Privacy Policy

Last Updated: February 15, 2026

Let's Build Stuff ("we," "us," or "our") operates the website https://letsbuildstuff.co (the "Site"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you visit our Site. By using the Site, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide Voluntarily

  • Contact Information: When you email us or use our contact page, you may provide your name, email address, and message content.
  • Comments: When you leave a comment on the Site, we collect the data shown in the comments form (name, email address, website URL), as well as your IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
  • Account Information: If you register for an account on our Site, we collect the information you provide in your user profile, including your username and email address.

Information Collected Automatically

  • Log Data: When you visit our Site, our servers automatically collect information such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the date and time of your visit.
  • Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to operate the Site and improve your experience. See the "Cookies" section below for details.
  • Analytics Data: We may use third-party analytics services (such as Google Analytics) to collect information about how visitors use the Site. This data is aggregated and anonymized and includes information such as page views, session duration, and general geographic location.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To operate, maintain, and improve the Site and its content
  • To respond to your emails, questions, and requests
  • To moderate comments and prevent spam
  • To understand how visitors use our Site so we can improve it
  • To protect the security and integrity of the Site
  • To comply with legal obligations

We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We do not use your information for targeted advertising.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. Our Site uses the following types of cookies:

Essential Cookies

  • Session Cookies: Temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser. Used to determine if your browser accepts cookies.
  • Login Cookies: If you log in, cookies save your login information and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days (or two weeks if you select "Remember Me"). Screen options cookies last for one year.
  • Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies so you don't have to re-enter this information on future comments. These cookies last for one year.
  • Editor Cookies: If you edit or publish an article, a cookie is saved to indicate the post ID. It contains no personal data and expires after one day.

Analytics Cookies

We may use third-party analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) that place cookies on your device to help us understand how visitors interact with the Site. These cookies collect information in an aggregated form. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on.

Managing Cookies

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain features on the Site.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the Site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor's IP address, and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture (if you use Gravatar) is visible to the public alongside your comment.

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service (such as Akismet).

Embedded Content From Other Websites

Articles on this Site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor had visited that website directly.

These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Third-Party Services

We may use the following third-party services that collect, process, or store data on our behalf:

  • Web Hosting: Our Site is hosted by a third-party hosting provider that may collect server logs and other technical data.
  • Analytics: We may use Google Analytics or similar services to analyze Site traffic and usage patterns.
  • Spam Prevention: Comment spam may be filtered through services such as Akismet, which processes commenter data to detect spam.
  • Email: When you email us directly, your message is received through our email provider.

We do not use advertising networks or sell data to any third party.

Data Retention

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically rather than holding them in a moderation queue.

For users who register on our Site, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also view and edit that information.

Server log data is typically retained for up to 90 days and then deleted.

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your data only in the following limited circumstances:

  • Service Providers: Third-party vendors who help us operate the Site (hosting, analytics, spam detection) may process your data on our behalf, subject to confidentiality obligations.
  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request.
  • Protection: We may share information when necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others, or to investigate fraud.
  • Password Resets: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Correction: You can request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
  • Deletion: You can request that we erase your personal data. This does not include data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
  • Data Portability: You can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us.
  • Objection: You can object to our processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@letsbuildstuff.co. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

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

  • Know what personal information we collect about you and how it is used
  • Request deletion of your personal information
  • Opt out of the sale of your personal information (we do not sell personal information)
  • Not be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights

To exercise your CCPA rights, contact us at info@letsbuildstuff.co.

European Privacy Rights (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including the right to access, rectify, port, and erase your data, as well as the right to restrict and object to certain processing of your data. To exercise these rights, contact us at info@letsbuildstuff.co.

Our legal basis for processing personal data includes:

  • Consent: When you voluntarily provide information (e.g., leaving a comment or emailing us).
  • Legitimate Interests: To operate and improve the Site, prevent spam, and ensure security.
  • Legal Obligation: When we are required to process data to comply with the law.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Children's Privacy

Our Site is not directed to individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete that information promptly. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us at info@letsbuildstuff.co.

Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect the information we collect from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Our Site uses HTTPS encryption to protect data in transit. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Links to Other Websites

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites that are not operated by us. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us: