This Privacy Policy explains what information Plumbers101 (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects when you visit plumbers101.com, how we use it, and the choices you have. Plumbers101 is an information-only website that publishes do-it-yourself plumbing repair guides and buying advice. We do not sell products, take payments, or require you to create an account.
Who we are
Our website address is https://plumbers101.com. If you have any questions about this policy or your data, please reach us through our Contact Us page.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors find and use our guides so we can improve them. Google Analytics sets cookies and collects standard information such as the pages you view, approximate location (derived from your IP address, which Google does not store in full), device and browser type, and how you arrived at our site. This data is aggregated and is not used to personally identify you. You can learn more from Google’s Privacy Policy and opt out using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Comments
If you leave a comment on an article, we collect the information shown in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user-agent string to help detect spam. An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it; the Gravatar service privacy policy is available at automattic.com/privacy. After your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Contact forms
If you contact us through a form on the site, we collect the details you submit (such as your name, email address, and message) solely to respond to your enquiry. We do not use this information for marketing and do not share it with third parties.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies so you do not have to re-enter them next time. These last for one year. Analytics cookies described above are set by Google. Most browsers let you block or delete cookies through their settings; doing so will not stop you from reading our guides.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (for example videos or images). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you had visited that other website, and those sites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content according to their own privacy policies.
How long we keep your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so that follow-up comments can be recognized and approved automatically. Contact-form submissions are kept only as long as needed to handle your request. Aggregated analytics data is retained according to Google’s retention settings.
What rights you have over your data
If you have left comments or contacted us, you can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you, or ask us to erase it. This does not include data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. To make a request, use our Contact Us page.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.