Privacy Policy
Last Updated: September 28, 2026
HowToRepel.com (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is an independently operated educational website at howtorepel.com (the “Website”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and handle information when you visit or use the Website.
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Information You Provide Directly
- Contact form submissions (name, email, message)
- Newsletter signup details if you subscribe (MailPoet)
- Correction or support emails you send to our published addresses
- Search queries you enter on the Website
Article comments are closed site-wide. We do not collect comment-form data on posts or pages.
1.2 Information Collected Automatically
- Device and log data: device type, browser, approximate location derived from IP, pages viewed, referring URLs
- Analytics: Google Analytics 4 (gtag) to understand aggregate traffic and content usefulness
- Cookies / similar technologies: essential site cookies, analytics cookies, and consent-banner preferences (see Cookie Policy)
2. How We Use Information
- Operate and improve the Website and its guides/tools
- Respond to inquiries and correction reports
- Measure aggregate usage (analytics)
- Send newsletter messages only if you opt in (unsubscribe anytime)
- Comply with law and protect the site from abuse
3. Advertising and affiliate links
HowToRepel.com uses Google AdSense to display advertising. Google and its advertising partners may use cookies, device identifiers, IP-derived location and browsing information to deliver, limit, personalize and measure ads, subject to your consent choices and applicable law. In regions where consent is required, advertising storage and personalization are restricted until the required choice is recorded. You can review how Google uses information from sites that use its services and manage advertising preferences through Google Ad Settings.
Some guides may also include clearly disclosed affiliate links. If you purchase through one of those links, HowToRepel.com may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Affiliate partners receive the commercial attribution data needed to record the referral, not the contents of your contact forms.
4. Cookies
We use cookies for essential functionality, analytics (Google Analytics), newsletter tools when relevant, and consent preferences. See our Cookie Policy for more detail. You can control cookies in your browser; blocking some cookies may affect site features.
5. Sharing
We may share information with:
- Analytics providers (Google Analytics)
- Hosting, security, and email/newsletter providers that process data on our instructions
- Authorities when required by law
We do not sell personal information for third-party marketing.
6. Retention
We keep information only as long as needed to operate the site, respond to you, and meet legal obligations. Analytics retention follows the provider’s settings (commonly 12–26 months for GA4).
7. Children’s privacy
The Website is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
8. Your rights
Depending on where you live (including GDPR and CCPA/CPRA regions), you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict processing of personal data, and to opt out of certain sharing. Contact privacy@howtorepel.com to make a request.
9. Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures, including HTTPS. No method of transmission or storage is perfectly secure.
10. International transfers
If you access the Website from outside the United States, your information may be processed in the United States.
11. Contact
Privacy contact: privacy@howtorepel.com
General: hello@howtorepel.com
Publisher: Independent operator of HowToRepel.com (see About)
12. Updates
We may update this policy by posting a revised version with a new “Last Updated” date.