Privacy Policy

Last reviewed on April 24, 2026

Introduction

StainlessMesh.com ("we," "our" or "the site") operates at stainlessmesh.com. This Privacy Policy explains what information the site collects when you visit, how that information is used, who it is shared with, how long it is kept, and what rights you have over it. The site is a reading library about stainless steel mesh; it does not sell products directly or require account registration.

Data We Collect

Automatically Collected

When you visit, the site and its service providers (analytics and advertising) automatically collect standard technical information:

• Browser type and version, operating system, device category (desktop / mobile / tablet).
• IP address (used to derive approximate geographic region; not stored as a precise identifier by the site itself).
• Pages visited, referring page, time spent, clicks and scroll depth.
• Date and time of the visit.

Information You Provide

The site does not operate a contact form or account system. If you email us (for example at [email protected]), your email address, message contents and any information you choose to include in the message will be received by us through our email provider.

How Data Is Used

• To operate the site, serve pages and measure general traffic trends.
• To improve content — identify articles that are working, pages that are confusing, and terms readers are searching for.
• To respond to email inquiries and corrections you send us.
• To detect, prevent and address technical problems, abuse and fraud.
• To serve advertising where applicable (see the AdSense section below).

Cookies & Similar Technologies

The site uses first-party and third-party cookies and similar technologies for analytics, site functionality and advertising. Details of specific cookies, their purposes and how to opt out are on the cookie policy page.

Google Analytics

The site uses Google Analytics (currently configured with measurement ID G-WL0HW2QXEH) to measure traffic, referrers and content performance. Google Analytics sets its own cookies and receives information about your visit. You can opt out globally by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Google AdSense & Advertising

The site participates (or may participate) in Google AdSense and related Google advertising products. This means:

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this site and to other websites on the internet.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to visitors based on their visit to this site and other sites.
• Visitors may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings.
• Alternatively, visitors can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info or, in Europe, www.youronlinechoices.eu.
• More information about how Google uses data when you use partner sites or apps is available in Google's partner-sites policy and in the Google advertising policy.

Ads may also be served by other ad networks or affiliate networks, each subject to its own privacy terms linked from the network's own site.

Affiliate Programs

The site participates in the Amazon Associates Program and may participate in other affiliate programs. When you click an affiliate link, the affiliate network may set cookies to track referred purchases for commission purposes. Full details are on the affiliate disclosure page.

Third-Party Vendors

The categories of third-party vendors with access to data about your visit include, at a minimum:

• Web hosting and content delivery providers.
• Analytics providers (Google Analytics).
• Advertising providers and networks (Google AdSense, other ad networks where applicable).
• Affiliate networks (Amazon Associates and others).
• Email providers for inbound messages.

Each vendor processes data under its own privacy policy.

Data Sharing

We do not sell personal information. Information is shared only:

• With the vendors above, to operate the services described.
• When required by law, legal process or a lawful request from a public authority.
• To protect rights, safety or property of the site, its users or the public.
• In connection with a merger, sale of assets or similar business transfer, in which case this policy will continue to apply to personal information transferred, or the new operator will notify users of any material change.

Data Retention

Analytics data is retained according to the retention period configured in Google Analytics (typically 2 to 14 months, depending on settings). Advertising cookies have retention periods set by the advertising vendor — most are measured in months, not years. Email correspondence sent to us is kept only as long as needed to respond and to keep a working record of the exchange.

Your Rights

GDPR (European Economic Area & United Kingdom)

If you are in the EEA, UK or Switzerland, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Request correction of inaccurate data.
• Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten").
• Restrict or object to processing of your data.
• Data portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Withdraw any consent you have previously given, at any time.
• Lodge a complaint with your local data-protection authority.

CCPA / CPRA (California)

If you are a California resident, you have the right to:

• Know what categories of personal information the site collects and the purposes for which they are used.
• Request access to the specific pieces of personal information collected about you.
• Request deletion of personal information, subject to legal exceptions.
• Correct inaccurate personal information.
• Opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information as those terms are defined under California law. The site does not sell personal information as commonly understood, but sharing cookie-based data with advertising vendors may qualify as "sharing" under the CPRA. You may exercise this right by using the opt-out links in the AdSense section above and by enabling Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals in a supporting browser.
• Non-discrimination for exercising any of these rights.

Exercising Your Rights

To exercise any of these rights, email [email protected] with enough detail for us to identify the relevant data. We may need to verify your request before acting on it.

Children's Privacy

The site is written for a general adult audience and is not directed at children under 13 (or the equivalent minimum age in your jurisdiction). The site does not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information, please contact us so we can remove it.

International Transfers

Because the site uses US-based service providers (including Google), personal information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own, including the United States. These providers operate under their own transfer mechanisms (such as Standard Contractual Clauses where applicable).

Security

Reasonable technical and organisational measures are used to protect information collected through the site. No system on the public internet is fully secure, and perfect security cannot be guaranteed.

Changes

This Privacy Policy may be updated to reflect changes to services, vendors or applicable law. The "Last reviewed" date at the top of this page shows the most recent update. Continued use of the site after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

Contact

Privacy questions and requests can be sent to:

• Email: [email protected]
• Via the contact page