Privacy

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 16 August 2026

Smart Home Tips is a UK-focused smart-home advice website. We do not run user accounts, paid memberships, comments, forums, or checkout pages on this site. You can read the site without giving us personal details.

Information We Collect

We do not directly ask for personal information on the site unless you choose to contact us. If you email us, we may receive your email address and anything you include in your message so we can reply.

Like most websites, our hosting and security providers may process technical information such as IP address, browser type, requested pages, timestamps, and basic device information. This helps deliver the site, protect it from abuse, and understand whether pages are working properly.

Cookies And Similar Technologies

Smart Home Tips itself does not provide login cookies or shopping basket cookies. However, third-party services used on the site may use cookies or similar identifiers.

We use Google AdSense to show advertising. Google and its partners may use cookies or similar technologies to serve ads, limit repeated ads, measure ad performance, and detect fraud or abuse. You can manage Google ad personalisation in your Google account settings.

Some pages include Amazon affiliate links. If you click an affiliate link, Amazon may receive information about the visit and may use cookies or similar technologies under Amazon's own policies.

Affiliate Links And Advertising

Smart Home Tips is reader-supported. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Affiliate links do not change the price you pay. We also use Google-served advertising, which may be personalised or non-personalised depending on your settings and Google's systems.

How We Use Information

We use limited information to:

• operate and secure the website;
• respond if you contact us;
• understand which guides are useful to readers;
• support affiliate tracking and advertising where applicable;
• meet legal, security, and platform requirements.

Third-Party Services

The site may use services from Google, Amazon, Cloudflare, GitHub, and other infrastructure providers. These companies process data under their own privacy policies. We do not control their independent use of cookies, identifiers, or security logs.

Your Choices

You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. You can also use browser privacy controls, ad personalisation controls, and consent tools provided by Google or other third-party services where available. Blocking cookies may affect how adverts or affiliate tracking work, but the editorial content should remain readable.

Contact

For privacy questions, corrections, or removal requests, contact us through the details on our contact page.