Last Updated July 19th 2026
At Waste Not Want Not Homestead, we believe trust is earned. Whether you’re here to learn how to grow a garden, care for backyard chickens, preserve food, or simply waste less, we believe you deserve to know what information we collect, why we collect it, and how it is used.
This Privacy Policy explains how Waste Not Want Not Homestead collects, uses, and protects your information when you visit our website.
Who We Are
Waste Not Want Not Homestead is an educational website dedicated to helping readers rediscover the skills that turn a house into a home. Through practical guidance on gardening, food preservation, livestock care, composting, resource stewardship, and traditional homemaking, we help readers build more capable, resilient households one skill at a time.
Website: https://wastenothomestead.com
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please visit our Contact page.
Information You Choose to Provide
You may voluntarily provide personal information when you:
- Subscribe to The Front Porch newsletter
- Contact us through our contact form
- Send us an email
- Participate in surveys, giveaways, or promotions we may offer in the future
Depending on how you interact with our website, this information may include:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Any information you choose to include in your message
You are never required to provide personal information simply to browse this website.
Information Collected Automatically
Like most websites, certain information is collected automatically when you visit.
This information may include:
- Your IP address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Pages you visit
- Date and time of your visit
- Referring website
- General geographic location based on your IP address
This information helps us understand how visitors use our website so we can continue improving our content and your experience.
Cookies
Waste Not Want Not Homestead uses cookies and similar technologies to help our website function properly and improve your browsing experience.
Cookies may be used to:
- Remember your preferences
- Measure website performance
- Understand how visitors use our content
- Support affiliate referral tracking
- Improve website functionality
- Maintain website security
Most web browsers allow you to manage, disable, or delete cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect some features of this website.
Where required by law, visitors will be presented with a cookie notice when visiting the website.
Email Newsletter
If you subscribe to The Front Porch, we collect your email address so we can send you:
- New articles
- Seasonal gardening tips
- Homesteading advice
- Project updates
- Occasional announcements related to Waste Not Want Not Homestead
Our newsletter is managed through Hostinger Reach.
Every email contains an unsubscribe link, and you may unsubscribe at any time.
We do not sell, rent, or share our subscriber list with third parties for their own marketing purposes.
Affiliate Links
Some pages on this website contain affiliate links.
If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, Waste Not Want Not Homestead may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.
Waste Not Want Not Homestead participates in various affiliate marketing programs that allow us to earn commissions when qualifying purchases are made through affiliate links.
Affiliate partners may use cookies or similar technologies to track qualifying purchases.
As our website grows, the specific affiliate programs we participate in may change.
Our recommendations are never based solely on commissions. We recommend products because we believe they are genuinely useful to our readers.
To learn more about how we evaluate products, please visit our How We Choose the Products We Recommend page.
Website Analytics
We may use website analytics tools, including Google Analytics, to better understand how visitors use our website.
Analytics services may collect information such as:
- Pages viewed
- Time spent on the website
- Traffic sources
- Device information
- General visitor trends
This information is collected in aggregate and helps us create better content and improve the overall website experience.
Analytics providers do not provide us with information that personally identifies individual visitors.
Third-Party Services
To operate Waste Not Want Not Homestead, we work with trusted third-party service providers.
These services may include:
- Hostinger for website hosting
- Hostinger Reach for email newsletter management
- Affiliate network partners for tracking and reporting
- Website analytics services
- Spam prevention and website security services
- Embedded content and social media platforms such as Pinterest or YouTube
Each provider has its own privacy practices governing the information it collects.
Embedded Content
Articles on this website may include embedded videos, images, social media posts, or other content from third-party websites.
Embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited the third-party website directly.
These websites may collect information about you, use cookies, or monitor your interaction with their content according to their own privacy policies.
How We Use Your Information
Information collected through this website may be used to:
- Respond to your questions
- Deliver the newsletter you requested
- Improve our website and content
- Better understand what topics are most helpful to readers
- Maintain website security
- Detect spam, fraud, or abuse
- Comply with applicable legal obligations
We do not sell your personal information.
How Long We Keep Your Information
If you subscribe to our newsletter or contact us, we keep your information only as long as reasonably necessary to provide the requested service, maintain our records, or comply with legal obligations.
You may request removal of your information where applicable.
Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information.
These rights may include the ability to:
- Request access to your information
- Request corrections to inaccurate information
- Request deletion of your information where applicable
- Withdraw consent for marketing communications by unsubscribing from our newsletter
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us through our Contact page.
Children’s Privacy
Waste Not Want Not Homestead is intended for a general audience and is not directed toward children under the age of 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 years of age. If we become aware that such information has been collected, it will be deleted promptly.
External Links
Our articles may include links to other websites for your convenience or to provide additional information.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, policies, or content of third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of every website you visit.
Protecting Your Information
We take reasonable administrative and technical measures to help protect the information entrusted to us.
However, no method of transmitting information over the internet or storing electronic information can be guaranteed to be completely secure. While we work to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
As Waste Not Want Not Homestead continues to grow, this Privacy Policy may be updated to reflect changes to our website, services, legal requirements, or business practices.
The most current version will always be published on this page. The “Last Updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy indicates when it was most recently revised.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please visit our Contact page to send us a message.
We’ll do our best to respond as promptly as possible.