Privacy Policy

Effective date: July 31, 2026

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Homelab Addiction respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly, transparently, and securely.

This Privacy Policy explains how Homelab Addiction, referred to in this policy as “Homelab Addiction,” “we,” “us,” or “our,” collects, uses, stores, shares, and protects information when you visit or interact with:

• https://homelabaddiction.com
• Our articles, guides, category pages, and other website content
• Our newsletter and email communications
• Our commenting and contact features
• Any other online service that links to this Privacy Policy

The website and related services are collectively referred to as the “Website.”

By accessing or using the Website, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy. Where required by applicable law, we will ask for your consent before collecting or using certain information.

1. Who We Are

Homelab Addiction is an independently operated technical publication focused on homelabbing, self-hosting, Docker, Proxmox, networking, storage, security, and related technology topics.

For the purposes of applicable data protection law, Homelab Addiction is the controller of personal information collected directly through the Website, except where another organization acts as an independent controller for its own services.

You may contact us through the email address published on our Contact page:

https://homelabaddiction.com/contact/

When contacting us about privacy, please use the subject line “Privacy Request.”

2. Scope of This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to personal information collected through the Website and our related communications.

It does not apply to:

• Websites operated by third parties
• Products or services offered by advertisers
• Affiliate merchants
• Social media platforms
• Embedded services operated independently
• External websites linked from our articles
• Services that publish their own privacy policies

When you interact with a third-party service, that service may collect and process information under its own privacy policy and terms.

3. Personal Information We Collect

The information we collect depends on how you use the Website.

3.1 Information You Provide Directly

You may provide personal information when you:

• Subscribe to our newsletter
• Leave a comment
• Contact us by email
• Submit feedback, corrections, or suggestions
• Request a collaboration or guest-post opportunity
• Respond to a survey or questionnaire
• Communicate with us about privacy rights
• Participate in a promotion or other site activity

This information may include:

• Your name
• Your email address
• Your website address
• The contents of your message
• Comment text
• Newsletter preferences
• Communication history
• Any files, screenshots, or information you voluntarily send
• Information necessary to verify and respond to a privacy request

Please do not submit sensitive personal information unless it is genuinely necessary.

3.2 Comments

When visitors leave comments, we may collect:

• The information entered in the comment form
• The visitor’s IP address
• Browser user-agent information
• The date and time of the comment
• The page or article on which the comment was submitted
• Information used to detect spam, abuse, or malicious activity

Comments may be reviewed before publication.

If your comment is approved, your chosen display name, comment, profile image, and any website address you provide may be publicly visible. Your email address is not normally displayed publicly.

An anonymized string created from your email address, sometimes called a hash, may be sent to the Gravatar service to determine whether you use that service. If your comment is approved, your Gravatar profile image may be visible publicly alongside your comment.

You can review Automattic’s privacy practices at:

https://automattic.com/privacy/

3.3 Newsletter Subscriptions

When you subscribe to our newsletter, we may collect:

• Your email address
• Your subscription status
• The date, time, and source of your subscription
• Consent records
• Email engagement information, such as delivery, opens, and clicks
• Unsubscribe requests
• Technical information associated with the subscription

We use this information to send homelab guides, updates, recommendations, and related content.

You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in a newsletter email.

3.4 Contact Communications

If you contact us by email, we may collect:

• Your email address
• Your name
• The contents of your message
• Attachments you provide
• The date and time of correspondence
• Our replies and internal notes relating to the enquiry

We use this information to respond to questions, corrections, content suggestions, collaboration enquiries, complaints, and other requests.

3.5 Technical and Usage Information

When you visit the Website, we and our service providers may automatically collect information such as:

• IP address
• Approximate geographic location
• Browser type and version
• Device type
• Operating system
• Screen resolution
• Language settings
• Referring website or source
• Pages viewed
• Links clicked
• Time spent on pages
• Date and time of visits
• Navigation paths
• Website performance information
• Error reports
• Cookie and advertising identifiers
• Consent preferences
• General interaction and engagement data

Some of this information may be personal information or may become personal information when combined with other data.

3.6 Advertising Information

When advertising is enabled, Google and other advertising partners may collect or receive information such as:

• Cookie identifiers
• Device identifiers
• IP address
• Browser and device information
• Advertising interactions
• Pages viewed
• Approximate location
• Referring and destination pages
• Ad impressions and clicks
• Interest or audience information
• Consent choices

Depending on your location and privacy settings, this information may be used to display personalized or non-personalized advertisements.

