Last updated: 12 Sep 2026
Fish Info Guide (“we,” “our,” or “us”) operates fishinfoguide.com. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you visit our website.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://fishinfoguide.com. Fish Info Guide provides information and guides about edible, freshwater, saltwater, and aquarium fish species.
Information We Collect
Comments: When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you use it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible publicly alongside your comment.
Media: If you upload images to the site, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract any location data from images on this site.
Contact forms: If you contact us directly, we collect the information you provide, such as your name, email address, and message content.
Advertising and Cookies (Google AdSense)
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on this website. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the internet.
You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
Third-party ad servers or ad networks, including Google, use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or web beacons in their advertisements, which are sent directly to your browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this happens. These technologies measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and personalize the advertising content you see on this and other websites.
We do not have access to or control over the cookies used by third-party advertisers.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we also set cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last two days, screen options cookies last a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login persists for two weeks.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. It contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded Content From Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor visited the other website directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
We may use Google Analytics or similar tools to understand how visitors use our website. These tools collect information such as pages visited, time spent on the site, and general location, in anonymized or aggregated form where possible. This data helps us improve our content and site experience.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically. For registered users (if any), we store the personal information in their user profile, which they can view, edit, or request deleted at any time.
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, or request that we erase it, except where we are legally required to retain it.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address is included in the reset email. Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Children’s Privacy
This website is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via our Contact Us page.
