Last updated: October 18, 2026.
This Privacy Policy explains how the blog Decor Home and Garden (decorhomeandgarden.com), the English edition of the Brazilian blog Decoração Casa Jardim, collects, uses, stores, and protects the personal data of people who visit the site, in compliance with Brazil’s General Data Protection Law (LGPD — Law No. 13,709/2018) and the Brazilian Internet Civil Rights Framework (Marco Civil da Internet — Law No. 12,965/2014).
1. Who is responsible for your data
The controller of the personal data processed on this site is Biensky Fernandes, the editor responsible for Decor Home and Garden. For any matter related to privacy and data protection, please use this channel: contato@decoracaocasajardim.com.br, or the Contact Us page.
Because the controller is a small-scale processing agent under Resolution CD/ANPD No. 2/2022 of Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority (ANPD), requests from data subjects are received and answered directly through the channel above.
2. What data we collect
2.1 Data you provide to us
- Contact form: name, email address, subject, and the content of your message.
- Comments: name, email address (not published), and the text of your comment, when the comment feature is active.
- Newsletter (if and when available): email address and, optionally, your name.
2.2 Data collected automatically
- Access logs: IP address, date and time of access, browser, and pages visited, kept by the hosting provider for security reasons and, where applicable, to comply with the Marco Civil da Internet.
- Cookies and similar technologies: used to run the site, measure audience statistics, and display ads. Details are available in our Cookie Policy.
3. How we use your data and on what legal basis
| Purpose | Data | Legal basis (LGPD, Art. 7) |
|---|---|---|
| Replying to messages sent through the form | Name, email, message | Consent (item I) and responding to the data subject’s request |
| Publishing and moderating comments | Name, email, comment | Consent (item I) |
| Measuring audience and improving content | Analytics cookies, browsing data | Consent (item I) |
| Displaying ads (Google AdSense and other networks) | Advertising cookies, device identifiers | Consent (item I) |
| Site security and fraud prevention | Access logs, IP address | Legitimate interest (item IX) and compliance with a legal obligation (item II), where applicable |
We do not sell personal data, and we do not use it for purposes other than those described here.
4. Advertising: Google AdSense and other networks
This site is supported by ads. We use Google AdSense and may use other ad networks, such as Adcash. These partners may use cookies and identifiers to show ads based on your previous visits to this and other websites.
- Google uses advertising cookies that enable it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits. Learn more at How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.
- You can turn off personalized advertising from Google at My Ad Center.
- Other ad networks follow their own privacy policies, which are available on their official websites.
Advertising cookies are only activated after you give your consent in the cookie banner, and you can review that choice at any time.
5. Audience statistics
We may use Google Analytics to understand, in aggregate, which content is read most, where visits come from, and how the site is used. This data helps us create better content and is not used to identify you personally.
6. Who we share data with
Data may be shared only with processors that are necessary for the site to function:
- the site’s hosting and email providers;
- Google (AdSense, Analytics, and Search Console) and other ad networks, according to your consent;
- form, anti-spam, and security tools installed on the site;
- public authorities, upon a court order or legal request.
7. International transfers
Some partners, such as Google, may store and process data on servers outside Brazil. In these cases, the transfer takes place under the circumstances permitted by Article 33 of the LGPD, with partners that adopt compatible data protection standards.
8. How long we keep your data
- Contact messages: for as long as needed to reply to and follow up on your request, and for up to 12 months afterward, unless otherwise required by law.
- Comments: for as long as the comment remains published or until you ask us to remove it.
- Access logs: for the period required by law or necessary for security.
- Cookies: according to each cookie’s duration, as described in the Cookie Policy.
9. Your rights as a data subject
Under Article 18 of the LGPD, you may request, at any time and free of charge:
- confirmation that your data is being processed;
- access to your data;
- correction of incomplete, inaccurate, or outdated data;
- anonymization, blocking, or deletion of unnecessary or excessive data, or of data processed in violation of the law;
- data portability;
- deletion of data processed on the basis of your consent;
- information about who we share your data with;
- information about the possibility of not giving consent and the consequences of doing so;
- withdrawal of consent.
To exercise your rights, write to contato@decoracaocasajardim.com.br. You may also file a complaint with the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD). Visitors from other regions, such as the European Union, the United Kingdom, or California, can also send requests to access, correct, or delete their data to the same email address.
10. Security
We take reasonable technical and administrative measures to protect data, such as encrypted connections (HTTPS), security updates, spam protection, and restricted access to the site’s admin panel. No system is completely immune to risk; in the event of a relevant incident, we will follow the requirements of the LGPD.
11. Children and teenagers
The content of this blog is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect data from children. If you are a parent or legal guardian and believe that a child has sent us data, please contact us so that we can delete it.
12. Links to other websites
Our articles may contain links to third-party websites, including advertisers and partner stores. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites; we recommend reading each one’s policies.
13. Changes to this policy
This policy may be updated to reflect changes to the site or to the law. The date of the latest update always appears at the top of this page.
See also: Cookie Policy · Terms of Use · Copyright · Advertising and Affiliates