Privacy Policy
Effective date: October 8, 2026
Backyard Blueprint Guide ("we," "our," or "us") operates https://backyardblueprintguide.com (the "Site"). This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your choices.
Affiliate Disclosure
Backyard Blueprint Guide is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. When you click an Amazon link on this Site and make a purchase, Amazon may set cookies on your browser and pay us a commission. This does not change the price you pay. These product recommendations are editorial: we only recommend products we believe will genuinely help readers.
Information We Collect
Automatically collected (analytics). We use Google Analytics 4 (installed via Google’s Site Kit plugin) to understand how visitors use the Site. This may collect, via cookies or similar technologies:
- Pages visited, time on page, and referring page
- Approximate location (city/country level, derived from IP address)
- Device and browser type
- Interactions with affiliate links (clicks)
Google Analytics uses cookies to measure this traffic. You can opt out of Google Analytics across the web with the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout).
Cookies from affiliate partners. When you click an Amazon affiliate link, Amazon may set its own cookies to track the referral. Those cookies are governed by Amazon’s Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.com/privacy), not this policy.
Information you provide. If you contact us or leave a comment, we receive whatever you send (e.g., your name and email address). We use it only to respond.
How We Use Information
- To understand which content readers find useful and improve the Site
- To respond to messages or comments
- To detect abuse and keep the Site running
We do not sell your personal information.
Data Retention
Google Analytics data is retained according to our Analytics settings (default 14 months) and then automatically deleted. Contact messages are kept only as long as needed to handle them.
Your Rights
Depending on where you live (e.g., California, the EU/UK), you may have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information, or to opt out of certain tracking. Contact us at info@backyardblueprintguide.com and we will respond within a reasonable time.
Children’s Privacy
This Site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their information.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy as the Site changes. Material changes will be reflected by updating the effective date above.
Contact
Questions about this policy: info@backyardblueprintguide.com