Last Updated: November 14, 2026
Welcome to Growing In Containers (growingincontainers.com).
This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit this website, how that information is used, and the choices you have regarding your personal information.
Growing In Containers is a simple website providing online container gardening calculators and related information. We do not operate a newsletter, online shop, or user account system.
1. Who We Are
Growing In Containers operates the website growingincontainers.com.
For privacy-related questions or requests, you can contact us at:
Email: info@balconyfoodfactory.com
For the purposes of applicable data protection laws, the website operator is the data controller for personal information processed in connection with this website.
2. Information We Collect
We do not ask visitors to register, create accounts, submit personal profiles, or provide personal information to use our calculators.
However, some information may be collected automatically when you visit the website, including:
- Your IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device and operating system information
- Pages visited and time spent on the website
- Referring website or search source
- General information about how visitors interact with the website
This information may be collected through website hosting services, analytics tools, and advertising technologies.
3. Calculator Tools
The calculators on Growing In Containers allow you to enter measurements and other values to calculate things such as container volume and the amount of potting mix required.
The calculations are performed directly in your browser. The values you enter into the calculators are not submitted to us through a form or stored by us as part of the calculator functionality.
Please note that general website usage information may still be collected by analytics or advertising services as described in this policy.
4. Cookies and Similar Technologies
This website uses cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, understand visitor activity, and display advertising.
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website.
We may use the following categories of cookies and technologies:
Essential Cookies
These are necessary for the website to function properly, including basic technical and security functions.
Analytics Cookies
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the website. This helps us measure website traffic, identify popular pages, and improve the website.
Advertising Cookies
Google advertising services may use cookies or similar technologies to display advertisements, measure advertising performance, and, where permitted, provide personalized advertising based on a visitor’s browsing activity.
You can manage your cookie preferences through the cookie consent options provided on this website. You can also manage or delete cookies through your browser settings.
5. Google Analytics and Site Kit
We use Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors use Growing In Containers.
Google Analytics may collect information such as:
- Pages viewed
- Time spent on pages
- General visitor and device information
- Approximate geographic location
- How visitors arrive at the website
- Interactions with website content
We use Google Site Kit, a WordPress plugin, to connect and manage Google services on the website. Site Kit itself is not our analytics provider; the analytics information is processed through Google Analytics.
Google processes information in accordance with its own privacy policies.
You can find more information here:
6. Google Advertising
This website may display advertisements provided by Google, including Google AdSense.
Google and its advertising partners may use cookies or similar technologies to collect information about visitors and their browsing activity. This information may be used to display advertisements, measure their effectiveness, and provide personalized advertising where permitted.
Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve advertisements based on a visitor’s previous visits to this website or other websites.
You can manage personalized advertising through Google’s advertising settings:
You can also find information about opting out of certain personalized advertising through:
For more information about how Google uses information from websites that use its services, please visit:
How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services
7. Affiliate Links and Amazon
Growing In Containers may include affiliate links to products sold through Amazon.
This means that if you click an affiliate link and make a qualifying purchase, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
When you click an Amazon affiliate link, you will be taken to an Amazon website. Amazon may collect information about your visit and any subsequent activity in accordance with its own privacy policy and terms.
We do not control how Amazon collects or processes personal information. Please refer to Amazon’s privacy policy for further details.
Affiliate links will be identified where appropriate so that visitors can recognize when a link may generate a commission.
8. Third-Party Websites and Services
This website may contain links to third-party websites and services, including Google and Amazon.
Once you leave Growing In Containers, the privacy practices of the third-party website will apply. We are not responsible for the privacy policies, content, or practices of external websites.
We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of any third-party website you visit.
9. How Long Information Is Retained
We do not maintain user accounts, newsletter subscriber lists, or customer databases.
Information collected by third-party services, such as Google Analytics and advertising providers, is retained according to the settings and retention policies of those services.
Technical information may also be retained by our website hosting provider for security, maintenance, and operational purposes.
10. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location and applicable data protection laws, you may have rights regarding your personal information.
These may include the right to:
- Request access to personal information held about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of personal information
- Restrict or object to certain types of processing
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority
If you wish to exercise any applicable rights, please contact us using the email address provided in Section 1.
If you are located in the Netherlands or elsewhere in the European Union, you can also contact your relevant data protection authority. In the Netherlands, this is the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens.
Website: https://autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/
11. Children’s Privacy
Growing In Containers is intended for a general audience and is not specifically directed at children.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children through registration forms or other direct submissions.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the website, the services we use, or applicable legal requirements.
Any changes will be published on this page, with the updated date shown at the top.
13. Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how information is handled on Growing In Containers, please contact:
Growing In Containers
Website: https://growingincontainers.com
Email: info@balconyfoodfactory.com