Privacy Policy
Last updated: 15th October 2025
Welcome to DIY Builders Hub (“we”, “us”, “our”, the “Site”). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website https://diybuildershub.org/ (the “Site”). By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect both personally identifiable information and non-personally identifiable information when you interact with our Site.
1.1 Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
This is information that can identify you as an individual. We may collect:
- Name
- Email address
- Contact form entries
- Comments you post
- Subscription / newsletter sign-up data
- Any other information you provide when interacting with us
1.2 Non-Personally Identifiable Information (Non-PII)
This is information that does not identify you individually. We may collect:
- Browser type (e.g. Chrome, Firefox)
- Operating system (Windows, macOS, iOS, Android)
- IP address (in anonymized / aggregated form)
- Pages you view on the Site
- Time and date of access
- Referral source (which website you came from)
- Web analytics data (via Google Analytics or other tools)
- Cookies, session identifiers, and similar tracking technologies
2. How We Use Information
We may use the collected information for various purposes:
- To provide, operate, and maintain the Site
- To send you updates, newsletters, or other communications (if you opted in)
- To respond to your comments, questions, or requests
- To analyze usage trends, improve features, and user experience
- To prevent fraud or misuse and for security purposes
- To comply with legal obligations
- To enable advertising, including targeted or interest-based ads (if applicable)
3. Cookies & Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity and store certain information. Cookies are files with small amounts of data placed on your device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or alert you when cookies are being sent.
Typical cookies / trackers we might use:
- Session cookies (for user login or navigation)
- Analytics cookies (to collect information about site usage)
- Advertising cookies (for interest-based advertising, if used)
- Functional cookies (for remembering user preferences)
If you disable cookies, some parts of our Site may not function correctly.
4. Third-Party Services & Disclosures
We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Site’s operations or services (e.g. hosting, analytics, email marketing). These third parties have access to your information only to perform tasks on our behalf and must not disclose or use it for other purposes.
Examples of third parties:
- Web hosts / server providers
- Google Analytics (for analyzing traffic)
- Email service providers (for newsletters)
- Advertising networks (if ads are displayed)
We may also disclose information when legally required (e.g. court order, law enforcement) or to protect rights, property, or safety of our users or others.
5. Data Retention
We will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention is required or allowed by law.
If you request deletion of your personal data, we will remove or anonymize it, unless we need to retain certain data to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, or enforce agreements.
6. Your Rights (Where Applicable)
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data, such as:
- Right to access — request a copy of your personal data
- Right to correction — correct inaccurate or incomplete information
- Right to deletion — request deletion of your personal information
- Right to restriction of processing
- Right to object to processing
- Right to data portability — receive your data in a portable format
- Right to withdraw consent (if processing is based on consent)
To exercise these rights, contact us at the email below. We may require verification of your identity before acting on such requests.
7. Security
We adopt reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure, so absolute security cannot be guaranteed.
8. Children’s Privacy
Our Site is not intended for people under the age of 13 (or such minimum age applicable in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under that age. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us, and we will delete that data.
9. Links to Other Sites
Our Site may contain links to other websites operated by third parties. We have no control over their content or practices, and this Privacy Policy does not apply to them. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any linked sites you visit.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date. We encourage you to periodically review this page to stay informed of any changes. Continued use of the Site after modifications constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
11. Contact Us
If you have questions or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your data, you can contact us at:
Email: [email protected]