3.7 Affiliate Link Information

Some articles may contain affiliate links. If you click an affiliate link, the affiliate network or merchant may collect information including:

• The referring page
• The link clicked
• The date and time of the click
• Cookie or referral identifiers
• Transaction or conversion information
• Device or browser information

This allows the merchant or affiliate provider to determine whether a referral resulted in a qualifying purchase.

We generally do not receive your full payment details or complete purchase information from affiliate merchants.

3.8 Information from Embedded Content

Articles may include embedded or linked content such as:

• Videos
• Images
• Social media posts
• Code repositories
• Documentation
• Interactive tools
• Product information
• External articles
• Maps or other media

Embedded content may behave as though you visited the third-party website directly. The third party may collect information, set cookies, use tracking technologies, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.

This may occur particularly when you are signed into an account with the relevant third-party service.

3.9 Information from Other Sources

We may receive information from:

• Analytics providers
• Advertising providers
• Affiliate networks
• Hosting and security providers
• Email service providers
• Spam-detection providers
• Publicly available sources
• People who report abuse, errors, or intellectual-property concerns

We use such information only for legitimate operational, security, publishing, analytical, or legal purposes.

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The Website uses cookies and similar technologies such as:

• Browser cookies
• Local storage
• Pixels
• Tags
• Scripts
• Advertising identifiers
• Analytics technologies
• Consent-management technologies

Cookies may be session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, or persistent cookies, which remain for a defined period.

We may use the following categories of cookies.

4.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are required for the Website to operate securely and correctly. They may support:

• Website security
• Content delivery
• Cookie-consent settings
• Spam prevention
• Login functionality
• Load balancing
• Fraud and abuse prevention
• Saving essential user preferences

Where permitted by law, strictly necessary cookies may operate without consent because the Website cannot properly provide the requested functionality without them.

4.2 Functionality Cookies

These cookies remember choices such as:

• Theme preferences
• Display settings
• Comment details
• Language preferences
• Previous consent selections

For example, if you choose to save your name, email address, or website when commenting, WordPress may store that information in cookies for your convenience.

4.3 Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand:

• How visitors find the Website
• Which articles are viewed
• How long visitors stay
• Which devices and browsers are used
• Whether pages are functioning correctly
• Which content is useful to readers

Where required, analytics cookies are activated only after you provide consent.

4.4 Advertising Cookies

Advertising cookies may be used to:

• Deliver advertisements
• Limit how often an advertisement appears
• Measure ad performance
• Prevent invalid traffic
• Detect fraud
• Build or use advertising audiences
• Personalize advertisements where permitted
• Provide non-personalized advertisements based on contextual information

Where required by law, advertising cookies and personalized advertising will not be used unless you provide the necessary consent.

4.5 Affiliate Cookies

Affiliate networks and merchants may use cookies or referral identifiers to record that you reached their service through a link on our Website.

These technologies may remain active for a period determined by the relevant merchant or affiliate provider.

4.6 Managing Cookies

You can manage cookies through:

• The consent controls displayed on the Website
• Your browser settings
• Device privacy settings
• Advertising preference tools provided by third parties

Blocking some cookies may affect Website functionality.

For more information, see our Cookie Policy:

https://homelabaddiction.com/cookie-policy/

5. How We Use Personal Information

We may use personal information to:

5.1 Provide and Operate the Website

• Display articles, guides, and other content
• Deliver requested Website features
• Manage comments
• Remember Website preferences
• Maintain Website performance
• Make content available across different devices

5.2 Communicate With You

• Respond to questions and enquiries
• Process corrections and feedback
• Reply to collaboration requests
• Handle privacy requests
• Send administrative notices
• Inform you of material changes affecting your interaction with us

5.3 Send Newsletters

• Manage subscriptions
• Send requested email content
• Personalize newsletter content where appropriate
• Measure delivery and engagement
• Maintain suppression and unsubscribe lists
• Prevent unauthorized or abusive sign-ups

5.4 Improve the Website and Content

• Understand how visitors use the Website
• Identify popular or underperforming content
• Improve navigation and design
• Diagnose technical problems
• Conduct audience and traffic analysis
• Plan future articles and guides
• Evaluate newsletter and content performance

5.5 Display and Measure Advertising

• Display personalized or non-personalized advertisements
• Measure advertising performance
• Detect invalid clicks and traffic
• Limit repetitive advertising
• Support Website funding
• Comply with advertising-provider requirements

