Privacy Policy
Introduction
At How To Plumbing (howtoplumbing.org), we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website. Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.
Information We Collect
Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site.
Information You Provide
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:
- Subscribe to our newsletter
- Leave comments on our articles
- Contact us through our contact forms
- Participate in surveys or contests
This information may include your name, email address, and any other information you choose to provide.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect in the following ways:
- To Improve Our Website: We continually strive to improve our website offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you
- To Provide Customer Service: Your information helps us respond to your customer service requests and support needs more efficiently
- To Send Periodic Emails: We may use your email address to send you information and updates pertaining to your request, in addition to receiving occasional company news, updates, related product or service information, etc.
- To Personalize User Experience: We may use information in the aggregate to understand how our users as a group use the services and resources provided on our Site
- To Detect and Prevent Fraud: We use your information to detect, prevent, and address technical issues and fraudulent activity
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and store certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.
Types of Cookies We Use:
- Essential Cookies: Required for the website to function properly
- Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website
- Functionality Cookies: Enable enhanced functionality and personalization
- Advertising Cookies: Used to make advertising messages more relevant to you
Third-Party Services
We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service, provide the Service on our behalf, perform Service-related services, or assist us in analyzing how our Service is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
Third-Party Services We Use:
- Analytics: Google Analytics for website analytics
- Hosting: Vercel for website hosting and deployment
- Comments: Third-party comment systems (Gravatar service for profile pictures)
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, or damage. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR)
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.
You have the following rights:
- Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data
- Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete
- Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions
- Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions
- Right to Object: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions
- Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions
California Privacy Rights (CCPA)
If you are a California resident, you have specific rights regarding your personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):
- Right to Know: You have the right to request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you
- Right to Delete: You have the right to request deletion of your personal information
- Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information (Note: We do not sell personal information)
- Right to Non-Discrimination: You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising your CCPA rights
Children's Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
External Links
Our website may contain links to external sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
Media and Embedded Content
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website. Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
Data Retention
We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies. If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the 'Last Updated' date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
- By visiting this page on our website: howtoplumbing.org
- By email: contact@howtoplumbing.org
Last Updated: February 15, 2026