This page explains what information Home Clean Manual collects, why, and what you can do about it. It is written to be read rather than to be impenetrable.
Who runs this site
Home Clean Manual is an independent publication at homecleanmanual.com. Questions about anything on this page can go to the contact page.
What is collected
- Server logs. Like almost every website, the hosting server records IP addresses, browser type, referring pages and times of access. These are used to keep the site running and to investigate problems.
- Comments. If you leave a comment, the name, email address and comment text you submit are stored, along with your IP address and browser string, to help with spam detection.
- Email sign-ups. If you request a downloadable checklist or subscribe, the email address you give is stored so that it can be sent to you. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in any email.
- Contact messages. Anything you email is kept so the conversation can be followed up.
No account is required to read this site, and none of the above is sold to anybody.
Cookies
Cookies are small files stored by your browser. This site uses them for basic functionality, and third parties named below set their own. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings; parts of the site may behave differently if you do.
Google AdSense and advertising
This site displays advertising served by Google AdSense. Google and its partners use cookies to serve adverts based on your prior visits to this and other websites.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve adverts to you based on your visits to this site and other sites on the internet.
- You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
- You can opt out of third-party vendor cookies more broadly at aboutads.info/choices or youradchoices.com.
- Google’s own privacy terms are at policies.google.com.
Amazon and affiliate links
This site participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. Clicking an affiliate link may set a cookie that allows Amazon to attribute a purchase to this site. That cookie is set and read by Amazon, not by this site, and it does not tell me who you are. Full details are on the affiliate disclosure page.
Analytics
Aggregate traffic statistics are used to understand which articles are useful. This data is reported in aggregate and is not used to identify individual readers.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to request a copy of the personal data held about you, to ask for it to be corrected, or to ask for it to be deleted. To make any of those requests, use the contact page and they will be actioned.
Children
This site is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect information from them.
Changes
If this policy changes, the revised version will be posted on this page with an updated date below.
Last updated: 23 August 2026.