Privacy Policy
Last updated: June 2026
Who We Are
Mrs Hawkins House is a website dedicated to helping households with budgeting, meal planning, household organisation, home management and family-friendly recipes.
Website: https://mrshawkinshouse.com
Contact email: hello@mrshawkinshouse.com
What Information We Collect
We may collect personal information when you:
- Subscribe to our newsletter
- Download free resources or printables
- Submit a contact form
- Leave comments on the website
- Purchase products through our shop
- Contact us directly by email
This information may include:
- Name
- Email address
- Billing information
- IP address
- Information voluntarily provided by you
We collect this information to provide our services, communicate with users, process purchases, deliver digital products and improve the website.
Newsletter and Email Marketing
If you subscribe to the Mrs Hawkins House newsletter, your information is processed through MailerLite.
We use this information to send newsletters, updates, free resources and information about products and services related to Mrs Hawkins House.
You can unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link included in every email.
Contact Forms
When you contact us through a website form, we collect the information you provide in order to respond to your enquiry and provide customer support.
Purchases and Digital Products
When you purchase products through our website, WooCommerce may collect information including your name, email address, billing details and order information.
Payment information is processed securely by our payment providers and is not stored on this website.
We retain order information as required for accounting, tax and customer service purposes.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the website, WordPress collects the information shown in the comments form together with the visitor’s IP address and browser information to assist with spam detection.
Comments and associated metadata may be retained indefinitely.
Cookies
This website uses cookies to improve user experience, support website functionality, remember preferences and assist with security and analytics.
You can control cookies through your browser settings.
Website Services and Plugins
WordPress
WordPress may collect information from comments, user accounts and website interactions necessary for operating the website.
WooCommerce
WooCommerce processes customer information required for purchases, order fulfilment and customer support.
Ninja Forms
Information submitted through contact forms is stored so that we can respond to enquiries and provide customer support.
WP Recipe Maker
WP Recipe Maker may store recipe ratings, comments and related information submitted by users.
Akismet
Visitor comments may be checked through the Akismet anti-spam service. Information submitted through comments may be processed for spam detection purposes.
Really Simple Security
This website uses security software to help protect the website and its visitors from malicious activity and unauthorised access.
Embedded Content
Articles on this website may include embedded content such as videos, images, social media posts and other media.
Embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited the originating website directly.
Who We Share Data With
We may share data with trusted third-party service providers where necessary to operate the website, process purchases, deliver newsletters and maintain website security.
These providers may include:
- MailerLite
- WooCommerce payment providers
- Akismet
- Website hosting providers
- Security and anti-spam services
We do not sell personal information.
How Long We Retain Data
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to:
- Provide services
- Meet legal obligations
- Maintain business records
- Resolve disputes
- Provide customer support
Your Rights
Under UK GDPR you have the right to:
- Access your personal information
- Correct inaccurate information
- Request deletion of your information
- Restrict processing in certain circumstances
- Object to processing
- Withdraw consent where consent has been given
To exercise these rights, please contact:
hello@mrshawkinshouse.com
Where Your Data Is Sent
Some of our service providers may process data outside the United Kingdom or European Economic Area.
Where this occurs, we rely on providers who use appropriate safeguards and comply with applicable data protection requirements.
Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information from loss, misuse and unauthorised access.
However, no online service can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Third-Party Services
This website uses a number of third-party services and plugins to provide functionality, security, email communications and e-commerce services.
For further information about how these services process personal data, please refer to their respective privacy policies:
- WordPress: https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/
- WooCommerce: https://woocommerce.com/document/marketplace-privacy/
- MailerLite: https://www.mailerlite.com/legal/privacy-policy
- Ninja Forms: https://ninjaforms.com/privacy-policy/
- Akismet: https://automattic.com/privacy/
- WP Recipe Maker: https://bootstrapped.ventures/privacy-policy/
- Really Simple Security: https://really-simple-ssl.com/privacy-statement/
These services may update their privacy policies from time to time. We encourage users to review them periodically for the latest information.
Changes to This Policy
This policy may be updated periodically. The latest version will always be available on this page.
Contact
For privacy-related questions, please contact:
hello@mrshawkinshouse.com