Last Updated: March 18, 2025
Introduction
Welcome to OnBetterLiving.com (“Better Living,” “we,” “our,” or “us”). Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard information when you visit our lifestyle blog.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide
When you interact with our website, you may provide information directly to us:
- When you leave comments on our posts
- When you contact us via email
- If you participate in any surveys or contests we may offer
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit Better Living, certain information is collected automatically:
- Log Data: Our servers automatically record information including your IP address, browser type, referring pages, and date/time stamps.
- Analytics Data: We use third-party analytics services (including Google Analytics, Ahrefs, and Bing) to help us understand how visitors use our site.
- Social Widgets: We have Pinterest and other social media widgets that may collect information about your visits.
- Affiliate Links: As an Amazon Associate, when you click our affiliate links, Amazon may track this activity.
How We Use Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide, maintain, and improve our website
- Analyze how visitors interact with our content
- Respond to your comments or inquiries
- Share aggregate analytics data with sponsors (without personally identifying information)
- Detect and prevent security incidents
Third-Party Services
Analytics Services
We use the following third-party analytics services:
- Google Analytics
- Ahrefs
- Bing Webmaster Tools
These services use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your use of our website. They process this data to generate reports on website activity for us.
Social Media Widgets
Our site includes Pinterest and other social media widgets. These features may collect your IP address and which page you’re visiting, and may set cookies to enable the feature to function properly. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policies of the companies providing them.
Sponsored Content
We publish sponsored content on our site. Some sponsored posts may include tracking links provided by influencer platforms. When you click these links, the sponsoring company may collect information about your visit. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties.
Affiliate Links
As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. When you click our Amazon affiliate links, Amazon may track this information according to their privacy policy.
Comments
If you leave a comment on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also your IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Cookies
Cookies are small data files that may be stored on your computer when you visit our website. Various third-party services mentioned above may use cookies to collect and store information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.
Data Retention
We store comment data indefinitely, unless you request removal. Analytics data is retained according to the policies of each analytics service we use.
Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:
- Request access to information we have about you
- Request correction or deletion of your information
- Object to certain uses of your information
- Withdraw consent where applicable
To exercise these rights, please contact us at the email address below.
Children’s Privacy
Our website is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us.
International Users
Our services are hosted in the United States. If you access our site from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to and stored in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your country. By using our services, you consent to this transfer.
Links to Other Websites
Better Living contains links to other sites. Please be aware that Better Living is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each website that collects personally identifiable information.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The date at the top indicates when it was last revised.
Future Services
If we add new features or services that collect additional types of information, such as a mailing list or display advertising network, we will update this policy accordingly.
Copyright Information
The majority of content on OnBetterLiving.com is original and owned by us. Some images and resources used on the site come from sources such as Canva, Unsplash, Flickr, Wikipedia, and other public resources that provide content for free use, modification, or sharing. Other images are readily available in various places on the Internet and believed to be in public domain. Any such non-original content is used in compliance with the respective licenses or terms of use for those sources, or in accordance with the U.S. Copyright Fair Use Act (title 17, U.S. Code).
If you believe that any content appearing on OnBetterLiving.com infringes on your copyright, please contact us at the email address below with the following information:
(a) your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address; (b) a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed; (c) the exact URL or a description of each place where alleged infringing material is located; (d) a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use has not been authorized by you, your agent, or the law; (e) your electronic or physical signature or the electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on your behalf; and (f) a statement by you made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate, that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.
Please also note that under Section 512(f) of the Copyright Act, any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity is infringing may be subject to liability.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
OnBetterLiving[at]gmail[dot]com
