Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

House for Homeless (houseforhomeless.com) is an independent informational website about housing assistance programs. We are not a government agency. This policy applies to information collected through this website only.

Important: We never ask for, and you should never send us, Social Security numbers, benefit case numbers, financial account information, or other sensitive personal details. Applications for housing programs happen on official government websites, not here.

2. Information We Collect

Information you provide

If you use our contact form, we collect the name, email address, and message contents you submit. We use this information only to respond to your inquiry.

Information collected automatically

Like most websites, we and our service providers automatically collect certain technical information when you visit, including IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, referring pages, pages viewed, and the dates and times of visits. This data is used in aggregate to understand how the site is used and to improve it.

Analytics

We may use analytics services (such as Google Analytics) to measure site traffic and usage patterns. These services use cookies to collect information such as how often users visit the site and what pages they view. Analytics data is aggregated and does not identify individual visitors to us.

3. Advertising and Cookies

House for Homeless is supported by advertising. We use third-party advertising companies, including Google AdSense, to serve ads when you visit our site.

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other websites on the internet.
• Google’s use of advertising cookies (including the DoubleClick cookie) enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites.
• You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalized advertising at www.aboutads.info/choices.
• Other ad networks we work with may also use cookies and similar technologies. Where required, we will list active advertising partners and link to their privacy policies.

Managing cookies

Most browsers let you refuse or delete cookies through their settings. Disabling cookies may affect how parts of this site and its advertising function. Where required by law, visitors will be shown a consent notice before non-essential cookies are set.

4. How We Use Information

• To operate, maintain, and improve the website
• To respond to messages sent through the contact form
• To measure site traffic and understand which content is useful
• To display advertising that supports the free operation of the site
• To protect the security and integrity of the site

We do not sell your personal information. We do not share contact form submissions with advertisers.

5. Data Retention

Contact form submissions are retained only as long as needed to handle the inquiry and for a reasonable period afterward for record-keeping. Aggregate analytics data is retained according to the retention settings of our analytics provider.

6. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to access, correct, or delete information we hold about you, and the right to opt out of certain processing.

• European Economic Area / UK visitors (GDPR): you may request access to, correction of, or erasure of your personal data, and may object to or restrict certain processing.
• California residents (CCPA/CPRA): you may request disclosure of the personal information we collect and request its deletion. We do not sell personal information as defined by the CCPA.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us through our contact page. We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law.

7. Children’s Privacy

This website is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has submitted personal information through our contact form, contact us and we will delete it.

8. Security

We use reasonable technical measures to protect the information we collect, including HTTPS encryption across the site. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Third-Party Links

Our guides link to external websites, including government portals and nonprofit organizations. This privacy policy does not apply to those websites. Review the privacy policy of any external site you visit.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes take effect when posted, and the “Last updated” date above will reflect the latest revision.

11. Contact

Questions about this privacy policy or your personal information can be sent through our contact page.