5.6 Administer Affiliate Relationships

• Track eligible referrals
• Confirm commissions
• Analyze which recommendations readers find useful
• Prevent fraudulent referral activity

5.7 Protect the Website

• Detect spam
• Prevent malicious activity
• Monitor suspicious traffic
• Secure administrative systems
• Protect accounts and infrastructure
• Investigate attempted attacks
• Enforce Website rules
• Preserve evidence of abuse

5.8 Comply With Legal Obligations

• Respond to lawful requests
• Maintain necessary records
• Protect legal rights
• Resolve disputes
• Enforce agreements
• Comply with tax, accounting, regulatory, or reporting obligations
• Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims

6. Legal Bases for Processing

Where applicable law requires us to identify a legal basis, we rely on one or more of the following.

6.1 Consent

We may rely on consent for:

• Newsletter subscriptions
• Non-essential cookies
• Personalized advertising
• Certain analytics technologies
• Optional marketing communications
• Other processing for which consent is legally required

You may withdraw consent at any time. Withdrawal does not affect processing that occurred lawfully before withdrawal.

6.2 Legitimate Interests

We may process information where necessary for legitimate interests, including:

• Operating and improving the Website
• Understanding Website performance
• Protecting against spam, fraud, and abuse
• Responding to enquiries
• Managing comments
• Maintaining security
• Supporting and funding the publication
• Establishing or defending legal claims

We consider whether these interests are outweighed by your rights and interests.

6.3 Performance of a Contract or Steps at Your Request

We may process information where necessary to provide a service you request or take steps before entering into an arrangement with you.

This may apply to collaboration, guest-post, sponsorship, or other business communications.

6.4 Legal Obligations

We may process or retain information where necessary to comply with applicable law, regulatory requirements, court orders, or lawful government requests.

6.5 Protection of Rights and Safety

Where permitted, we may process information to protect the rights, property, security, or safety of Homelab Addiction, our visitors, service providers, or others.

7. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how people interact with the Website.

Google Analytics may collect information such as:

• Pages visited
• Approximate location
• Device and browser information
• Traffic source
• Session duration
• Interactions with Website features
• Technical and performance information

Google may process this information on our behalf and in accordance with its applicable terms and privacy documentation.

Google Analytics may use cookies or similar technologies. Where required by law, Analytics will be subject to the consent selections presented through our cookie or consent-management system.

We do not intentionally send names, email addresses, or other directly identifying information to Google Analytics.

You may learn more about Google’s privacy practices at:

https://policies.google.com/privacy

You may learn how Google uses information from sites and apps that use its services at:

https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Google also provides a browser add-on that can prevent information from being made available to Google Analytics:

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

8. Google AdSense and Advertising

We use or may use Google AdSense to display advertisements on the Website.

Google and its advertising partners may use cookies, web beacons, device identifiers, IP addresses, and similar technologies to:

• Serve advertisements
• Personalize advertisements where permitted
• Provide contextual or non-personalized advertisements
• Measure advertising performance
• Limit repeated advertisements
• Prevent fraud and invalid activity
• Generate aggregated reporting

Personalized advertisements may be based on previous visits to this Website or other websites, subject to your location, consent, and Google account or advertising settings.

Where required, Google’s certified consent-management platform or another compliant consent tool may be used to obtain and store your advertising choices.

You can manage Google advertising personalization at:

https://adssettings.google.com/

You may learn more about Google advertising technologies at:

https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

You may also review industry opt-out tools where available:

• https://www.aboutads.info/choices/
• https://www.youronlinechoices.com/

Opting out of personalized advertising does not necessarily prevent advertisements from appearing. You may instead receive advertisements based on general factors such as page content or approximate location.

9. Newsletter and Email Service Providers

We may use a third-party email service provider to manage subscriptions and deliver newsletters.

The provider may process:

• Email addresses
• Subscription dates
• Consent records
• Delivery status
• Opens and clicks
• Unsubscribe activity
• IP address and device information
• Anti-abuse information

We use this information to deliver requested communications, evaluate newsletter performance, maintain records of consent, and prevent spam or misuse.

You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in an email.

After you unsubscribe, we may retain a limited suppression record to ensure that we do not send further marketing communications to that address unless you subscribe again.

Transactional, legal, or privacy-related messages may still be sent where necessary.

