Overview
Dorm Room Blueprint ("we," "our," or "this site") is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect when you visit or interact with this site, how we use it, and the choices you have.
This site is primarily a static content site — most visitors read articles without submitting any personal information. The sections below describe the ways information may be collected.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit this site, our hosting provider (Cloudflare Pages) may automatically log basic technical data, including:
- Your IP address (used for security and to prevent abuse)
- Browser type and version
- The pages you visit and how long you spend on them
- The page you came from before arriving here (referrer URL)
- Date and time of your visit
This data is collected for security and performance purposes and is not used to identify you personally.
Information You Provide
This site offers an email signup form for a free checklist and newsletter. If you choose to submit your email address:
- Your email address is collected and stored by Kit (ConvertKit), our third-party email service provider. You can review Kit's privacy policy at kit.com/privacy.
- Your email is used only to send you the content you requested and occasional related updates
- You can unsubscribe at any time using the link included in every email
- We do not sell or share your email address with other companies for their marketing purposes
If you submit a message through the Contact page, your name and email address are used only to respond to your message.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Cookies are small files stored in your browser when you visit a website. This site uses cookies and similar browser storage in the following ways:
- Preferences — We store your cookie consent choice, dark/light mode preference, and similar UI settings in your browser's local storage so your choices persist between visits.
- Analytics cookies — With your consent, we use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use this site (e.g. which articles are popular, how long people stay). Google Analytics may set cookies to track aggregate traffic patterns. Analytics data is not used to identify individuals. Google's privacy policy is at policies.google.com/privacy.
- Affiliate cookies — When you click an affiliate link on this site, the retailer (such as Amazon) may set a cookie in your browser to track whether your visit resulted in a purchase. This is how affiliate commissions are tracked. See our Affiliate Disclosure for more details.
- Advertising cookies — With your consent, we display ads through Google AdSense. Google and its partners may use cookies to show ads and, where permitted, to make them more relevant. Ads are only loaded after you accept cookies on your first visit. Learn how Google uses data for ads at policies.google.com/technologies/ads.
You can control your cookie preferences using the consent banner, which appears on your first visit and again periodically (about every few days) so you can review your choice. You can also control or block cookies through your browser settings. Blocking cookies will not prevent you from reading content on this site.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use this site — for example, which articles are most popular or how visitors navigate between pages. Google Analytics is only loaded after you give consent via the cookie banner on your first visit. Analytics data is aggregated and does not identify individual users.
If you decline analytics cookies, Google Analytics is never loaded in your browser and no tracking data is collected from your visit.
Advertising
We use Google AdSense to show display ads on our blog articles, which helps keep this site free. Like analytics, AdSense is only loaded after you accept cookies via the banner on your first visit — if you choose "Necessary only," no ad scripts load and no ads are shown. When ads are enabled, Google and its advertising partners may set cookies to serve ads and measure their performance.
You can manage how Google personalizes ads to you at myadcenter.google.com, and read Google's advertising policies at policies.google.com/technologies/ads.
Affiliate Links and Third-Party Sites
This site contains links to external websites, including affiliate links. When you follow a link to another site, that site operates under its own privacy policy. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party sites. See our Affiliate Disclosure for information about how affiliate links work.
Children's Privacy
This site is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal information to this site, please contact us so we can remove it.
Your Choices
- Analytics: You can decline analytics cookies via the cookie consent banner. To change a previous choice, clear your browser's local storage for this site and reload the page — the banner will reappear.
- Email: You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time using the link in any email we send.
- Browser cookies: You can block or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time as the site grows or as laws change. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects when it was most recently revised. Continued use of this site after changes are posted means you accept the updated policy.
Contact
If you have questions about this privacy policy or how your information is handled, please use the Contact page.