Last updated: 29 July 2026

This Privacy Policy explains what information Plants at a Glance (plantsatglance.com) collects when you visit the site, why we collect it, how it is used, and what choices you have. We only collect what is needed to run the site, understand how it is used, and show advertising.

Who we are

Plants at a Glance is a houseplant care and photography blog published at plantsatglance.com. In this policy, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to the operator of this website. If you have any questions about this policy or your data, see the Contact section at the end of this page.

What information we collect

Information you give us

• Comments. If you leave a comment on a post, we collect the data shown in the comment form (your name, email address and comment text), plus your IP address and browser user agent string. This helps with spam detection.
• Messages you send us. If you contact us by email, we keep the message and your email address so we can reply.

Information collected automatically

• Server logs. Our hosting provider records standard log data such as your IP address, browser type, referring page, and the date and time of your request.
• Cookies and similar technologies. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use them for basic site functionality, to remember your consent choices, for analytics, and for advertising. See the Cookies section below.

We do not knowingly collect sensitive personal data, and we do not sell your personal information.

Cookies and your consent

When you first visit the site you are shown a consent banner. Cookies that are not strictly necessary, including analytics and advertising cookies, are only set after you give consent. Your choice is stored in a cookie so we do not have to ask again on every page.

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time using the cookie settings link on the site, and you can delete or block cookies in your browser settings. Blocking all cookies may affect how parts of the site work.

Consent management on this site is handled with Complianz. A detailed, automatically maintained list of the individual cookies in use is available on our cookie policy page.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors find and use the site, for example which pages are popular and which devices people use. Analytics cookies are only loaded after you consent. Google Analytics collects information such as pages viewed, approximate location derived from a truncated IP address, device and browser type, and referral source.

This data is aggregated and used for statistics. We do not use it to identify individual visitors. You can read more in the Google Privacy Policy, and you can opt out across all websites with the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Advertising and Google AdSense

This site is supported by advertising and is a participant in Google AdSense. Third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.

• Google uses advertising cookies to serve ads on this site.
• Google and its partners may serve personalised ads based on your visits to this and other sites, where you have consented.
• You can opt out of personalised advertising by Google in your Google Ads Settings.
• You can opt out of personalised advertising from many other vendors at aboutads.info or, in Europe, at Your Online Choices.

Advertising cookies are only set after you consent through the cookie banner. If you do not consent, you may still see ads, but they will be non personalised.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images or links. Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you had visited that website directly. Those sites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content. Their own privacy policies apply.

How we use your information

• To display the website and keep it secure and working correctly.
• To publish and moderate comments.
• To measure traffic and improve our content.
• To show advertising that helps fund the site.
• To reply to messages you send us.

Where the GDPR applies, our legal bases are your consent (for analytics and advertising cookies), our legitimate interest in running and securing the website, and, where relevant, compliance with legal obligations.

Who we share your data with

We do not sell or rent your personal data. Data may be processed on our behalf by the service providers we rely on to run the site, including our hosting provider, Google (Analytics and AdSense), and our spam filtering and consent management tools. Each of these processes data under its own privacy terms.

How long we keep your data

• Comments and their metadata are kept indefinitely so that follow up comments can be recognised and approved automatically.
• Server log data is kept for a short period by our host, typically a few weeks, for security and troubleshooting.
• Analytics data is retained according to the retention period configured in Google Analytics.
• Emails you send us are kept for as long as needed to deal with your enquiry.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you, ask us to correct it, ask us to delete it, object to or restrict how it is used, withdraw consent at any time, and receive a copy of your data in a portable format.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details below. If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

California privacy rights

If you are a California resident, you have the right to know what personal information is collected about you, to request its deletion, and to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information. We do not sell personal information. To opt out of personalised advertising, use the cookie settings link on this site or the advertising opt out links listed above.

Children

This website is not directed at children under the age of 16 and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it.

Data security

The site is served over an encrypted HTTPS connection and we take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect the data we hold. No method of transmission or storage over the internet is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, for example if we add a new service or if the law changes. The date at the top of this page always shows when it was last revised. Significant changes will be highlighted on the site.

Contact us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to exercise any of your rights, please contact us at plantsataglance@gmail.com.