Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2025/03/01

1) Ezoic Services

This website uses the services of Ezoic Inc. ("Ezoic"), including to manage third-party interest-based advertising. Ezoic may employ various technologies on this website, such as tools to serve content, display ads, and enable advertising to visitors, which may utilize first- and third-party cookies.

A cookie is a small text file sent to your device by a web server that helps the site remember information about your activity. First-party cookies come from the site you visit, while third-party cookies come from external domains. Ezoic and its partners may place third-party cookies, tags, beacons, pixels, and similar tech to monitor interactions and optimize ad targeting. Disabling cookies may limit site features; rejecting cookies doesn't remove ads but will result in non-personalized ones. Learn more about cookies here.

The following information may be stored in a cookie when serving personalized ads:

• IP address

• Operating system type and version

• Device type

• Language preferences

• Web browser type

• Email (hashed or encrypted)

Ezoic and its partners may combine this data with other independently collected info to deliver targeted ads across devices, browsers, and websites. They may also gather unique IDs, advertising IDs, geolocation, traffic data, and referral information to create audience segments. Learn more or manage preferences here.

You can view Ezoic's privacy policy here, and a list of their advertising partners here.

2. Information We Collect

2.1. Personal Data:
If you contact us, subscribe to a newsletter, or send us an email, we may collect your name, email address, and any other information you choose to share (like how long your drain has been gurgling).

2.2. Log Data:
When you visit the site, we automatically collect standard technical data such as your IP address, browser type, referral source, time spent on the site, and pages viewed. This helps us understand what smells people are trying to fix (and how fast they give up).

2.3. Cookies & Tracking:
We use cookies to improve site performance, remember preferences, and analyze traffic. You can manage cookie preferences in your browser settings or through our consent tools.

2.4. Advertising Data:
We may show third-party ads (e.g. through Google AdSense or Ezoic) that use tracking technologies to display relevant, personalized content based on your browsing activity.

3. How We Use Your Information

3.1. To provide helpful educational content related to household smells, plumbing systems, septic maintenance, and odor-related troubleshooting.

3.2. To improve the site's functionality, user experience, security, and page speed.

3.3. To deliver relevant advertising based on anonymous usage patterns.

3.4. To send optional updates, DIY tips, or newsletter content—only if you opted in.

3.5. We never sell or share your personal data without your explicit consent, unless required by law (or your toilet starts emailing us directly).

4. Data Security

We implement standard encryption and protective measures to safeguard your data. That said, no system on the internet is 100% secure—so keep that in mind when sharing sensitive info (or detailed toilet confessions).

5. Third-Party Services & Ad Networks

5.1. We use tools like Google Analytics and Ezoic to understand how people use our site and to make it better (or at least less buggy).

5.2. Third-party services like Google AdSense may use cookies to serve personalized or interest-based ads.

5.3. You can manage your privacy and ad preferences in your browser or through platforms like Google Ad Settings.

6. Your Rights

6.1. You have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data in accordance with applicable privacy laws (e.g. GDPR, CCPA).

6.2. You may unsubscribe from emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link or contacting us directly.

6.3. You can manage cookie and ad preferences using your browser or by adjusting settings in our consent tools.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may occasionally update this Privacy Policy. If we do, the “Last updated” date will be revised. We recommend checking this page periodically for updates, especially if you care about digital hygiene as much as drain hygiene.

For questions about this policy, email us at:
📩 [email protected]