Privacy Policy

Last Updated: August 20, 2026

Making Maple Hill (“we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it. This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, and disclosed when you visit makingmaplehill.com (the “Website”).

By using this Website, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide to us as well as certain information automatically collected when you use the Website.

Information You Provide Voluntarily

You may voluntarily provide personal information when you:

  • Subscribe to our email newsletter;
  • Leave a comment on a blog post;
  • Contact us by email or through a contact form;
  • Participate in a survey, giveaway, promotion, or other feature we may offer in the future; or
  • Otherwise communicate with us.

Depending on how you interact with the Website, this information may include your name, email address, the content of your message or comment, and any other information you choose to provide.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the Website, certain information may be collected automatically through cookies, analytics tools, advertising technologies, and similar technologies.

This information may include:

  • Your IP address;
  • Browser and device type;
  • Operating system;
  • Approximate geographic location;
  • Referring website;
  • Pages and posts you visit;
  • Date and time of your visit;
  • Links you click;
  • Time spent on the Website; and
  • Other information about how you interact with the Website.

How We Use Information

We may use information collected through the Website to:

  • Operate and maintain Making Maple Hill;
  • Provide and improve our recipes, DIY projects, homemaking content, and other Website content;
  • Understand how visitors use the Website;
  • Analyze Website traffic and performance;
  • Respond to questions, comments, and other communications;
  • Send newsletters and other email communications you have requested;
  • Prevent spam, fraud, abuse, or security issues;
  • Display and measure advertising;
  • Comply with applicable legal obligations; and
  • Protect our rights and the rights of others.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

Making Maple Hill and third-party service providers may use cookies, pixels, tags, and similar technologies.

Cookies are small data files stored on your device. They may be used to remember preferences, understand how visitors use the Website, measure Website performance, provide advertising, and perform other functions.

Some cookies are necessary for Website functionality, while others may be used for analytics, advertising, or personalization.

You may be able to limit or disable cookies through your browser settings or through consent and privacy controls provided on the Website. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some portions of the Website.

Google Analytics

Making Maple Hill uses Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors find and use the Website.

Google Analytics may collect information such as Website usage, session information, approximate geographic location, and browser and device information. Google Analytics may use cookies and similar technologies to distinguish users and sessions.

We use this information to analyze Website traffic, understand which content is useful to our readers, and improve the Website.

Information collected through Google Analytics is processed according to Google’s applicable privacy policies and terms. Visitors may also use privacy controls made available by Google or their browser to limit certain data collection.

Email Newsletter

Making Maple Hill uses Kit (formerly ConvertKit) to manage our email newsletter and subscriber list.

If you voluntarily subscribe to our newsletter, we collect the information you provide, such as your email address and, when requested, your name. This information is used to send the emails you requested and manage our subscriber relationship.

Our email service provider may process subscriber information on our behalf to provide email delivery, subscription management, analytics, and related services.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included at the bottom of our emails.

Comments

Visitors may choose to leave comments on certain Website content.

When you leave a comment, we may collect the information entered into the comment form as well as technical information used for spam detection, security, or Website administration.

Please remember that information you include in a publicly displayed comment may be visible to anyone who visits the Website. Do not include sensitive or confidential personal information in a public comment.

We reserve the right to moderate, remove, or decline to publish comments.

Advertising

Making Maple Hill uses third-party advertising services to display advertisements on the Website.

Advertising providers and their partners may use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies to collect information about visits to this and other websites. Depending on applicable law and your privacy choices, this information may be used for purposes such as delivering, measuring, personalizing, or limiting advertisements.

Mediavine Advertising

Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)

The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.

First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.

Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.

The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:

  • IP Address
  • Operating System type
  • Operating System version
  • Device Type
  • Language of the website
  • Web browser type
  • Email (in hashed form)

Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.

If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.

For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.

Making Maple Hill uses Mediavine for programmatic advertising. Mediavine requires publishers to include its current privacy disclosure language in their privacy policies. The Mediavine-provided disclosure should be inserted in this section using the current version supplied by Mediavine.

Visitors in jurisdictions with applicable privacy rights may also be provided with consent, opt-out, or “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” controls in connection with Mediavine advertising.

Affiliate Links and Amazon Associates

Making Maple Hill participates in affiliate marketing programs. This means some links on the Website may be affiliate links. If you click an affiliate link and make a qualifying purchase, we may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.

Third-party merchants and affiliate networks may use cookies or similar technologies to track referrals and determine whether a commission is payable.

Making Maple Hill is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for websites to earn advertising fees by linking to Amazon and affiliated sites.

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Affiliate relationships do not change the price you pay for a product.

Third-Party Websites

Making Maple Hill contains links to third-party websites, including retailers, affiliate partners, social media platforms, and other resources.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, security, or policies of third-party websites. When you leave Making Maple Hill and visit another website, your use of that website is governed by that website’s terms and privacy policies.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of websites you visit.

Data Sharing

We may share information with third parties when reasonably necessary to operate the Website and provide our services, including service providers that assist with:

  • Website hosting and operation;
  • Email delivery;
  • Analytics;
  • Advertising;
  • Spam prevention and security; and
  • Other technical and administrative services.

We may also disclose information if required by law, legal process, or governmental request; to protect our legal rights or the safety of others; to investigate fraud or security concerns; or in connection with a sale, merger, reorganization, or transfer of all or part of the Website or business.

We do not sell personal information directly to third parties in exchange for money. However, certain advertising activities may be considered a “sale,” “sharing,” or use for targeted advertising under some U.S. state privacy laws.

Your Privacy Choices and Rights

Depending on where you live and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These may include the right to:

  • Request access to certain personal information;
  • Request correction of inaccurate personal information;
  • Request deletion of certain personal information;
  • Obtain a copy of certain personal information;
  • Opt out of certain targeted advertising or the sale or sharing of personal information; and
  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

These rights are subject to applicable legal requirements, exceptions, and verification procedures.

Where applicable, Website visitors may use the privacy or consent controls displayed on the Website to manage certain advertising preferences.

You may also contact us at [email protected] regarding a privacy request relating to information controlled by Making Maple Hill.

Please note that advertising privacy controls provided by Mediavine apply to Mediavine’s advertising services and may not control information processed separately through other services used by the Website.

Email Communications

If you subscribe to our email list, you may unsubscribe at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions contained in our emails.

Even after unsubscribing from marketing communications, we may retain certain information when reasonably necessary to maintain suppression records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, or protect our rights.

Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including operating the Website, providing requested services, maintaining business and legal records, resolving disputes, and complying with applicable legal obligations.

Different types of information may be retained for different periods.

Data Security

We take reasonable administrative and technical measures intended to protect information collected through the Website.

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted to or stored through the Website.

Children’s Privacy

Making Maple Hill is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under the age of 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided personal information to us, please contact us at [email protected] so that we can take appropriate action.

Future Services and Purchases

Making Maple Hill does not currently sell products directly through the Website.

If we begin offering products, digital downloads, courses, memberships, or other paid services, this Privacy Policy may be updated to describe any additional information collected and the payment processors or other service providers involved.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the Website, our business practices, service providers, or applicable legal requirements.

When this policy is updated, the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page will be revised.

We encourage visitors to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to make a privacy-related request, you may contact:

Making Maple Hill
Website: makingmaplehill.com
Email: [email protected]