Civil Engineering Daily operates the website https://civilengineeringdaily.com.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect information when you visit our website, read our articles, leave comments, contact us, subscribe to updates, or interact with our content.
Civil Engineering Daily provides educational content about civil engineering, foundation repair, structural problems, construction costs, calculators, and practical building guidance.
By using this website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information.
Information you provide directly
You may provide personal information when you:
- leave a comment
- contact us through a form
- subscribe to a newsletter
- submit a question or feedback
- interact with future tools, calculators, or downloadable resources
This information may include:
- name
- email address
- website URL
- message content
- any information you choose to include in your submission
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 based on IP address
- date and time of visit
- interaction data, such as clicks and page views
This information helps us understand how visitors use the website and improve content, performance, and user experience.
2. Comments
When visitors leave comments on the website, we collect the information shown in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
An anonymised string created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check whether you use it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available from Automattic. After your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible publicly in connection with your comment.
We reserve the right to moderate, edit, remove, or refuse comments that are spam, abusive, misleading, promotional, or unrelated to the topic.
3. Contact Forms
If you contact us through a form, we collect the information you submit, such as your name, email address, subject, and message.
We use this information to respond to your enquiry, improve our content, and maintain records of communication where necessary.
Please do not submit confidential engineering documents, private property information, legal documents, or sensitive personal data through the website unless specifically requested.
4. Email Subscriptions and Newsletters
If we offer an email newsletter or subscription service, we may collect your name and email address.
We may use this information to send:
- new article updates
- educational content
- website announcements
- downloadable resources
- relevant offers or recommendations
You may unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link included in our emails.
5. Cookies
This website may use cookies and similar technologies.
Cookies are small files stored on your device that help the website function properly, remember preferences, improve performance, analyse traffic, and support advertising or affiliate tracking.
We may use cookies for:
- website functionality
- comment form convenience
- login/session management
- analytics
- spam protection
- advertising
- affiliate link tracking
- embedded content
You can disable cookies through your browser settings. Some parts of the website may not work properly if cookies are disabled.
6. Analytics
We may use analytics tools, such as Google Analytics, Google Search Console, or similar services, to understand how visitors use the website.
These tools may collect information such as:
- pages visited
- time spent on pages
- traffic sources
- device and browser information
- approximate geographic location
- user interactions
This information is used to improve website content, navigation, performance, and search visibility.
7. Advertising
Civil Engineering Daily may display advertisements, including ads served by Google AdSense or other advertising partners.
Advertising partners may use cookies, pixels, or similar technologies to personalise or measure ads based on your visits to this and other websites.
These technologies may help advertisers:
- show relevant ads
- limit repeated ads
- measure ad performance
- detect invalid traffic
- understand user interaction with advertisements
You can manage some advertising preferences through your browser settings or through advertising settings provided by relevant advertising networks.
8. Affiliate Links and Sponsored Content
Some articles may include affiliate links, sponsored links, or commercial recommendations.
If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase or take an action, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.
Affiliate partners may use tracking technologies to attribute referrals and commissions.
We aim to clearly disclose affiliate or sponsored relationships where applicable.
9. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this website may include embedded content such as videos, images, social media posts, maps, calculators, or articles from other websites.
Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited those websites directly.
These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content, especially if you are logged into an account with that third-party service.
Examples may include:
- YouTube
- Google Maps
- social media platforms
- embedded posts
- external calculators or tools
10. Media Uploads
If you upload images or files to the website, you should avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data, such as EXIF GPS data.
Visitors may be able to download and extract location data from uploaded images.
11. How We Use Your Information
We may use collected information to:
- operate and maintain the website
- respond to enquiries
- moderate comments
- improve articles and user experience
- analyse website performance
- detect spam, fraud, abuse, or security threats
- send newsletters if you subscribe
- display relevant advertisements
- track affiliate referrals
- comply with legal obligations
- protect our rights and website security
We do not sell your personal information directly.
12. Legal Bases for Processing
Where applicable, we process personal data based on one or more of the following grounds:
- your consent
- our legitimate interest in operating and improving the website
- the need to respond to your request or enquiry
- compliance with legal obligations
- protection against spam, fraud, or security threats
For users in the European Union, the GDPR provides rights including access, correction, objection, restriction, deletion, and portability of personal data in certain circumstances.
13. Who We Share Your Data With
We may share limited information with trusted third-party service providers that help us operate the website.
These may include:
- website hosting providers
- analytics providers
- email newsletter services
- spam detection services
- security plugins
- advertising networks
- affiliate platforms
- payment processors, if future products or services are offered
These providers may process data 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. How Long We Retain Your Data
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
Examples:
- comments and comment metadata may be retained indefinitely to recognise and approve follow-up comments
- contact form messages may be retained for administrative and communication purposes
- analytics data may be retained according to the settings of the analytics provider
- newsletter data may be retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion
15. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights to:
- access the personal data we hold about you
- request correction of inaccurate data
- request deletion of personal data
- object to certain processing
- request restriction of processing
- request data portability
- withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- opt out of certain data sharing or targeted advertising where applicable
California residents may have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, including rights to know, delete, opt out of certain sale or sharing of personal information, and non-discrimination for exercising privacy rights.
To exercise your rights, contact us using the details on our Contact page.
16. Children’s Privacy
Civil Engineering Daily is intended for general audiences and is not directed toward children under 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 and we will take appropriate steps to remove it.
17. Data Security
We take reasonable steps to protect the information submitted through the website.
However, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.
18. External Links
Our website may contain links to external websites.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, policies, or security of third-party websites. You should review the privacy policies of any external websites you visit.
19. Engineering and Safety Disclaimer
Civil Engineering Daily provides educational information only.
Information submitted through comments, contact forms, or other website features does not create an engineer-client relationship, consultancy relationship, or professional duty of care.
Do not submit sensitive project documents or rely on website communication for urgent safety issues. If you suspect structural movement, foundation failure, unsafe cracks, retaining wall failure, or any immediate danger, consult a licensed local structural engineer, building inspector, or relevant authority.
20. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
When we update it, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.
Continued use of the website after changes are posted means you accept the updated Privacy Policy.
21. Contact Us
For privacy-related questions or requests, please contact us through our Contact page: