At Trending News Hype, your privacy matters to us. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit trendingnewshype.com, how we use it, and what rights you have over your data. Please read it carefully. If you have any questions, reach us at hello@trendingnewshype.com.
Trending News Hype is a gardening and plant care blog operated by Alex Morgan. Our website is located at trendingnewshype.com. We publish practical guides on indoor plants, vegetable gardening, composting, and related topics.
We collect information in two ways: information you give us directly, and information collected automatically when you visit.
Information you provide directly includes your name, email address, and any message content when you use our contact form or leave a comment on an article.
Information collected automatically includes your IP address, browser type and version, the pages you visit on our site, time and date of your visit, time spent on each page, and device identifiers. This data is collected through cookies and analytics tools including Google Analytics.
We use the information we collect to operate and improve the website, respond to messages sent through our contact form, moderate and display comments, understand how readers use our content so we can improve it, and serve relevant advertisements through Google AdSense.
We do not sell your personal information to anyone.
We use cookies — small text files stored on your device — to make the site function properly and to understand how it is used.
The types of cookies we use are as follows.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. Note that some parts of the site may not function correctly if you disable cookies.
This website uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense uses the DART cookie to serve ads based on your visits to this site and other sites on the internet. As a third-party vendor, Google may use cookies to serve ads to users based on their prior visits to our website or other websites. Google manages these interest-based ads. Users who do not wish to receive interest-based advertising can opt out by visiting https://www.aboutads.info.
We use Google Analytics to collect anonymous information about how visitors use this website. Google Analytics collects data such as how long you spend on a page, which articles you read, and what device you use. This data is aggregated and does not identify you personally. For more information on how Google handles this data, visit https://policies.google.com/privacy.
When you leave a comment on an article, we collect the name, email address, and website URL you provide, along with your IP address and browser information for spam detection. Your email address is not displayed publicly. Your name and comment are visible to other readers once approved.
An anonymised version of your email address may be shared with Gravatar to check whether you have a profile image associated with that address.
Some articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos or social media posts from third-party platforms including YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you had visited those websites directly. Those platforms may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction with the embedded content if you are logged into an account on their platform.
Some articles on this site may contain affiliate links. If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Our editorial content is not influenced by affiliate relationships. We only link to products or services we believe are genuinely useful to our readers.
Comments and their associated metadata are retained indefinitely so that follow-up comments can be recognised and approved automatically. Contact form submissions are retained only as long as necessary to respond to your message and are then deleted.
Depending on where you are located, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data.
You have the right to access the personal data we hold about you. Users have the right to request correction of any inaccurate data. You have the right to request that we delete your data. Users have the right to restrict or object to how we process your data. You have the right to data portability.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at hello@trendingnewshype.com, and we will respond within 30 days.
We take reasonable steps to protect the information collected through this website. However, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Our articles may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any external site you visit.
This website is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us, and we will delete it promptly.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Continued use of the website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us at hello@trendingnewshype.com or through our Contact page.