Last updated: August 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how PlumbingToolsReview.com collects, uses and protects your information when you visit our website. We keep it straightforward — no legal jargon, just plain English.
1. Information we collect
We collect only what we need to run the site properly:
- Your email address and first name when you subscribe to our newsletter
- Website usage and analytics data via Google Analytics — including pages visited, time on site, browser and device information, and approximate location
- Advertising-related data collected via cookies when our advertising partner, Mediavine, serves personalized ads — including IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, and your email in hashed (non-readable) form. See Section 7 for full details.
We do not collect payment information, phone numbers or physical addresses.
2. How we use your information
We use your information to:
- Send you our newsletter with plumbing tool reviews, buying guides and product recommendations
- Analyse website traffic to improve our content via Google Analytics
- Serve interest-based advertising through our advertising partner, Mediavine, and its partner network
- Comply with legal obligations
3. Amazon Associates disclosure
PlumbingToolsReview.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. We earn commissions from qualifying purchases made through our affiliate links at no extra cost to you. Amazon may use cookies to track purchases. For more information see Amazon’s Privacy Policy at amazon.com/privacy.
Prices and availability of products featured on this site are accurate as of the date published and are subject to change. Product prices displayed are sourced from Amazon.com and may differ from actual current prices.
4. Email marketing — Mailchimp
We use Mailchimp to manage our email list. When you subscribe, your email address and first name are stored securely on Mailchimp’s servers. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email we send. For more information see Mailchimp’s Privacy Policy at mailchimp.com/legal/privacy.
5. Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site. The data collected may include pages visited, time spent on site, device and browser information, approximate location, and how you interact with our website. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
6. Cookies
Our website uses cookies for two purposes: to track website usage via Google Analytics and remember your preferences, and to serve personalized advertising through our advertising partner, Mediavine, and its partner network (see Section 7 for full details on advertising cookies). Depending on your location and applicable privacy laws, a cookie consent banner may appear when you first visit our site, letting you choose which categories of cookies to allow. Where available, you can manage or update your consent at any time using the “Manage Preferences” option. You can also control cookies through your own browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some site functionality.
7. Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)
The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.
First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.
Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.
The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:
- IP Address
- Operating System type
- Operating System version
- Device Type
- Language of the website
- Web browser type
- Email (in hashed form)
Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.
If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.
For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.
8. California residents — CCPA
If you are a California resident you have the right to know what personal information we collect about you, request deletion of your personal information, and opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information.
We do not sell your personal information for money. Our advertising partner, Mediavine, and its partner network may collect and share limited data (such as IP address and device information) for interest-based advertising, as described in Section 7. You can opt out of this at any time using the opt-out links provided in Section 7, or by managing your cookie preferences as described in Section 6.
To exercise any of your rights under the CCPA, or to request that we not share your information with our advertising partners, please contact us at [email protected] and we will action your request.
9. EU and UK residents — GDPR
If you are located in the EU or UK you have the right to access the personal data we hold about you, request correction or deletion of your data, withdraw consent at any time, and lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
Our lawful basis for processing your data is: consent for newsletter subscriptions; legitimate interests for website analytics; and consent, obtained through the cookie consent banner shown on this site, for advertising cookies described in Section 7.
10. Children’s privacy
Our website is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
11. Data retention
We retain your email address and name for as long as you remain subscribed to our newsletter. You can request deletion at any time by emailing [email protected].
12. Third party links
Our articles contain affiliate links to Amazon.com and other retailers. We use ThirstyAffiliates to manage and redirect affiliate links through our domain. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of any third-party websites linked from our site and encourage you to review their privacy policies directly.
13. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. We recommend checking back periodically if this is a concern.
14. Contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy please get in touch — we are happy to help.
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.plumbingtoolsreview.com/contact/