Scope of This Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to BulbFacts pages, articles, charts, reviews, and related website features. It does not apply to third-party websites, retailers, manufacturers, YouTube, Amazon, PayPal, Google, social platforms, or other services that BulbFacts links to or embeds.

By using BulbFacts, you consent to the collection and use of information as described in this policy. If you do not agree with this policy, do not use the website.

Information We May Collect

BulbFacts may collect information in the following ways:

• Information you provide directly: name, email address, message content, feedback, product corrections, photos, videos, or other details you choose to send through email, contact forms, comments, surveys, newsletter signups, or similar features if offered.
• Website usage information: pages viewed, links clicked, search terms, approximate location, referring pages, browser type, device type, operating system, IP address, date and time of visit, and similar analytics data.
• Affiliate and retailer interaction data: clicks on affiliate links, retailer links, and outbound links may be tracked by BulbFacts, affiliate networks, or the destination retailer to attribute referrals and commissions.
• Local site preferences: the website may use cookies, local storage, session storage, URL parameters, or similar browser technologies to support chart filters, search, display preferences, embedded content, analytics, and basic functionality.
• Donation information: if you donate through PayPal or another payment provider, payment details are handled by that provider. BulbFacts may receive limited transaction or donor information needed to confirm the donation or respond to you.

BulbFacts does not intentionally collect sensitive personal information such as Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, medical information, financial account numbers, or payment card numbers through this website.

How We Use Information

BulbFacts may use collected information to:

• Operate, maintain, protect, and improve the website.
• Understand which pages, reviews, charts, and products are useful to visitors.
• Respond to contact messages, corrections, feedback, support requests, or product questions.
• Improve recommendations, chart usability, page performance, search behavior, and site navigation.
• Track affiliate referrals and support website funding.
• Prevent spam, abuse, fraud, scraping, security issues, or misuse of the website.
• Comply with legal obligations, enforce site terms, or protect BulbFacts, users, or third parties.

Cookies, Local Storage, and Similar Technologies

BulbFacts and third-party services may use cookies, pixels, scripts, local storage, session storage, and similar technologies. These tools can help the site remember preferences, support chart features, measure traffic, understand page performance, attribute affiliate referrals, and display embedded content.

You can usually control cookies through your browser settings. Blocking cookies or storage may affect analytics, embeds, affiliate attribution, chart settings, search behavior, or other site features. Browser controls vary, so check your browser's help documentation for current instructions.

Analytics

BulbFacts may use Google Analytics or similar analytics tools to understand aggregate website usage. Analytics services may collect information such as device identifiers, IP address, browser type, operating system, pages viewed, referral source, approximate location, and interactions with the site.

Google provides information about how Google Analytics collects and processes data, along with browser opt-out tools. You can also use browser privacy settings, script blockers, cookie controls, or similar tools to limit analytics collection.

Affiliate Links and Retailer Websites

BulbFacts participates in affiliate programs, including the Amazon Associates Program and other retailer or affiliate relationships. If you click an affiliate link, the destination retailer or affiliate network may use cookies or tracking technologies to identify that BulbFacts referred the visit or purchase.

Affiliate links do not change the price you pay, but commissions help support BulbFacts testing, product purchases, hosting, and site development. Retailer websites and affiliate networks have their own privacy policies and data practices. Review those policies before making purchases or submitting information.

Embedded Videos and Third-Party Content

BulbFacts may embed YouTube videos or other third-party content. Embedded content can behave as if you visited the third-party website directly. Those providers may collect information about your device, browser, IP address, video views, interactions, cookies, and account status, especially if you are logged into their services.

Where practical, BulbFacts may use privacy-enhanced or reduced-cookie embed options. Those options can reduce some tracking, but they do not place third-party content under BulbFacts control. YouTube, Google, and other providers remain responsible for their own data practices.

When We Share Information

BulbFacts does not sell personal information. BulbFacts may share or allow processing of information in these situations:

• With service providers that help host, maintain, analyze, secure, or operate the website.
• With analytics, affiliate, payment, email, spam-prevention, or technical vendors used to provide site features.
• With retailers, affiliate networks, or platforms when you click outbound links or interact with embedded third-party content.
• When required by law, subpoena, court order, government request, or other legal process.
• When needed to enforce terms, investigate abuse, protect rights, protect safety, prevent fraud, or respond to security issues.
• In connection with a business transfer, merger, acquisition, reorganization, asset sale, or similar event involving BulbFacts.

Aggregated or de-identified information that does not reasonably identify you may be used or shared for analytics, reporting, content planning, or business purposes.

How We Protect Information

BulbFacts uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures intended to protect information. However, no website, email system, server, analytics provider, payment provider, or internet transmission is completely secure. You submit information at your own risk.

BulbFacts does not directly collect or store payment card numbers through the website. Donation and payment details are handled by third-party payment processors such as PayPal.

Data Retention

BulbFacts keeps information for as long as reasonably needed for the purposes described in this policy, including website operation, communication, analytics, recordkeeping, legal compliance, dispute resolution, and enforcement of terms. Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the provider handling it.

Your Choices and Privacy Requests

You may choose not to provide optional information, may avoid clicking affiliate or outbound links, may adjust browser cookie settings, may use browser privacy tools, and may contact BulbFacts with privacy-related requests.

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to request access, correction, deletion, portability, restriction, or information about certain personal information. You may also have rights to opt out of certain sharing, targeted advertising, or sales of personal information where applicable. BulbFacts will respond to valid requests as required by applicable law.

Do Not Track and Global Privacy Controls

Some browsers offer Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control signals. Because there is not a single uniform industry standard for all of these signals, BulbFacts and its third-party providers may not respond to every signal in the same way. Where required by applicable law, BulbFacts will honor recognized privacy signals or requests.

Children's Privacy

BulbFacts is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information to BulbFacts, contact us so we can review and delete it where appropriate.

Third-Party Links

BulbFacts links to third-party websites, including retailers, manufacturers, YouTube, social platforms, documentation, payment providers, and affiliate destinations. These websites are not controlled by BulbFacts. Their privacy policies, security practices, cookies, terms, and content are their own responsibility.

International Visitors

BulbFacts is operated from the United States. If you access the website from outside the United States, you understand that information may be processed in the United States or other locations where BulbFacts or its service providers operate.

Changes to This Policy

BulbFacts may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. Continued use of the website after changes are posted means you accept the revised policy.

Contact

If you have questions or privacy requests, contact BulbFacts through the contact page.