This is a plain-language summary of how The Functional Sip handles data. It isn't legal advice.
The short version
We don't have accounts, a comment section, a contact form or an email signup form, so we don't ask you for personal information. We use Google Analytics to see which pages people read. We use affiliate links. We don't sell personal data.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 to count visits and see which guides are useful. When you load a page, Google Analytics collects things like the page you viewed, the page you came from, your browser and device type, your approximate location (country or city, derived from your IP address) and what you click on this site. We also record when someone clicks a shop link (which link and which page), so we know which guides lead to purchases. Google Analytics sets first-party cookies (named `_ga` and `_ga_` followed by an ID) to tell repeat visits from new ones.
To opt out, you can:
- install Google's Analytics opt-out browser add-on,
- block or clear cookies in your browser settings, or
- use a browser or extension that blocks trackers.
Google's own use of this data is covered by Google's privacy policy.
Affiliate links and their cookies
Many of our links are affiliate links. As a Botanical Brewing Co. affiliate, we earn a commission when you buy through our links, and links to other brands usually go to Amazon, where we earn a commission as an Amazon Associate. Those links carry our referral code. When you click one, the store you land on (Botanical Brewing Co.'s online store, or Amazon) may set its own cookies so the purchase is credited to us. Those cookies are set and controlled by those sites under their own privacy policies, not by us. We see commission totals, not who you are or what else you bought. See our full disclosure.
Content loaded from other sites
- Product images. Some pages show product photos loaded directly from Botanical Brewing Co.'s image host (Shopify's content delivery network). Your browser requests those images from Shopify, which, like any web server, receives your IP address and browser details.
- Hosting. The site is hosted on Cloudflare Pages. Cloudflare processes each request, including your IP address, to deliver the page and protect the site.
- What we don't load. Our fonts are hosted on this site (no Google Fonts). We don't embed videos, social media posts, Pinterest pins or forms from other services. Our Pinterest link is a plain link.
We don't sell your data
We don't sell or rent personal data, and we don't share it with anyone except the services named above.
Children
This site is for adults 21+ and isn't directed at children. We don't knowingly collect information from anyone under 21.
Questions about your data
Email us at [email protected] if you have questions about this policy or want to ask about data related to you. Most of the data described here is held by Google Analytics, which we can only access in aggregate reports.
Changes
If this policy changes, we'll update this page and the date at the top.