Privacy Policy

PlainCarbon ("we", "us", "our") operates plaincarbon.com. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and protect information when you visit our website.

Information We Collect

Analytics data: We use anonymized analytics (Google Analytics and Umami) to understand how visitors use PlainCarbon. This includes pages visited, time on page, and general location (country/region). No personally identifiable information is collected through analytics.

Contact form: If you contact us via our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and message content to respond to your inquiry.

Log data: Our web servers automatically collect standard log data including IP address, browser type, referring page, and timestamps. Log data is retained for security purposes and deleted after 30 days.

Cookies

We use cookies for analytics and to remember your preference settings (such as dark mode). We do not use tracking cookies for advertising purposes. Third-party services we use (Google Analytics, Google AdSense) may set their own cookies in accordance with their respective privacy policies.

Data Sources

All emissions data displayed on PlainCarbon comes from the U.S. EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) via the FLIGHT tool, with supplementary context from the EIA and state environmental agencies. No private or proprietary data is used. No personally identifiable information from these datasets is stored or displayed.

Editorial Independence

Content on PlainCarbon is compiled by our editorial team: raw emissions data from the EPA GHGRP, the EIA, and state environmental agencies is transformed into readable facility and company profiles by our continuous editorial pipeline, validated against the source before publication. The PlainCarbon editorial team is responsible for editorial standards and corrections.

We do not accept payment, sponsorship, or promoted placement from regulated facilities, parent companies, industry groups, or any covered entity. Our only revenue source is contextual display advertising served by Google AdSense, advertisers do not influence which entities we cover or how we present data, and they do not receive preferential placement.

Advertising

PlainCarbon displays advertisements through Google AdSense. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your visits to this and other websites. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings.

Data Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share aggregated, non-personally identifiable data for research or analytical purposes.

Data Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect data submitted through our contact form. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

Your Rights

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of any personal data we hold about you by contacting us at the address below. EU and California residents have additional rights under GDPR and CCPA respectively.

Contact

Questions about this privacy policy? Contact us.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy periodically. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. Continued use of PlainCarbon after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.