Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Host Anyway (“we,” “us,” “our”) collects, uses, and shares information when you use hostanyway.com (the “Site”) and any related calculators, printables, and email communications.

1. Who we are

Host Anyway is a brand operated by InSync Solutions LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company. InSync Solutions LLC is the data controller for the personal data we collect through the Site. Contact us at hello@hostanyway.com.

2. Information we collect

You give it to us directly

• Email address. When you sign up for our newsletter, request a printable, or contact us.
• Calculator inputs. The choices you make in our calculators (theme, guest count, dietary preferences, item picks). These are stored anonymously — never tied to your name or email — to help us improve the calculators.

Collected automatically

• Standard log data. IP address, user agent, referrer, and timestamps, collected by our hosting and analytics providers.
• Click events. When you click an outbound link to Etsy, Amazon, or other partners, we record the click (partner, product/listing ID, source page) so we can measure which calculators send traffic where. We do not record your identity.
• Cookies. Strictly-necessary cookies are always set. Analytics and marketing cookies (including the Pinterest Conversion API) are loaded only after you consent via our cookie banner.

3. How we use your information

• To send you newsletters about new calculators and hosting tips — only if you opt in by checking the optional box, and you can unsubscribe at any time.
• To deliver printables and other things you request (we email the printable you ask for).
• To operate, secure, and improve the Site and our calculators.
• To measure how our calculators perform and which partners convert (anonymous, aggregated analytics only).
• To detect and prevent abuse, spam, and bot activity (rate limiting and fraud checks).
• To comply with legal obligations.

4. Who we share it with

We never sell your personal data. We share it only with service providers who help us operate the Site, under contracts requiring them to protect it:

• Hosting: Vercel Inc. (United States) — serves the Site and runs serverless code.
• Database: Supabase Inc. (United States) — stores newsletter signups, click events, and anonymous calculator usage.
• Email: Resend, Inc. (United States) — sends transactional and marketing email.
• Rate limiting: Upstash Inc. (United States) — IP-based rate limiting for form submissions and abuse prevention.
• Error monitoring: Functional Software, Inc. d/b/a Sentry (United States) — captures errors for debugging.
• Analytics: Vercel Analytics (United States) and, after consent, Pinterest Conversion API.
• Affiliate partners: when you click an outbound link, that partner (e.g., Amazon, Etsy, Walmart) receives standard referral information governed by their own privacy policy.

We may also share information when required by law (lawful subpoena, court order) or to protect the rights, property, or safety of users, ourselves, or others.

5. Where your data goes

Host Anyway is operated from the United States. Our service providers process data in the United States. If you access the Site from outside the United States, your data may be transferred to and processed in the United States. Our processors maintain Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent safeguards for users in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland.

6. Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Correct inaccurate data
• Delete your data (right to erasure)
• Receive a copy of your data in a portable format
• Object to or restrict certain processing (including marketing email)
• Withdraw consent at any time without affecting prior processing

Email hello@hostanyway.com from the address associated with your subscription to exercise any of these rights. We respond within 30 days. California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Virginia, and other state-law-protected residents have additional specific rights — these are honored on the same request.

7. How long we keep it

• Newsletter signups: until you unsubscribe, then a minimal record of unsubscription is retained for compliance (suppression list).
• Anonymous calculator usage: 12 months, then aggregated and the raw rows deleted.
• Click events (Etsy, affiliate): 12 months, then aggregated.
• Server logs: 30 days unless retained longer for security investigation.

8. Children

The Site is not directed to children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 16. If you are a parent or guardian who believes we may have collected such information, please contact us and we will delete it.

9. Cookies

We use the minimum cookies required to operate the Site. A consent banner asks you before we set anything beyond strictly necessary cookies. You can revoke consent at any time through the cookie settings link in the Site footer.

10. Security

We use industry-standard safeguards (HTTPS everywhere, encrypted databases, rate limiting, bot protection) to protect your information. No method of online transmission or storage is 100% secure; we will notify you and applicable regulators in the event of a breach affecting your personal data, as required by law.

11. Changes to this policy

We will post material changes here with a new effective date. If you have an active subscription with us, we will notify you by email at least 14 days before changes take effect.

12. Contact

InSync Solutions LLC d/b/a Host Anyway. Email hello@hostanyway.com with any privacy question or request.