Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 26, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains what information UnpluggedWatts (“we”, “us”) collects when you visit unpluggedwatts.com, how it is used, and the choices you have.

The short version

  • You can read the site without creating an account or giving us your name.
  • Like most websites, our server keeps basic technical logs.
  • The site may use cookies from Google for advertising (Google AdSense) and statistics (Google Analytics).
  • Affiliate links may use cookies so a store can credit us for a sale.
  • If you email us, we use your message only to reply.

Information we collect

Server and security logs. Our hosting provider and our security software automatically record technical data such as your IP address, browser type, the pages you request and the time of the request. We use it to keep the site running, protect it from attacks and fix errors.

Messages you send us. If you write to us, we receive your email address and whatever you include in the message. We use it only to answer you and, if you report an error, to correct the article.

We don’t sell your personal information for money, and we don’t ask for sensitive information.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored by your browser. Reading UnpluggedWatts doesn’t require any account or login cookie. Other cookies may be set by the third-party services described below. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings; the site will still work.

Advertising: Google AdSense

This site may show ads served by Google AdSense.

  • Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this website or other websites.
  • Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
  • You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalized advertising at www.aboutads.info/choices.

To learn more, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.

Statistics: Google Analytics

We may use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the site, for example which pages are read most. Google Analytics uses cookies and collects information such as the pages you visit, how long you stay, your approximate location and your device type. We use this information in aggregate to improve the site, not to identify you. You can prevent Google Analytics from using your data by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

Some articles may contain affiliate links. When you click one, the store or affiliate network may set a cookie to record that you came from UnpluggedWatts, so we can receive a commission if you buy something. That store’s or network’s own privacy policy applies to what happens on its website. See our Affiliate Disclosure for more.

We link to manufacturers, public agencies and other sources. We’re not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites.

How long we keep information

We keep server and security logs only as long as needed for security and troubleshooting. We keep emails as long as needed to answer them and follow up on corrections. Google and other third parties keep data according to their own policies.

Your choices and rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct or delete personal information we hold about you, or to object to certain uses of it. This includes residents of some U.S. states and people in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland. Some U.S. state laws treat personalized advertising as “sharing” or “targeted advertising”; you can opt out of it with the Google and aboutads.info links above. To make a request about information we hold, contact us through the Contact page.

Visitors from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland will be asked for consent before advertising cookies are used, when ads are enabled.

Children’s privacy

UnpluggedWatts is not directed at children under 13, and we don’t knowingly collect personal information from them.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy when the site changes, for example when we add or remove an advertising or analytics service. The date at the top shows the latest version.

Contact

Questions about this policy? Reach us through the Contact page.