Effective date: July 23, 2026
BotaniQ, available through Ekolye.com, respects the privacy of its visitors. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you use our website, how that information may be used, and the choices available to you.
By using this website, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
Information We May Collect
We may collect information in the following ways:
Information You Provide
When you contact us, submit a correction, send feedback, or complete a form, you may provide information such as:
- Your name
- Your email address
- The content of your message
- Any other information you choose to provide
Please do not submit passwords, payment details, medical information, or other sensitive personal information through our contact forms.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit BotaniQ, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:
- Internet Protocol address
- Browser and device type
- Operating system
- Referring website
- Pages visited
- Date and time of access
- General location derived from an IP address
- Interactions with website features
This information may be used to maintain website security, understand how visitors use the website, identify technical problems, and improve our content.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
BotaniQ may use cookies, local storage, pixels, web beacons, and similar technologies.
These technologies may be used to:
- Remember visitor preferences
- Support essential website functions
- Measure website traffic and performance
- Understand how visitors interact with pages
- Prevent fraud and protect website security
- Deliver and measure advertising
You can usually control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect how some website features operate.
Where required by applicable law, we may ask for your consent before using non-essential cookies.
Analytics Services
We may use third-party analytics services to understand website traffic and visitor behavior.
These services may collect technical information about your visit, such as your device type, browser, pages viewed, approximate location, and time spent on the website.
Analytics information helps us understand which content is useful, identify errors, and improve the website experience.
Advertising and Google AdSense
BotaniQ may use Google AdSense or other third-party advertising services to display advertisements.
Google and other advertising partners may use cookies, device identifiers, IP addresses, web beacons, or similar technologies to:
- Display advertisements
- Measure advertising performance
- Limit how often an advertisement appears
- Prevent invalid traffic and fraud
- Personalize advertisements where permitted and consented to
Third-party advertising companies may place or read cookies on your browser or use similar technologies when advertisements are displayed on this website.
Advertising partners process information according to their own privacy policies. BotaniQ does not directly control cookies or technologies placed by independent third-party advertising providers.
Visitors may be able to manage advertising preferences through their browser settings, consent options displayed on the website, or the privacy controls provided by the relevant advertising company.
Consent Management
Visitors in regions where consent is legally required may be shown a privacy or cookie consent message.
This message may allow visitors to accept, reject, or manage certain uses of cookies and personal information for advertising, measurement, and personalization.
Choices made through the consent message may be stored so that the website can remember the visitor’s selection.
Contact Forms and Communications
When you contact us, we may use the information you provide to:
- Respond to your message
- Review a correction request
- Investigate a technical issue
- Consider a content suggestion
- Respond to a business inquiry
- Protect the website from spam or abuse
We do not use contact information to send promotional messages unless you have requested or consented to receive them.
Log Files
Like many websites, BotaniQ may use server log files.
These files may record information such as IP addresses, browser type, internet service provider, referring and exit pages, timestamps, and website activity.
Log information may be used for security, troubleshooting, traffic analysis, fraud prevention, and website administration.
Embedded Content and External Links
Articles may contain videos, images, maps, social media posts, tools, or other content embedded from third-party websites.
Embedded content may behave as though you visited the third-party website directly. These providers may collect data, use cookies, and track interactions according to their own policies.
BotaniQ may also link to external websites for references, manufacturers, research, or additional information. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of external websites.
Visitors should review the privacy policy of any third-party website they access.
How We Use Information
Information collected through BotaniQ may be used to:
- Operate and maintain the website
- Improve articles and website features
- Respond to questions and feedback
- Review corrections
- Analyze traffic and performance
- Detect spam, fraud, and security threats
- Comply with legal obligations
- Enforce website policies
- Display and measure advertisements
We only aim to collect information that is reasonably necessary for these purposes.
How Information May Be Shared
Information may be shared with service providers that help us operate the website, such as:
- Website hosting providers
- Security and anti-spam services
- Analytics providers
- Advertising providers
- Email or contact-form services
- Technical support providers
These providers may process information on our behalf or under their own privacy terms.
Information may also be disclosed when reasonably necessary to:
- Comply with a legal obligation
- Respond to a lawful request
- Protect the website and its users
- Investigate fraud or security incidents
- Enforce our Terms and Conditions
- Protect legal rights and safety
Data Retention
We may retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, maintain security, and enforce agreements.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.
Data Security
We use reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration.
However, no website, internet connection, or electronic storage method can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Visitors should use caution when sending information online.
Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:
- Request access to personal information
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of certain information
- Object to or restrict certain processing
- Withdraw consent where processing depends on consent
- Request a portable copy of certain information
- Opt out of certain advertising uses
- Submit a complaint to a relevant data protection authority
These rights may be subject to legal limitations and identity verification.
To submit a privacy request, please use our Contact Us page and clearly explain your request.
Privacy Rights for European Visitors
Visitors located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland may have additional rights under applicable data protection laws.
Where required, we will request consent before using personal information or non-essential technologies for personalized advertising.
Visitors may change or withdraw their consent through the privacy controls available on the website.
Privacy Rights for United States Residents
Residents of certain United States jurisdictions may have rights concerning access, correction, deletion, and the use of personal information for targeted advertising.
Available rights depend on the visitor’s location and applicable law.
Privacy requests can be submitted through our Contact Us page. We may need to verify the requester’s identity before completing a request.
Children’s Privacy
BotaniQ is intended for a general audience and is not directed specifically at children under the age of 13.
We do not knowingly request personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal information through the website, please contact us so that we can review and remove it when appropriate.
International Data Processing
BotaniQ and the third-party services used by the website may process information in countries other than the country where a visitor lives.
Privacy and data protection laws may differ between countries. Where required, appropriate safeguards may be used for international data transfers.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when our website practices, services, advertising arrangements, or legal obligations change.
The latest version will be published on this page with an updated effective date.
We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.
Contact Us
For questions about this Privacy Policy, privacy requests, or concerns about how information is handled, please contact the BotaniQ Editorial Team through our Contact Us page.