Last updated: May 28, 2026
Welcome to House Plant Finder. Our website address is: https://houseplantfinder.com.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and what rights you have regarding your data when you visit or interact with our website.
1. Information We Collect
When you visit House Plant Finder, we may collect certain information automatically, including your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and general usage data.
If you interact with the site, such as by leaving a comment, submitting a form, or creating an account, we may collect the information you provide, such as your name, email address, website URL, and message content.
2. Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address, also called a hash, may be provided to the Gravatar service to check whether you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
After your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
3. Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images that include embedded location data, such as EXIF GPS data.
Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location data from images uploaded to the site.
4. Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience so you do not have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies may last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we may set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we may set several cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies usually last for two days, and screen options cookies may last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login may persist for two weeks. When you log out, login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie may be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
5. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content, such as videos, images, articles, social media posts, or other materials.
Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you had visited the other website directly.
These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content. This may include tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that third-party website.
6. Analytics and Site Improvement
We may use analytics tools to understand how visitors use our website, improve site performance, and create better content and plant recommendation experiences.
These tools may collect information such as pages visited, time spent on the site, device type, browser type, approximate location, and referral sources.
7. Advertising and Affiliate Links
House Plant Finder may display advertising or include affiliate links in the future.
If we use advertising services, such as Google AdSense or similar platforms, these services may use cookies or similar technologies to serve personalized or non-personalized ads based on your visits to this and other websites.
If we include affiliate links, we may earn a small commission when you click a link and make a purchase, at no additional cost to you.
8. Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell your personal information.
We may share limited data with trusted third-party service providers that help us operate the website, prevent spam, analyze site traffic, deliver embedded content, or manage advertising.
If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email.
9. How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata may be retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users who register on our website, if any, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Registered users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except they cannot change their username. Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
10. Your Data Rights
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided.
You may also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you.
This does not include data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
11. Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Some data may also be processed by third-party tools used for website hosting, analytics, security, advertising, or embedded content.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to make a data-related request, please contact us through the contact information provided on this website.