Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how The Micro Harvest collects, uses, stores, and protects information when visitors use this website. It is written for a bilingual editorial blog that may use advertising, analytics, contact forms, newsletter forms, and third-party links.
Information we may collect
- Technical data such as IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, referring URL, pages visited, timestamps, and approximate location.
- Information you voluntarily submit through a contact form, newsletter form, comment feature, or email message, such as name, email address, subject, and message content.
- Cookie and advertising identifiers used by third-party advertising or analytics providers.
Cookies and advertising
This website may use cookies, pixels, local storage, and similar technologies to keep the website functional, measure traffic, improve user experience, and support advertising.
Google AdSense and third-party advertising
If Google AdSense or other advertising services are enabled, third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this website and other websites. Google’s advertising cookies, including the DoubleClick/DART cookie or similar technologies, help Google and its partners serve relevant ads.
Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s advertising settings or by managing cookies through their browser. Users may also review Google’s advertising and privacy resources for additional choices related to ad personalization and third-party vendors.
Google Analytics and log data
If analytics tools are enabled, we may use aggregated traffic data to understand which pages are useful, how visitors find the site, and how the website performs. Analytics data is used for editorial and technical improvement, not to personally identify visitors.
How we use information
- To operate and secure the website.
- To respond to contact, correction, privacy, or partnership requests.
- To improve articles, navigation, performance, and reader experience.
- To display, measure, and manage advertising if advertising is enabled.
- To comply with applicable legal, security, and anti-abuse requirements.
GDPR notice for visitors in the EEA/UK
Where the General Data Protection Regulation or similar laws apply, users may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, object to processing, and request portability of personal data. The legal basis for processing may include consent, legitimate interests, contractual necessity, and legal obligations.
CCPA/CPRA notice for California visitors
California visitors may have rights to know what categories of personal information are collected, request deletion or correction, opt out of sale or sharing where applicable, and not be discriminated against for exercising privacy rights. The Micro Harvest does not sell personal information as a direct business practice.
Data retention and protection
Contact form submissions and email messages may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to respond, maintain records, prevent abuse, or comply with legal obligations. We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information, but no website can guarantee absolute security.
External links
Articles may link to third-party websites, including official resources, references, partners, or related companies. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites.
Contact for privacy requests
For privacy requests, data questions, or cookie concerns, please use the Contact page and include “Privacy Request” in your message.