This Cookie Policy explains how HomeGuideIS uses cookies and similar technologies (such as local storage and pixels) on homeguideis.com, and the choices you have. It is part of our Privacy Policy, which describes how we handle personal information more broadly.
What Cookies Are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help sites remember your preferences, keep you signed in, measure how pages perform, and — in some cases — deliver advertising that is more relevant to you. Similar technologies serve comparable purposes under different names.
Cookies We Use
- Strictly necessary: required for core functionality — signing in, security, load balancing, remembering consent choices. These cannot be switched off through our tools.
- Preferences: remember settings such as saved searches, display options, and language so the site works the way you left it.
- Analytics: help us understand which pages are useful and where visitors get stuck, so we can improve HomeGuideIS. These produce aggregated statistics, not individual profiles.
- Advertising: where used, help measure campaign effectiveness and, in some cases, tailor advertising to your interests. Advertising partners may set their own cookies, subject to their own policies.
Managing Cookies
Most browsers let you view, block, and delete cookies in their settings. You can also block third-party cookies specifically. If you block strictly necessary cookies, parts of the site — including sign-in and forms — may not work. Where required by law, non-essential cookies are set only after you consent through our consent banner, and you can change that choice at any time through the banner or the cookie settings link.
Do Not Track and Opt-Outs
Browser “Do Not Track” signals are handled where legally required. US residents in states with applicable privacy laws may have the right to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information for targeted advertising; to exercise that right, email [email protected] with the subject line “Privacy Request,” or use the opt-out mechanism presented on the site where available. Industry opt-out tools from the Digital Advertising Alliance (optout.aboutads.info) and Network Advertising Initiative also apply to participating vendors.
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are set by third parties that provide services to us — analytics providers, advertising partners, embedded media. Those parties’ use of cookies is governed by their own policies, which we encourage you to read.
Updates
We may update this policy as our practices or technologies change; the revised version will be posted here. Questions: [email protected].