This Privacy Policy explains how PlanetRulers (“we”, “us”, or “our”), operated at planetrulers.com, collects, uses, and protects information when you visit our website. By using PlanetRulers you agree to the practices described below.
1. Information We Collect
Automatically collected data. When you visit PlanetRulers, our servers and analytics tools automatically record standard log data, including your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referring URL, pages viewed, and the date and time of your visit. This data is used solely to understand how our site is used and to maintain its performance.
Cookies. We use cookies — small text files stored on your device — to improve your browsing experience. Cookies may be set by us (first-party) or by third-party services we use (see Section 4). You can control cookies through your browser settings; disabling cookies may affect some site functionality.
Comments. If you post a comment on our site, we collect the name, email address, and website URL you provide, along with your IP address and browser user agent string. Email addresses submitted in comments are not published and are used only for spam detection.
Contact forms. If you contact us via a form or email, we collect the information you submit (name, email address, message) solely to respond to your enquiry.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Deliver, maintain, and improve PlanetRulers and its content
- Analyse site traffic and user behaviour in aggregate, anonymous form
- Detect, prevent, and address spam, fraud, and technical issues
- Respond to comments and enquiries
- Comply with legal obligations
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.
3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)
For visitors in the European Economic Area (EEA) and United Kingdom, we process personal data on the following legal bases:
- Legitimate interests — operating and improving the site, preventing abuse, and analysing aggregate traffic.
- Consent — for non-essential cookies and analytics, where required by law.
- Legal obligation — where we are required to retain or disclose data by applicable law.
4. Third-Party Services
Google Analytics. We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our site. Google Analytics collects anonymised usage data via cookies. You can opt out using the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. Google’s privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy.
Advertising. We may display advertisements served by third-party ad networks. These networks may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your browsing activity. You can opt out of interest-based advertising via the Digital Advertising Alliance or Your Online Choices (EU).
Embedded content. Articles on PlanetRulers may include embedded content (e.g. videos, maps). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited those websites directly and may collect data about you.
5. Data Retention
Log data is retained for a maximum of 26 months. Comment data is retained indefinitely unless you request its deletion. Contact form submissions are retained for as long as necessary to resolve your enquiry and are then deleted.
6. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate data.
- Erasure — request deletion of your personal data where we have no legitimate reason to retain it.
- Restriction — ask us to restrict processing in certain circumstances.
- Objection — object to processing based on legitimate interests.
- Data portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the address below. We will respond within 30 days.
7. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. Children’s Privacy
PlanetRulers is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.
9. Links to Other Websites
Our site may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The date of the most recent revision will appear at the top of this page. Continued use of PlanetRulers after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
11. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us at:
PlanetRulers
Email: contact@planetrulers.com