🔒 Privacy Policy

WhyOnPlanet.com ("we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website whyonplanet.com.

1. Information We Collect

a) Information You Provide Voluntarily

When you use our contact form or subscribe to our newsletter, we may collect:

• Your name
• Your email address
• Any message or content you submit

b) Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and browsing behaviour, including:

• IP address and general geographic location
• Browser type and version
• Pages viewed and time spent on each page
• Referring website or search term
• Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)

This data is collected via analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics) and helps us understand how visitors use our site so we can improve it.

2. Cookies

We use cookies — small text files stored on your device — for the following purposes:

• Essential cookies: Required for the website to function (e.g., session management).
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand visitor behaviour (e.g., Google Analytics).
• Advertising cookies: May be set by third-party ad networks (e.g., Google AdSense) if advertising is active on our site.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect some website functionality.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Respond to your enquiries and messages
• Send newsletters (only if you have opted in)
• Analyse and improve website performance and content
• Serve relevant advertisements (via third-party ad partners)
• Comply with legal obligations

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.

4. Third-Party Services

Our website may use the following third-party services that have their own privacy policies:

• Google Analytics — website traffic and usage analysis. Google Privacy Policy
• Google AdSense — display advertising. Google Privacy Policy
• Cloudflare — security and performance. Cloudflare Privacy Policy

5. Data Retention

Contact form submissions are retained for up to 12 months and then securely deleted. Analytics data is retained per the third-party service's own retention policies (typically 14–26 months for Google Analytics).

6. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data
• Opt out of analytics tracking (use browser extensions like Google Analytics Opt-out)
• Withdraw consent for email communications (unsubscribe link in every email)

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@whyonplanet.com.

7. Children's Privacy

Our 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 submitted personal information to us, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

8. Links to External Websites

Our site may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any personal information.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

10. Contact

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

• Email: privacy@whyonplanet.com
• Website: Contact Form