10. Comments, Spam Detection, and Gravatar

Visitor comments may be reviewed using automated spam-detection or security services.

These services may receive:

• Comment content
• Name
• Email address
• Website address
• IP address
• Browser information
• Submission time
• Referring page

Comments may be retained with their metadata so that we can:

• Display approved comments
• Recognize follow-up comments
• Prevent repeated spam
• Moderate discussions
• Resolve complaints
• Maintain an accurate publication record

If Gravatar is enabled, an anonymized hash derived from your email address may be sent to Automattic to check whether a Gravatar profile exists.

Avoid including private, confidential, or sensitive information in public comments.

11. Affiliate Links

The Website may include affiliate links to products, services, software, hosting providers, retailers, and other third parties.

When you click an affiliate link:

• The destination service may receive referral information
• A cookie or tracking identifier may be placed on your device
• We may receive a commission if you complete a qualifying action
• The destination service will process your information under its own privacy policy

Affiliate tracking normally identifies the referral or qualifying transaction and does not provide us with your full payment-card details.

Our use of affiliate links is also explained in our Affiliate Disclosure and Disclaimer.

12. Embedded Content and External Services

Pages may include embedded content from third parties.

Examples may include:

• YouTube videos
• Social media posts
• GitHub repositories
• Code snippets
• Product widgets
• Documentation
• Images
• External forms
• Interactive content

An embedded service may collect data as if you visited its website directly. It may also associate your interaction with an existing account if you are signed into that service.

We do not control the privacy practices of these third parties. Review their privacy policies before interacting with embedded content.

13. Who We Share Personal Information With

We do not sell personal information for money.

We may share information with the following categories of recipients when reasonably necessary.

13.1 Hosting and Infrastructure Providers

Providers that support:

• Website hosting
• Domain services
• Content delivery
• Backups
• Database storage
• Server administration
• Website performance

13.2 Analytics Providers

Providers that help us measure traffic, engagement, and Website performance, including Google Analytics.

13.3 Advertising Providers

Advertising networks and partners, including Google AdSense, that provide, personalize, protect, and measure advertisements.

13.4 Email and Newsletter Providers

Providers that store subscription information and deliver email communications.

13.5 Security and Spam-Prevention Providers

Providers that help detect:

• Spam
• Fraud
• Malicious traffic
• Unauthorized access
• Automated abuse
• Security threats

13.6 WordPress and Related Service Providers

Providers involved in:

• Website publishing
• Comments
• Themes
• Plugins
• Gravatar
• Website maintenance

13.7 Affiliate Networks and Merchants

Third parties that record and verify affiliate referrals and conversions.

13.8 Professional Advisers

Lawyers, accountants, auditors, insurers, consultants, and other advisers where reasonably necessary.

13.9 Government and Legal Authorities

We may disclose information when we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary to:

• Comply with applicable law
• Respond to a court order or lawful request
• Investigate fraud or security incidents
• Protect legal rights
• Protect the safety of users or others
• Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims

13.10 Business Transfers

If the Website or its assets are reorganized, sold, transferred, merged, or acquired, personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.

14. International Data Transfers

Homelab Addiction is accessible internationally, and some service providers may process information in countries other than the country in which you live.

Those countries may have privacy laws that differ from those in your jurisdiction.

Where required by law, we or our service providers may use safeguards such as:

• Adequacy decisions
• Standard contractual clauses
• Contractual data-protection obligations
• Approved transfer mechanisms
• Technical and organizational safeguards
• Consent where legally appropriate

By using international service providers, information may be processed in countries including the United States and other locations in which those providers operate.

15. How Long We Retain Personal Information

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including legal, operational, security, accounting, and dispute-resolution needs.

Retention periods may include the following.

Comments

Approved comments and associated metadata may be retained indefinitely to preserve the discussion, recognize follow-up comments, and maintain the publication record.

Comments identified as spam may be retained for a limited period to improve spam detection and prevent abuse.

Newsletter Information

Subscription information may be retained while you remain subscribed.

After unsubscribing, limited information may be retained on a suppression list to ensure your preference is respected and to maintain evidence of consent and withdrawal.

Contact Communications

General correspondence may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to respond, maintain business records, resolve disputes, or protect legal rights.

Analytics Data

Analytics data is retained according to the settings applied within the relevant analytics service. Aggregated or de-identified reports may be retained for longer because they do not directly identify an individual.

