DIYdecor Site & Privacy Policies

Our site useage policy:

Okay, I shop online and research decorating projects online . . . a lot! I'm looking for decorating ideas and projects or I'm looking for the best deal on something I want to buy for my decor. So when I do a Google or other search, and the description sounds like just what I'm looking for, and I click that link, and end up on a page of other so called related links, that go to another page of links and on and on, it iritates me and I move on! Who has time for that nonsense?

I have personally visited each site for which I have provided a link. If you would like to view the criteria I use to consider a link for this site, read how I rank sites. I do not guarantee any specific results from your use of information or insutructions contained in the sites that are linked to, or information and instructions provided on this site.

This information is provided to you as a service, and as such you are responsible for determining any safety issues or appropriate use based on the conditions in which you plan to use this information.

By using this site, you agree that you are over the age of 18 or that you have your parents permission to view this site. You agree that you will use your own discretion when using any information or instructions on this site or sites linked to.

Our privacy policy is simple:

We do not share your personal information with any other organizations or individuals. We keep all information you provide to us, no matter how or why you provide it ( contacting me via email, etc.) completely confidential, and use it only for the purpose that you intended.

Only those employees with relevant business duties (ex., support staff) may access personal information, and only to perform their duties. They are subject to dismissal for any privacy violation.

We promise never to provide any information about our subscribers, or customers to any third party, except of course in the unusual event should we be required to do so by law.

We may use cookies, but only to track behavior of groups of users of the Web site, not individual usage, and we do not tie the cookie to any personal information that you provide to us. We do not collect or combine any information that you provide to us with any other demographic information from any other sources. In other words, we have no way of knowing that you are you. Your visit is entirely private and anonymous.

When you access any other websites by clicking on links contained within the DIY Decor site, you should view that website's policies. I have no control over any information contained on any websites other than my own, and I have no control over any other website's privacy policies.

How I Rank Sites

How I rank a site is based on whether or not it provided the intended information. I have two ranks for sites: If it's listed here, you can consider it worth visiting. If it's not listed here, and it had good information, it probably had so many pop-ups and pop-unders and blinking ads and stuff that I never wanted to go back.

I take into consideration appropriate content for my current search, the amount of advertising hype and pop-up windows and pages I have to wade through to find what I was looking for.

This has a small amount to do with site design, in that if I can't figure out the navigation, or find what I'm looking for with their search function (if they have one) I'm outta there!

Content Sites (sites that provide information or answers to questions, like how to do something):

I've been around. (The web that is!). So many sites have the exact same articles that they use as "content" to rank with the search engines. They don't provide anything new. It's annoying to say the least. So I try to list sites that have something fresh to offer, and the fresher sites get more consideration.

Shopping Sites (sites that provide products for you to purchase):

You'll find sites listed here that are retail sites with items to purchase. Let's face it. We're decorating, we want to buy stuff. But I'm not interested in wading through 50,000 or more sites that claim to have content I'm searching for, only to find they are just a site full of links, most of which are unrelated.

Exception to the above:

If I am shopping for baby nursery items as an example, I don't mind going into a site that has taken the time to locate all the best baby shopping sites, as long as they are not filled with a bunch of blinking banners and pop-ups and pop-unders, and links just for the sake of having MORE links.

So the shopping sites I list may be large retail sites that have a really good selection of decorating or do it yourself products, or they may be a little Mom & Pop type site, that has a unique selection of items that you won't see everywhere else. Note: If you would like your site listed here, you may contact me and send me your site info and I'll review it.