This page explains what information Electrical Blog (www.electrical-blog.com) collects, why we collect it, and what choices you have. We keep it short and plain.

Information you give us

• Contact form. Your first name, email address and message. We use this only to reply to you.
• Comments. Your name, email address, comment, and your IP address. Your email is never shown in public. Comments are checked for spam by Akismet, a service from Automattic.

Information collected automatically

When you visit the site, some information is collected by tools we use. This can include your IP address, browser type, device, the pages you visit, and how you got here.

• Google Analytics helps us see which articles are useful. It uses cookies.
• Jetpack Stats (by Automattic) counts page views.
• Cloudflare and our security tools use your IP address to keep the site fast and to block attacks and spam.

Advertising

We show ads from Google AdSense. Google and its partners use cookies to show ads, and these ads may be based on your past visits to this and other websites. You can turn off personalised ads in Google My Ad Center. You can read how Google uses data at How Google uses information from sites that use its services.

Embedded content

Some pages include content from other websites. These websites can collect data about you, the same as if you visited them directly.

• YouTube videos. Google may set cookies when you play a video.
• Fonts and scripts may load from Google servers.

Cookies

Cookies are small files saved in your browser. We use them for analytics, ads, and to remember things like your comment details. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. If you see a cookie notice on the site, you can change your choice there. The site still works without cookies, but some parts may not.

How we use your information

• To reply to your messages
• To show and moderate comments
• To understand which content helps readers
• To show ads that keep the site free
• To keep the site safe

We do not sell your personal information. We only share it with the services listed on this page, or when the law requires it.

How long we keep it

• Contact messages: only as long as we need them to answer you.
• Comments: for as long as the comment is on the site.
• Analytics data: as set by Google Analytics and Jetpack.

Your rights

You can ask us to show, correct, or delete the personal information we hold about you. You can also ask us to remove your comment. Write to us using the contact form or email [email protected]. We will reply within 30 days.

Children

This site is for students and engineers. It is not meant for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their information.

Links to other websites

Our articles link to other websites. We are not responsible for their content or their privacy practices.

Changes to this policy

We may update this page when our tools change. The date at the top shows the latest version.

Contact

Questions about this policy? Use the contact form or email [email protected].