Security Logs

Server, access, fraud-prevention, and security logs may be retained for a limited period appropriate to detecting abuse, investigating incidents, and protecting the Website.

Legal Records

Information may be retained for longer where required to comply with law, enforce agreements, resolve disputes, or establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

When information is no longer required, we may delete, anonymize, or securely destroy it.

16. Data Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information.

These measures may include:

• HTTPS encryption
• Access controls
• Strong authentication
• Software updates
• Security monitoring
• Backups
• Spam filtering
• Malware protection
• Restricted administrative access
• Secure hosting practices
• Service-provider controls
• Data minimization

No website, system, transmission, or storage method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

You are responsible for taking reasonable precautions when using the internet, including protecting your devices and avoiding the public disclosure of sensitive information.

17. Data Breaches

If we become aware of a personal-data breach, we will assess the nature, scope, and likely consequences of the incident.

Where required by applicable law, we will:

• Notify the appropriate regulatory authority
• Notify affected individuals
• Take reasonable steps to contain and investigate the incident
• Document the breach and response
• Implement appropriate corrective measures

A notification may be delayed where permitted or required by law, including when necessary to support an investigation or prevent further harm.

18. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to:

• Be informed about how your information is used
• Request access to personal information
• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
• Request deletion of personal information
• Request restriction of processing
• Object to certain processing
• Withdraw consent
• Request data portability
• Opt out of direct marketing
• Opt out of certain targeted or personalized advertising
• Request information about categories of recipients
• Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority
• Appeal certain decisions regarding a privacy request
• Receive equal service regardless of exercising privacy rights

These rights are not absolute. We may decline or limit a request where permitted by law, including when information must be retained for security, legal, freedom-of-expression, recordkeeping, or dispute-resolution purposes.

How to Submit a Request

Submit your request using the contact details published at:

https://homelabaddiction.com/contact/

Use the subject line:

Privacy Request

Please describe:

• The right you wish to exercise
• The email address or identifying information connected with your interaction
• Any relevant comment, subscription, or correspondence
• The jurisdiction in which you live, where relevant

We may ask for reasonable information to confirm your identity and protect personal information from unauthorized access.

We will respond within the period required by applicable law.

You may use an authorized agent where permitted. We may require evidence that the agent is authorized to act on your behalf.

19. Your Right to Object

Where we process your personal information on the basis of legitimate interests, you may have the right to object to that processing.

You may also object at any time to the use of your personal information for direct marketing.

To object, contact us through:

https://homelabaddiction.com/contact/

You may unsubscribe from newsletter marketing at any time using the unsubscribe link included in the relevant email.

20. European Economic Area and United Kingdom Users

If you are in the European Economic Area or United Kingdom, applicable data protection law may provide rights including:

• Access
• Rectification
• Erasure
• Restriction
• Objection
• Data portability
• Withdrawal of consent
• Complaint to a supervisory authority

You may lodge a complaint with the data protection authority in the country where you live, work, or believe a violation occurred.

Before submitting a complaint, we encourage you to contact us so that we have an opportunity to address your concern.

21. Sri Lankan Users

Where the Personal Data Protection Act, No. 9 of 2022 of Sri Lanka applies, we process personal data in accordance with applicable obligations relating to lawful processing, purpose limitation, proportionality, accuracy, retention, integrity, confidentiality, and accountability.

Subject to the Act and applicable regulations, directives, and procedures, individuals may have rights concerning:

• Access to personal data
• Withdrawal of consent
• Correction or completion
• Erasure
• Objection
• Review of certain automated decisions
• Appeals and complaints

Information about the Data Protection Authority of Sri Lanka is available at:

https://www.dpa.gov.lk/

22. United States Privacy Disclosures

Certain US state privacy laws may provide eligible residents with rights regarding personal information.

Depending on the applicable law, these may include the right to:

• Know what personal information is collected
• Access personal information
• Correct inaccurate information
• Delete personal information
• Obtain a portable copy
• Opt out of targeted advertising
• Opt out of certain sales or sharing
• Limit certain uses of sensitive information
• Appeal a denied request

Sale and Sharing of Personal Information

We do not sell personal information in exchange for money.

However, some privacy laws define “sale,” “sharing,” or “targeted advertising” broadly enough to include certain advertising-cookie and cross-context behavioral-advertising activities.

