Privacy Policy
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At WhatIsMicroplastics.com (“we,” “our,” or “us”), your privacy is important. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://whatismicroplastics.com.
We create educational content and product recommendations to help you reduce microplastic exposure in daily life.
Comments
When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comment form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
If you use Gravatar, an anonymized string (hash) from your email may be sent to them to display your profile image. See Gravatar’s privacy policy for details.
Media
If you upload images, avoid including location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from images.
Cookies
We may use cookies to:
- Save your name/email when you comment (so you don’t have to retype it)
- Improve your experience using analytics or performance tools
- Track affiliate links (like Amazon) for earnings
These cookies may last up to a year unless you clear them through your browser settings.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (like YouTube videos, Instagram posts, etc.).
Embedded content behaves as if you visited the other site directly — they may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction.
Who We Share Your Data With
We don’t sell or rent your data. If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How Long We Keep Your Data
If you leave a comment, it and its metadata are stored indefinitely.
Registered users (if any) can see, edit, or delete their info — except usernames.
Your Data Rights
You can request a copy of your data or ask us to delete it — except for any data we must keep for legal or security reasons.
Use the Contact page to request this.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service (like Akismet or similar tools).
Affiliate Disclosure
Some links on this site may be affiliate links (e.g., Amazon). We may earn a small commission — at no extra cost to you — when you click or purchase. This supports our site and content creation.
Contact Us
Questions? Reach out via our Contact page.