Privacy Policy

Effective date: July 5, 2026
Last updated: July 5, 2026

BestTreesToPlant.com ("we," "us," or "our") is operated from California. This privacy policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, the advertising and analytics services we work with, and what rights you have. If you live in California, you have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). Those rights are detailed below.

What we collect

Information you provide

If you email us at contact@besttreestoplant.com, we receive your email address and whatever you write. We use that only to respond to your message. We don't add you to a mailing list or share your email with anyone.

Information collected automatically

When you visit this site, certain information is collected automatically through cookies and similar technologies:

• Server logs: Your IP address, browser type, referring URL, pages visited, and timestamps. Our hosting provider collects these as part of standard server operation.
• Advertising (Journey by Mediavine): We display ads through Journey by Mediavine, which may set first- and third-party cookies to serve and measure ads. See the Advertising section below for details.
• Analytics (Google Analytics and Ahrefs): We measure aggregate traffic to understand which articles are useful. See the Analytics section below.
• Pagefind search: Our search feature runs entirely in your browser. Search queries are not sent to any server or third party.

Advertising

We use Journey by Mediavine ("Mediavine") to manage third-party advertising displayed on this site. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit, and this may use first- and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file sent to your device by a web server so a website can remember information about your browsing activity.

First-party cookies are created by the site you are visiting. Third-party cookies are frequently used for behavioral advertising and analytics and are created by a domain other than the site you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons, and other similar technologies (collectively, "Tags") may be placed on the site to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising.

Every internet browser lets you block or clear cookies. The "help" menu in your browser will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to be notified of new cookies, and how to disable and clear existing cookies. Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the site's content and features. Rejecting cookies does not mean you will stop seeing ads. If you opt out of personalized advertising, you will still see non-personalized ads.

When serving personalized ads, this site may collect the following data through a cookie:

• IP address
• Operating system type and version
• Device type
• Language preference
• Web browser type
• Email address (in a hashed or de-identified form, where available)

Mediavine's advertising partners (the companies with whom Mediavine shares data) may use this data to link it to other information they have independently collected in order to serve targeted advertising or for measurement. You can review the full list of Mediavine's advertising partners and manage your choices through the consent tool described in "Your consent choices" below. For more about how Mediavine handles data, see the Mediavine privacy policy.

We also use Mediavine's Grow tool, which powers content recommendations and lets readers save favorites. Grow may set a cookie to remember those preferences on your device.

Your consent choices

This site uses Mediavine's Consent Management Platform (CMP). Depending on where you live, you may see a consent banner or a "Your Privacy Choices" control that lets you accept or decline personalized advertising and manage how your data is used. Visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland are asked for consent before personalized ads and non-essential cookies load.

We honor these consent signals in our own analytics through Google Analytics Consent Mode. If you decline, our analytics tools respect that choice. You can change your selection at any time using the "Your Privacy Choices" control provided by the consent tool.

Analytics

We use two analytics tools to understand which articles are useful and how the site performs. Neither is used to build advertising profiles about you.

• Google Analytics 4: Provides aggregate traffic data such as pages viewed, general location, device type, and referring source. Google may set cookies to measure this. We have enabled Google Analytics Consent Mode, so Google Analytics respects the consent choices you make in the consent tool described above. Google's data practices are governed by Google's Privacy Policy. You can opt out of Google Analytics entirely by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
• Ahrefs Analytics: A privacy-focused, cookieless web analytics tool that gives us aggregate visit counts without tracking you across sites or storing personal identifiers.

Cookies and tracking

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. This site uses cookies through the following third-party services:

• Journey by Mediavine: Sets cookies to serve and measure ads and to remember your consent choices. Governed by the Mediavine privacy policy.
• Google Analytics: May set cookies to measure aggregate traffic, subject to the consent choices described above. Governed by Google's Privacy Policy.

How to manage cookies

You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers let you:

• See what cookies are stored and delete them individually
• Block third-party cookies
• Block cookies from specific sites
• Block all cookies

Blocking cookies won't break this site. You'll still be able to read every article and use search. Ads may become less relevant but will still display.

How we use your information

We use collected information to:

• Respond to emails you send us
• Display and measure ads through Journey by Mediavine
• Understand aggregate site traffic through Google Analytics and Ahrefs
• Maintain and secure the website through standard server logs

We don't build our own user profiles. We don't run email campaigns. We don't sell products. This is a content site about trees.

Third-party sharing

We share data with these third parties:

• Mediavine and its advertising partners: Receive browsing and cookie data to serve and measure ads. See the Advertising section and the Mediavine privacy policy.
• Google (Analytics): Receives aggregate traffic data, subject to your consent choices. See How Google uses information from sites that use its services.
• Hosting provider: Our web host has access to server logs as part of providing hosting services.

We do not sell your personal information. Under the CCPA/CPRA, the sharing of data through advertising services like Mediavine may be considered "sharing" of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. You have the right to opt out of this. See your rights below.

Your rights under California law (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights:

• Right to know: You can request what personal information we've collected about you, where it came from, what we use it for, and who we share it with.
• Right to delete: You can request that we delete personal information we've collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.
• Right to correct: You can request that we correct inaccurate personal information.
• Right to opt out of sharing: You can opt out of the sharing of your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising (targeted ads served through Mediavine). Use the "Your Privacy Choices" control on this site to opt out.
• Right to non-discrimination: We won't treat you differently for exercising any of these rights.
• Right to limit use of sensitive personal information: We do not collect sensitive personal information as defined by the CPRA.

How to exercise your rights

To make a request, email us at contact@besttreestoplant.com with "Privacy Request" in the subject line. We'll respond within 45 days as required by law.

How to opt out of targeted advertising

You can opt out of personalized advertising on this site directly through the "Your Privacy Choices" control provided by our consent tool. You can also opt out of personalized ads from Google by visiting Google's Ad Settings, and you can opt out of third-party advertising cookies through the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page or the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out page.

Data retention

Server logs are retained by our hosting provider per their standard retention schedule. Aggregate analytics data is retained per Google's and Ahrefs' standard retention schedules. We keep emails you send us only as long as needed to respond and follow up. We don't maintain a separate database of visitor information.

Children's privacy

This site is not directed at children under 13. We don't knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, email us and we'll delete it.

Changes to this policy

If we make changes to this policy, we'll update the "Last updated" date at the top. For significant changes, we'll note them here. Your continued use of the site after changes means you accept the updated policy.

Contact

Questions about this privacy policy or your data? Email us at contact@besttreestoplant.com.