Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Office Consumer (“we,” “us,” or “our”), operated at OfficeConsumer.com collects, uses, and shares information about you when you visit our website. Please read it carefully. By using the site, you agree to the practices described below.

1. Who we are

Business name: Office Consumer

Location: 1700 Eureka Rd, Suite 155, Roseville, CA 95661, United States

Contact email: [email protected]

Website: https://officeconsumer.com

Office Consumer is an independent publishing website that produces how-to guides for U.S. office professionals on software, hardware, and technology topics. We are not a law firm, financial advisor, or IT service provider.

2. Information we collect

  1. Information you give us directly

We collect the following information directly from you:

  • Contact form: when you submit our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message. This information is used solely to respond to your inquiry and is not shared with third parties for marketing purposes.
  • Email: when you contact us directly at [email protected], we receive your email address and any information you include in your message.

Contact form submissions and email correspondence are retained only as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry and to comply with legal obligations.

  1. Information collected automatically

When you visit the site, the following information may be collected automatically by our hosting provider, our CDN (Cloudflare), and third-party services embedded on the site:

  • IP address and approximate geographic location (city or region level)
  • Browser type, version, and operating system
  • Pages visited, time on page, referring URL, and exit page
  • Device type (desktop, tablet, or mobile)
  • Date and time of each server request

This data is collected through server logs, cookies, and tracking pixels placed by the services described in Sections 4 through 7 below.

  1. Cookies and similar technologies

We and our third-party partners use cookies (small text files stored in your browser), web beacons, pixel tags, and similar tracking technologies to recognize you across sessions, measure site usage, and serve relevant advertising. The types of cookies used on this site include:

  • Strictly necessary cookies: required for basic site functionality.
  • Analytics cookies: used by Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the site.
  • Advertising cookies: used by Google AdSense and other advertising partners to serve interest-based ads.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling advertising cookies will not remove ads from the site — it will result in ads that are less relevant to you. Instructions for managing cookies in major browsers are available at www.allaboutcookies.org.

3. How we use your information

We use the information collected to:

  • Operate, maintain, and improve the website and its content
  • Understand how visitors use the site so we can publish more useful guides
  • Serve advertising through Google AdSense and other ad networks
  • Measure the performance of affiliate links
  • Respond to contact form submissions and email inquiries
  • Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and security incidents
  • Comply with applicable law and legal process

4. Google AdSense and advertising

We participate in Google AdSense, a service provided by Google LLC. Google uses cookies — including the DoubleClick cookie — to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site and other websites on the internet. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and other sites across the internet.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings at: https://www.google.com/settings/ads

For more information on how Google collects and uses data from sites that use its services, see: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Other advertising networks

In addition to Google AdSense, we may serve ads through other third-party advertising networks. These networks may also use cookies and similar tracking technologies to serve interest-based advertising. Each network’s data practices are governed by its own privacy policy. A general opt-out tool for participating ad networks is available at:

  • Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA): www.aboutads.info/choices
  • Network Advertising Initiative (NAI): www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp

Please note: opting out of interest-based advertising does not opt you out of advertising entirely. You will still see ads, but they will be less tailored to your interests.

5. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, to understand how visitors use our site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit the site, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to arriving. We use this information solely to improve the site’s content and user experience.

Google Analytics collects the IP address assigned to your device on the date you visit the site. We have enabled IP anonymization (IP masking), which means the last portion of your IP address is masked before it is stored by Google. Google Analytics does not collect your name or email address.

To opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all websites, you may install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Google’s privacy policy is available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy

6. Affiliate relationships and disclosure

Office Consumer participates in affiliate programs. When you click a qualifying link on this site and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Our current affiliate relationships include:

  • Amazon Associates: as an Amazon Associate, OfficeConsumer.com earns from qualifying purchases made through links to Amazon.com.

Affiliate commissions do not influence our editorial content, recommendations, or ratings. Articles that include affiliate links disclose this at the top of the article. If we add additional affiliate programs, this policy will be updated.

7. Cloudflare

This site uses Cloudflare as a content delivery network (CDN) and security provider. Cloudflare may collect and process data about site visitors — including IP addresses, HTTP request headers, and traffic patterns — to provide DDoS protection, caching, and performance optimization.

Cloudflare’s privacy policy is available at: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/

8. WordPress and hosting

This site runs on WordPress. Our hosting provider maintains server logs that may include your IP address, pages visited, and timestamps. These logs are retained for a limited period and are used for security monitoring and performance analysis. We do not sell or share server log data with third parties except as required by law or as necessary for security purposes.

9. How we share your information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information with:

  • Service providers: Google (Analytics and AdSense), other advertising network partners, Cloudflare, and our web hosting provider, to the extent necessary to operate the site and serve advertising.
  • Contact form processor: the plugin or service that processes your contact form submission may temporarily store your name, email address, and message on its servers before delivering it to us.
  • Law enforcement or regulatory authorities: if required by a valid subpoena, court order, or applicable law.
  • Business successors: if Office Consumer is acquired, merged, or otherwise transferred, user information may transfer as part of that transaction, subject to the same protections described in this policy.

10. Data retention

We retain data for the following periods:

  • Contact form and email inquiries: retained for as long as reasonably necessary to respond and to comply with legal obligations, typically no longer than two years.
  • Google Analytics data: 26 months, per our Analytics account settings.
  • Server logs: retained according to our hosting provider’s standard practices, typically 30–90 days.
  • Advertising cookies: managed by Google and other ad network partners per their own retention schedules.

11. Your rights — California residents (CCPA/CPRA)

Because we are based in California, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) applies to this site. California residents have the following rights:

  • Right to know: you may request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the sources of that information, the business or commercial purpose for collecting it, and the categories of third parties with whom we share it.
  • Right to delete: you may request deletion of personal information we have collected about you, subject to certain exceptions permitted by law.
  • Right to correct: you may request correction of inaccurate personal information we hold about you.
  • Right to opt out of sale or sharing: we do not sell personal information. We do share certain automatically-collected data with advertising partners (Google AdSense and other networks). You may opt out of this sharing using the links in Section 4 above.
  • Right to limit use of sensitive personal information: we do not collect sensitive personal information as defined under CPRA.
  • Right to non-discrimination: we will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA/CPRA rights.

To submit a request, email us at [email protected] with the subject line “California Privacy Request.” We will respond within 45 days as required by law. We may ask you to verify your identity before processing your request.

12. Your rights — other U.S. states

Residents of Virginia (CDPA), Colorado (CPA), Connecticut (CTDPA), Texas (TDPSA), and other states with comprehensive privacy laws have similar rights to access, correct, delete, and opt out of targeted advertising. To exercise these rights, email us at [email protected] with the subject line “Privacy Request.” We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law in your state.

13. Children’s privacy

This site is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has submitted personal information through our contact form or by email, please contact us at [email protected] and we will delete it promptly.

14. Links to third-party sites

Our articles contain links to third-party websites, including manufacturer support pages, government resources, affiliate retailers, and certification verification pages. This Privacy Policy applies only to OfficeConsumer.com. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of any linked site. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any site you visit through our links.

15. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, the services we use, or applicable law. When we make changes, we will update the effective date at the top of this page. If we make material changes, we will note them prominently on the site for at least 30 days following the update. Your continued use of the site after any update constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

16. Contact us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your information, please contact us:

Email: [email protected]

Mailing address: 1700 Eureka Rd, Suite 155, Roseville, CA 95661

We aim to respond to all privacy-related inquiries within 5 business days.