Where legally required, you may manage or opt out of those activities using:

• The privacy or cookie controls displayed on the Website
• Google advertising settings
• Recognized browser or device-based opt-out signals where supported
• A privacy request submitted to us

Categories of Information

During the preceding 12 months, we may have collected the following broad categories:

• Identifiers, such as IP address and email address
• Internet or network activity
• Approximate geolocation
• Commercial or affiliate-referral information
• User-generated content
• Inferences generated by advertising providers
• Communications and support information

These categories may have been disclosed to service providers, analytics providers, advertisers, affiliate partners, security providers, and infrastructure providers for the purposes described in this policy.

We do not knowingly sell or share the personal information of children under 16 for targeted advertising.

23. Global Privacy Control and Browser Signals

Some browsers and extensions send privacy preference signals, including Global Privacy Control.

Where required by applicable law and technically supported by our Website or consent-management tools, we will treat a recognized signal as a request to opt out of applicable sale, sharing, or targeted-advertising activity for that browser or device.

Because these signals are usually browser- and device-specific, you may need to enable them separately on each device or browser.

The Website may not respond to general “Do Not Track” signals where no legally binding or consistent technical standard applies.

24. Automated Decision-Making and Profiling

We do not use personal information to make decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects about you.

Advertising and analytics providers may use automated systems to:

• Select advertisements
• Create audience groups
• Estimate interests
• Detect fraud
• Measure performance
• Personalize content or advertisements

These activities are governed by the relevant provider’s privacy terms and your available consent and opt-out choices.

25. Children’s Privacy

The Website is intended for a general audience interested in technology and is not directed specifically to children under 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without legally valid parental or guardian authorization.

If you believe a child has provided personal information to us improperly, contact us through our Contact page. We will review the request and delete the information where required.

Individuals under the age at which they may independently consent to data processing in their jurisdiction should use the Website only with the involvement of a parent or legal guardian.

26. Public Information

Information you submit publicly may be visible to anyone.

This includes:

• Approved comments
• Display names
• Profile images
• Websites linked from comments
• Public guest contributions
• Other content intentionally submitted for publication

Search engines and third parties may index, copy, cache, quote, or redistribute public information.

Do not include sensitive, confidential, or personally identifying information in a public comment.

Removing information from the Website may not remove copies already retained by search engines, archives, or unrelated third parties.

27. Third-Party Websites

The Website links to external websites, documentation, tools, merchants, repositories, and services.

We are not responsible for:

• Their privacy practices
• Their security
• Their content
• Their data-retention practices
• Their cookies
• Their representations
• Transactions completed through them

Review the privacy policy and terms of each third party before providing personal information.

28. Sensitive Personal Information

We do not intentionally request or require sensitive personal information through the Website.

Please avoid sending information concerning:

• Government identification numbers
• Financial account credentials
• Health information
• Biometric information
• Precise location
• Religious or political beliefs
• Sexual orientation
• Criminal-history information
• Passwords
• Private infrastructure credentials
• API keys
• Authentication tokens
• Home network addresses or configurations that could create a security risk

If you send such information unnecessarily, we may delete or redact it.

29. Passwords, Credentials, and Technical Information

Because the Website publishes technical content, users may contact us regarding configurations, logs, code, or infrastructure.

Never submit:

• Passwords
• Private keys
• Recovery codes
• Access tokens
• API secrets
• Unredacted configuration files
• Internal IP information that should remain private
• Personally identifying server logs
• Customer or employee information
• Confidential business data

You are responsible for reviewing and redacting technical information before sending it to us or publishing it in a comment.

30. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect:

• Changes to the Website
• New technologies or services
• Changes in advertising or analytics practices
• Legal or regulatory developments
• Changes to our data-handling practices
• Security or operational improvements

The updated policy will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.

Where required by law, we will provide additional notice or obtain renewed consent before making a material change.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

31. Relationship With Other Policies

This Privacy Policy should be read together with our:

• Cookie Policy
• Disclaimer
• Affiliate Disclosure
• Editorial Policy
• Any other terms or notices published on the Website

If there is a conflict concerning the processing of personal information, this Privacy Policy will generally control unless a more specific privacy notice applies.

32. Contact Us

For privacy questions, complaints, or requests, contact Homelab Addiction using the email address published on our Contact page:

https://homelabaddiction.com/contact/

Please use the subject line:

Privacy Request

To help us respond, include sufficient information to identify the relevant subscription, comment, communication, or other interaction.

Do not send passwords, private keys, API credentials, or other confidential technical information with your request.