Civil Engineering Daily respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, protect and disclose information when you visit civilengineeringdaily.com.
By using this website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
1. Who We Are
Civil Engineering Daily is an educational website that publishes civil engineering guides, home repair articles, construction cost guides, calculators and practical resources related to foundations, cracks, structural issues, retaining walls, drainage, crawl spaces and building materials.
Website: civilengineeringdaily.com
2. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:
Information you provide voluntarily
You may provide personal information when you:
- contact us through a form
- send us an email
- leave a comment, if comments are enabled
- submit feedback, corrections or enquiries
This may include your name, email address, message content and any other information you choose to provide.
Information collected automatically
When you visit the website, certain information may be collected automatically, such as:
- IP address
- browser type
- device type
- operating system
- pages visited
- referring website
- approximate location
- date and time of visit
- interaction with website content
This information may be collected through cookies, analytics tools, server logs or similar technologies.
3. How We Use Your Information
We may use collected information to:
- respond to your enquiries
- improve website content and user experience
- analyse website traffic and performance
- maintain website security
- prevent spam, abuse or fraud
- improve calculators, articles and tools
- display relevant advertisements, where applicable
- comply with legal obligations
We do not sell your personal information.
4. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Civil Engineering Daily may use cookies, web beacons, pixels and similar technologies to improve website functionality, analyse traffic and support advertising.
Cookies are small files stored on your device. They help websites remember preferences, understand how visitors use the site and provide relevant content or advertisements.
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may affect some website features.
5. Google AdSense and Advertising Cookies
Civil Engineering Daily may use Google AdSense or other advertising networks to display ads.
Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits to this website or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve ads based on visits to this site and/or other sites on the internet. This is part of Google’s own AdSense privacy policy requirements for publishers.
Google may use cookies for advertising purposes, including serving ads, personalising ads, limiting how often ads are shown, measuring ad performance and helping prevent fraud.
You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google’s ad settings. You may also manage cookies through your browser or available consent settings on this website.
6. Google Analytics and Website Analytics
We may use analytics tools such as Google Analytics or similar services to understand how visitors use the website.
Analytics tools may collect information such as pages visited, session duration, device type, browser type, approximate location and interactions with website content.
This information helps us improve articles, calculators, navigation and website performance.
7. Consent for Users in the EEA, UK and Switzerland
If you are located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, we may ask for your consent before using certain cookies or collecting, sharing or using personal data for personalised advertising, where legally required.
Google’s EU User Consent Policy requires certain disclosures and consent for cookies or local storage and for the collection, sharing and use of personal data for ad personalisation in the EEA, UK and Switzerland.
You can withdraw or change your cookie consent preferences through the cookie settings or consent banner available on this website, where provided.
8. Contact Forms
When you contact us through a form, we collect the information you submit, such as your name, email address and message.
We use this information only to respond to your enquiry, manage communication and prevent spam or abuse.
Please do not submit sensitive personal information through our contact forms.
9. Comments
If comments are enabled, we may collect the data shown in the comments form, your IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
Comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
10. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this website may include embedded content such as videos, images, maps, social media posts or other external resources.
Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited the external website directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites.
11. External Links
Civil Engineering Daily may link to third-party websites for references, tools, products, services or additional information.
We are not responsible for the content, policies or privacy practices of external websites. You should review the privacy policy of any third-party website you visit.
12. Affiliate Links
Some pages may contain affiliate links. This means we may earn a small commission if you click a link and make a purchase, at no extra cost to you.
Affiliate links do not influence our editorial content. We aim to provide useful, accurate and practical information for readers.
13. Data Sharing
We may share limited data with trusted third-party service providers who help us operate the website, such as:
- hosting providers
- analytics providers
- advertising networks
- spam protection services
- email or contact form services
- security and performance tools
These third parties may process information according to their own privacy policies and applicable laws.
We may also disclose information if required by law, legal process or to protect our rights, users or website security.
14. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.
Contact form messages may be retained for communication records and spam prevention. Analytics and cookie-related data may be retained according to the settings of the relevant third-party service.
15. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights regarding your personal data, including the right to:
- access the personal data we hold about you
- request correction of inaccurate data
- request deletion of your data
- object to certain processing
- request restriction of processing
- withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- request a copy of your data
To make a privacy-related request, contact us through the Contact page or by email.
16. Children’s Privacy
Civil Engineering Daily is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
If you believe a child has provided personal information through this website, please contact us so we can take appropriate action.
17. Website Security
We take reasonable steps to protect the website and information submitted through it. However, no website, internet transmission or electronic storage method is completely secure.
You use this website at your own risk.
18. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.
You should review this page periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.
19. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, visit our Contact page: