Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 24 October 2026

At Home Insider (https://homeinsider.co.uk/), we respect your privacy and are committed to handling personal information responsibly.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, protect and share personal information when you visit our website, read our articles or contact us.

Home Insider is an online publication providing practical information and advice about home improvement, roofing, plumbing, HVAC, home security, interior and exterior design, gardening and property ownership, with a primary focus on the UK market.

We aim to handle personal information transparently and in accordance with applicable data protection and privacy laws, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), where applicable.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information when you use Home Insider.

Information You Provide

Your name and email address when you contact us.
Information included in enquiries, feedback or correspondence.
Any other information you voluntarily provide.

Information Collected Automatically

Depending on the website functionality and services in use, we may collect:

IP address and approximate geographical location.
Browser type, device information and operating system.
Pages visited, referring websites and interactions with website content.
Technical information relating to website performance, security and errors.
Cookie identifiers and similar information, where applicable.

We use this information for relevant website operations, communication, security and improvement purposes.

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use personal information for the following purposes:

To operate and maintain Home Insider.
To provide access to articles, guides and other website content.
To respond to reader questions, feedback and business enquiries.
To monitor website security and troubleshoot technical issues.
To understand website performance and improve content, where analytics tools are used.
To display and measure advertisements where advertising services are implemented.
To comply with applicable legal obligations.

Where required, we identify an appropriate lawful basis for processing personal information, such as consent, legitimate interests, contractual necessity or compliance with a legal obligation.

Where processing relies on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.

3. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Home Insider may use cookies and similar technologies to support essential website functions, remember preferences, maintain security and understand website usage.

Depending on the technologies implemented, these may include:

Essential Cookies: These support necessary website functions, security and technical operation.

Preference Cookies: These may remember choices made by visitors where such functionality is provided.

Analytics Cookies: If analytics services are implemented, these may help us understand visitor activity, traffic sources and popular content.

Advertising Cookies: Advertising providers may use these cookies to deliver, personalise where permitted, and measure advertisements.

Where consent is legally required, non-essential cookies and similar technologies will not be activated before valid consent is obtained.

Where applicable, visitors will be able to accept or reject non-essential cookies and change their preferences later.

You can also manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking certain cookies may affect some website functionality.

Browser settings may not automatically withdraw consent previously provided through a website’s cookie consent system.

4. Google AdSense and Advertising

Home Insider intends to use Google AdSense and may work with other advertising partners to display advertisements and support the operation of our publication.

When advertising services are implemented, Google and its authorised advertising partners may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses and similar technologies to deliver, personalise where permitted, measure and improve advertisements.

Information processed may include browser and device information, cookie identifiers, page visits and interactions with advertisements. The use of these technologies depends on the advertising services implemented, visitors’ consent preferences and applicable laws.

Depending on applicable law and advertising settings, visitors may receive personalised or non-personalised advertisements.

Where required, we will implement an appropriate consent management solution and follow applicable advertising platform requirements before activating relevant advertising technologies.

Visitors can review Google’s privacy information and advertising controls through the following resources:

This policy will be reviewed when advertising services are implemented to ensure that it accurately reflects our actual advertising configuration and information-handling practices.

5. Website Analytics

Home Insider may use website analytics services, such as Google Analytics, to understand how visitors interact with our content.

If analytics services are implemented, they may collect information about page views, traffic sources, device characteristics, navigation patterns and website performance.

We may use these insights to improve our content, website usability, accessibility and technical performance.

Where consent is required, analytics cookies and related technologies will only be activated after valid consent has been obtained.

We will update this section if we introduce analytics services or make material changes to the tools we use.

6. Third-Party Websites and Services

Our articles may contain links to external websites, including government websites, manufacturers, contractors, suppliers and other informational resources.

When you follow an external link, you leave Home Insider and become subject to the privacy practices of that external website.

We do not control external websites and are not responsible for their content, security or personal information handling practices.

We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of external websites before sharing personal information with them.

7. Sharing and Protecting Personal Information

We do not sell personal information submitted through reader enquiries as a customer database.

We may share personal information with service providers where necessary to operate and protect our website, manage communications, provide technical support, process analytics or deliver advertising services that we use.

Such providers may process information on our behalf and must be subject to appropriate safeguards where required by applicable law.

We may also disclose information where required by law, to respond to lawful requests or to protect our legal rights and website security.

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, alteration or misuse. However, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

If personal information is transferred outside the United Kingdom or another relevant jurisdiction, we will apply appropriate safeguards where required by applicable law.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including applicable legal, security and reporting requirements.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information, why it was collected and whether we are required to retain it.

When personal information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to delete it or anonymise it, where appropriate.

9. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on applicable law and the circumstances, you may have the right to:

Request access to personal information we hold about you.
Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
Request deletion of personal information in certain circumstances.
Request restriction of certain processing activities.
Object to certain processing activities.
Request data portability where the right applies.
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
Exercise rights relating to certain automated decision-making and profiling, where applicable.

These rights are subject to legal conditions and exemptions.

To exercise a privacy right, please contact us at info@homeinsider.co.uk. We may need to verify your identity before responding to a request.

You may also complain to a relevant data protection authority. For matters falling within the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) jurisdiction, visit https://ico.org.uk/.

10. Children’s Privacy

Home Insider publishes informational content primarily intended for adults interested in home ownership, property maintenance and home improvement.

We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children through our website.

If we become aware that personal information has been collected inappropriately from a child, we will take reasonable steps to address the situation in accordance with applicable law.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our website, technologies, service providers, advertising arrangements, legal requirements or information-handling practices.

The latest version will be published on this page, with the updated date displayed at the beginning of the policy.

We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to make a privacy-related request, please contact us using the details below.

Website: https://homeinsider.co.uk/

Email: info@homeinsider.co.uk

Publication: Home Insider

Data Controller: Muhammad Saqib

Please contact us by email for questions, requests or concerns relating to personal information and privacy.