Who we are
Our website address is https://hometendo.com.
Hometendo is a blog dedicated to reviewing smart home devices, gadgets, and related Amazon products. Our goal is to provide honest and informative product reviews while maintaining full transparency about how we earn revenue.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
An anonymized string (also called a hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine if you use it. The Gravatar Privacy Policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
After your comment is approved, your profile picture (if available) will be visible publicly in the context of your comment.
Media
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year.
If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
We may also use cookies and similar tracking technologies to:
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Analyze traffic and improve website performance.
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Personalize your browsing experience.
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Track affiliate link clicks and conversions for Amazon and other partners.
You can disable cookies in your browser settings at any time, but some features of the site may not function properly.
Affiliate Disclosure
Hometendo is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated websites.
This means that when you click on certain links and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission — at no additional cost to you.
We only recommend products we genuinely believe offer value, based on research and customer feedback.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, reviews, or links to Amazon product pages).
Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content — including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data.
However, we may share limited information with:
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Service providers who assist in website hosting, analytics, or spam protection.
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Affiliate partners (like Amazon) to track referral commissions.
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Legal authorities, if required by law.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve future comments automatically.
User accounts (if any) can edit or delete their personal information at any time, except for usernames which cannot be changed.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you provided.
You can also request that we erase your personal data. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
To make a data request, please contact us at: support@hometendo.com
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service (e.g. Akismet).
Affiliate link clicks may be tracked through Amazon’s official affiliate program for the purpose of commission reporting.
Contact Information
For any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
📧 support@hometendo.com
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