🍪 Cookie Policy – DiscoverHomesteading.com
Last updated: June 25th, 2025
Cookie Policy
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites function properly, enhance the user experience, and provide information to website owners.
2. How We Use Cookies
At DiscoverHomesteading.com, we use cookies for several purposes:
- Essential cookies: These are required for basic site functionality, such as navigation and access to secure areas.
- Performance cookies: These help us understand how visitors interact with our site (e.g., pages visited, time spent). We use Google Analytics and Hotjar for this purpose.
- Advertising cookies: These cookies allow us to display personalized ads through platforms like Google AdSense and Ezoic. They track your browsing behavior to serve ads relevant to your interests.
- Affiliate cookies: Some of our pages include affiliate links (e.g., Amazon). Clicking these may set cookies to track referrals and purchases.
3. Third-Party Cookies
We may allow third-party services to set cookies on your device, including:
- Google Analytics
- Google AdSense
- Ezoic (if active)
- Amazon Associates
- Mailchimp/Brevo
- Hotjar
These third parties may use cookies to track user behavior across websites and to build a profile of your interests.
4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can manage or delete cookies using your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- Block cookies altogether
- Delete existing cookies
- Receive a notification before cookies are placed
Please note that disabling cookies may affect your ability to use some parts of our website.
5. Consent
When you visit our site for the first time, a banner informs you that we use cookies. By continuing to use our website, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy.
6. Contact
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at:
Email: webmaster@discoverhomesteading.com
Website: https://discoverhomesteading.com