Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how Home Theater Focus (hometheaterfocus.com) collects, uses, and protects information when you visit our website. By using this site, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

We are committed to handling your data responsibly and transparently. If you have any questions, please reach out via our contact page.

We collect two categories of information:

• Information you provide voluntarily — such as your name and email address if you contact us through our contact form or subscribe to email updates. We only collect what you choose to share.
• Information collected automatically — such as your IP address, browser type and version, pages visited, time spent on the site, referring URL, and general geographic location. This data is collected automatically via cookies and analytics tools when you visit the site.

We use collected information only for the following purposes:

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party for their marketing purposes.

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. This site uses cookies for analytics, advertising, and affiliate tracking purposes.

You can disable or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect your browsing experience on this and other websites. For more information on managing cookies, visit allaboutcookies.org.

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with this site. Google Analytics collects data such as pages viewed, session duration, bounce rate, and general geographic location (city/country level). This data is aggregated and anonymous — it is not linked to personally identifiable information.

We display advertisements served by Google AdSense. Google may use cookies and device identifiers to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other sites across the web.

The presence of an advertisement on this site does not constitute a product endorsement by Home Theater Focus. We do not control which specific ads appear on any given page.

As an Amazon Associate, we include links to products on Amazon.com. When you click these links, Amazon may place cookies on your device to track purchases and attribute them to our site. Our Amazon Associate tag is hometheater88-20.

Amazon’s privacy practices are governed by Amazon’s Privacy Notice. Home Theater Focus does not receive or store any personal data from Amazon in connection with affiliate purchases.

This site contains links to external websites — including product pages, manufacturer sites, and reference resources. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those external sites.

We encourage you to read the privacy policy of any external website before providing personal information. The inclusion of a link does not imply our endorsement of the linked site.

• Contact form submissions and email correspondence — retained for up to 24 months, after which they are permanently deleted.
• Google Analytics data — retained according to Google’s standard data retention policies, typically 14 or 26 months depending on your property settings.
• Server logs — retained for up to 90 days for security and diagnostic purposes, then automatically purged.

You may request deletion of any personal data we hold about you at any time by contacting us through our contact page.

Home Theater Focus is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect, solicit, or store personal information from children under 13.

If you believe that a child under 13 has provided personal information to us, please contact us immediately via our contact page and we will take prompt steps to delete that information from our records.

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data. Residents of the European Economic Area (GDPR) and California (CCPA) have specific additional protections.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us through our contact page. We will respond within 30 days. We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of this site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.