Privacy Policy

Overview

Planting Atlas ("we", "us", or "our") operates plantingatlas.com. This policy explains what information is collected when you visit our site, which third-party services process that data, and what rights you have.

We do not collect or store personally identifiable information directly. All data collection occurs through the third-party services described below.

Third-Party Data Processors

The following services are embedded on this site and may collect data independently under their own privacy policies.

Google Tag Manager

We use Google Tag Manager to deploy and manage analytics and advertising tags. GTM itself does not collect personal data, but it loads the scripts described below. GTM is initialized on every page load. Google Privacy Policy

Google Analytics 4

GA4 collects anonymized usage data including pages visited, time on site, scroll depth, clicks, general geographic region (country/city level), device type, browser, and referral source. GA4 uses first-party cookies and may use a unique client ID stored in your browser. No personally identifiable information is sent. You can opt out via the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Google AdSense

This site displays advertisements through Google AdSense. AdSense and its partners use cookies, web beacons, and device identifiers to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. Data collected may include IP address, browser type, cookie identifiers, and inferred interests. You can opt out of personalized advertising at Google Ad Settings or via the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out.

Formspree (Contact Form)

Our contact form is powered by Formspree (formspree.io). When you submit the contact form, Formspree receives and stores your name, email address, subject, and message. Formspree processes this data to deliver your message to us. Formspree Privacy Policy

Amazon Associates & Impact (Affiliate Links)

Planting Atlas participates in the Amazon Associates Program and affiliate programs managed through Impact. Some product links on this site are affiliate links — if you click one and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Clicking an affiliate link may place a tracking cookie in your browser so the retailer can attribute the referral. Amazon Privacy Notice · Impact Privacy Policy

Cookies & Local Storage

This site uses the following first-party cookies and browser storage:

• pa-dark-mode — remembers your light/dark mode preference
• pa-cookie-consent — records whether you have acknowledged this cookie notice

Third-party services (Google Analytics, AdSense, Amazon) may set additional cookies in your browser as described in their own privacy policies above.

Data Sharing & Sale

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal data to third parties. Data flows only through the processors named above, each governed by its own privacy policy.

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights under GDPR, CCPA, or other privacy laws, including the right to access, correct, or delete data held about you.

• For data held by Google: Google Data & Privacy settings
• For data submitted via our contact form: email us at the address below to request deletion
• To opt out of interest-based advertising: aboutads.info or networkadvertising.org

Contact

Questions about this policy? Email us at privacy@plantingatlas.com.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy periodically. Changes will be reflected by the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.