Privacy Policy Updated April 3, 2026


This website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace collects personal information when you visit this website, including:
Information about your browser, network and deviceWeb pages you visited prior to coming to this websiteWeb pages you view while on this websiteYour IP address
Squarespace needs the data to run this website, and to protect and improve its platform and services. You can read more about how Squarespace uses your data (site usage information of end users) for its own purposes in their Privacy Policy.


Analytics
This website collects personal information to power our site analytics, including:
Information about your browser, network, and deviceWeb pages you visited prior to coming to this websiteYour IP address
This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:
ClicksInternal linksPages visitedScrollingSearchesTimestamps
We provide this information to Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity.


Cookies
This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, visit The cookies Squarespace uses.

These necessary and required cookies are always used, which allow Squarespace, our hosting platform, to securely serve this website to you.

These analytics and performance cookies are used on this website, as described below, only when you acknowledge our cookie banner. This website uses analytics and performance cookies to view site traffic, activity, and other data.

Affiliate Links & Third-Party Disclosure

We may participate in affiliate marketing programs, which means we may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases through certain links on this website, at no additional cost to you. These affiliate links help support our business and allow us to continue providing valuable content, resources, and recommendations. Please note: We only promote products, services, or brands that we genuinely use, trust, or believe will add value to our audience. Clicking on an affiliate link may allow third-party companies (such as retailers or service providers) to collect certain data, including cookies, IP address, and browsing behavior, in accordance with their own privacy policies. We do not control and are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies and terms of any third-party sites you visit through affiliate links. By using this website, you acknowledge and agree that we are not liable for any purchases or interactions you have with third-party providers.

Third Party Disclosures

The Host Hacks utilizes the following platforms, please see their privacy policies for more information: 

Squarespace Privacy Policy

Google Privacy Policy

StanStore Privacy Policy

HubSpot Privacy Policy

Zapier Privacy Policy

Stripe Privacy Policy

Instagram Privacy Policy

TikTok Privacy Policy

Pinterest Privacy Policy


Form Block Submissions

When you submit information to this website via webform, we collect the data requested in the webform in order to track and respond to your submissions. We provide this information to Squarespace, our website hosting provider, so that they can provide website services to us and help us manage our relationship with you. We also provide this information with Gmail, HubSpot, Zapier for storage and data porting. Please see Third Party disclosures for information on the privacy policies for these platforms. Invoices
We may use branded invoices to collect payments. In this case, we share this information with Squarespace, our website hosting provider, so they can provide invoicing services to us. We may collect information like your: 
Email address Invoice details (for example, line items), Name, Payment history 
Squarespace makes use of Stripe, a third-party payment processing provider which also receives your personal information and processes it in accordance with their privacy policies.

Taxes
When you make a purchase from us on this website, we use Squarespace as our commerce platform. Squarespace and Stan Store make use of Stripe, a third-party service provider, to power automated tax calculations. We may collect information like your: 
Billing and shipping address, Details relating to your purchase (for example, Product Tax Codes for the items purchased), Name 
Stripe may also receive personal information and process it in accordance their privacy policies.

Emails

We may send you marketing emails, which you can unsubscribe from by clicking the link at the bottom of the email. We provide your contact information to Squarespace, our email marketing provider, so they can send these emails on our behalf and help us manage our relationship with you. 

We may email you with messages about your order or account activity. For example, we may email you to tell you that:
You’ve created a customer accountYour customer account password has been reset or updatedYou’ve made a purchaseYour order has shipped
It’s not possible to unsubscribe from these messages.We provide your contact information to Squarespace, our website hosting provider, so they can send these emails to you on our behalf and help us manage our relationship with you.


Fonts
This website serves font files from and renders fonts using Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts. To properly display this site to you, these third parties may receive personal information about you, including:Information about your browser, network, or deviceInformation about this site and the page you’re viewing on itYour IP address


Payment 
When you make a purchase from us on this website, we use Squarespace Payments as our payment solution. Squarespace Payments is a fully integrated, native payment solution provided to us by our online store service provider Squarespace. Squarespace Payments makes use of the following third party service providers which will also receive your personal information and process it in accordance with their privacy policies:

Stripe - payment processing services. You can read Stripe’s privacy policy at https://stripe.com/privacy.

Sift - fraud monitoring and detection services. You can read Sift’s privacy policy at https://sift.com/service-privacy.


This disclosure is provided in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidelines on endorsements and testimonials.