in the United States and our content targets US readers. Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights over your personal data.
California residents (CCPA / CPRA). California law gives residents the right to know what personal information we collect, the right to request deletion, the right to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising, and the right not to be discriminated against for exercising these rights. We do not sell personal information for money. To exercise any of these rights, email us at tina@howtomakemoneyfromhome.online.
EEA, UK, and Swiss residents (GDPR / UK GDPR). If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you have rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, and objection regarding your personal data. The lawful basis for our limited processing is our legitimate interest in operating the Site and, where required, your consent (for non-essential cookies). You can withdraw consent at any time through your browser settings.
Everyone else. Even if you are outside California or the EEA, you can email us to ask what data we have about you and to request deletion. We will do our best to honor reasonable requests.
Children’s privacy
This Site is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. The Site complies with the US Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). If you believe a child under 13 has submitted personal information through the Site, please contact us and we will delete it.
Data retention
Server logs from our host are retained on a rolling basis, typically for less than 30 days. Google Analytics 4 data is retained at the GA4 default setting of 14 months, after which event-level data is automatically deleted by Google. Emails you send us are retained in our inbox until they are no longer relevant, then archived or deleted in normal mailbox housekeeping.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy as the Site evolves — for example, when AdSense goes live, when we add a newsletter, or when we adopt new analytics tooling. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page reflects the most recent change. Material changes will be summarized in a short notice on the page. By continuing to use the Site after changes are posted, you accept the updated policy.
Security of your information
We take reasonable, commercially appropriate steps to protect the limited information we hold. The Site is served over HTTPS only, which means traffic between your browser and our server is encrypted in transit. Our infrastructure provider, Vercel, maintains industry-standard physical and network security at its edge locations, and we apply the principle of least privilege to any administrative tooling. We do not run our own customer database, we do not store payment information, and we do not maintain user accounts — which means the most common targets for breach do not exist on this Site.
That said, no method of transmission or storage on the public internet is one hundred percent secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security, and we encourage you to use a strong, unique password for your own email account and to be careful about what information you share with us.
International data transfers
The Site is operated from the United States and our primary third-party providers (Google, Vercel) operate global networks that may process data in regions other than the one you are browsing from. If you access the Site from outside the United States, you understand that your interactions may be processed in and transferred to the United States and other jurisdictions where data-protection laws may differ from those of your home country. Where required, our providers rely on Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent mechanisms for cross-border transfers.
How to contact us
Questions about this Privacy Policy, requests to access or delete data, or anything else privacy-related can be sent to tina@howtomakemoneyfromhome.online or via our contact page. For details about cookies specifically, see our Cookie Policy. For platform terms, see our Terms of Service; for income, affiliate, and AI-content disclosures, see our Disclaimer. Please put a clear subject line on privacy-related email (for example, CCPA Request or GDPR Erasure Request) so it routes correctly.