🧾 Privacy Policy for ThePureStrength.com

Last Updated: November 8, 2025

Welcome to ThePureStrength.com.
Your privacy is extremely important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your data when you visit our website.

🔹 Who We Are

Our website address is: https://thepurestrength.com
We create content focused on fitness, gym workouts, and supplement reviews to help users achieve their strength and health goals.

🔹 Information We Collect

We collect data in two ways:

1. Information You Provide Directly

• When you comment, subscribe, or contact us, we may collect your name, email address, and website.

• When you fill out forms or sign up for newsletters.

2. Information Collected Automatically

• IP address, browser type, device info, and pages you visit for analytics and spam protection.

• Cookies and tracking data to improve your browsing experience.

🔹 Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comment form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

An anonymized string created from your email (called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it.
Gravatar’s Privacy Policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/
After approval, your profile picture may appear publicly alongside your comment.

🔹 Media Uploads

If you upload images to our website, please avoid images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from these images.

🔹 Cookies

• If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These last 1 year.

• When you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set to check browser compatibility.

• Login cookies last 2 days, “Remember Me” cookies last 2 weeks, and display settings cookies last 1 year.

• If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie (no personal data) will be saved for 1 day.

🔹 Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles may include videos, images, or product links embedded from other sites.
Such embedded content behaves just as if you visited that website directly.
These third-party sites may collect data, use cookies, and track your interactions.

🔹 Third-Party Services

We use trusted third-party tools to improve your experience:

• Google Analytics – to analyze traffic and user behavior.

• Affiliate Networks (e.g., Amazon Associates) – to recommend gym supplements and gear.

• Email Marketing Services – to send newsletters (only if you subscribe).

Each third party operates under its own privacy policy.

🔹 Affiliate Disclosure

ThePureStrength.com participates in affiliate marketing programs.
When you buy products through our links, we may earn a small commission — at no extra cost to you.
This helps us keep our content free and high-quality.

🔹 How Long We Retain Your Data

• Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve future comments automatically.

• For registered users, we store the personal data they provide in their user profile, which can be edited or deleted anytime.

• Website administrators can also view and edit this information.

🔹 Your Data Rights

If you have an account or have left comments, you can:

• Request an exported file of your personal data.

• Request data deletion (except for legal or security obligations).

You can contact us anytime at support@thepurestrength.com for these requests.

🔹 Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

🔹 Data Security

We take reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, or disclosure.
However, remember that no online system is 100% secure.

🔹 Children’s Privacy

Our website is not intended for individuals under 13 years old.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors.

🔹 Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as needed.
The updated version will always be posted on this page with a new “Last Updated” date.

🔹 Contact Us

For questions, suggestions, or data-related inquiries, please contact:
📧 support@thepurestrength.com
🌐 https://thepurestrength.com