Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 9, 2026

1. Who We Are

GridFreeWater.com ("we," "us," or "our") is an independently operated website that provides informational content about water independence and off-grid living solutions. We are an affiliate of Smart Water Box (watersmartbox.com) and may earn a commission when visitors purchase products through links on our site.

This Privacy Policy applies to all information collected through our website at gridfreewater.com and any related communications.

2. Information We Collect

Information collected automatically

When you visit our site, certain information is collected automatically through standard web technologies:

• IP address and general geographic location (country/region level)
• Browser type and version
• Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)
• Pages visited and time spent on each page
• Referring URL (where you came from before visiting our site)
• Date and time of your visit

Information collected through the Meta Pixel

We use the Meta Pixel (also called the Facebook Pixel) on our website. This is a piece of code provided by Meta Platforms, Inc. that allows us to measure the effectiveness of our advertising on Facebook and Instagram. The Meta Pixel may collect:

• Pages you viewed on our site
• Actions you took (such as clicking a link to our affiliate partner)
• Information about your browser and device

This data is shared with Meta and subject to Meta's Privacy Policy. You can opt out of Meta's data collection through your Facebook Ad Preferences or via the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out tool.

Information you voluntarily provide

If you contact us via email or any contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message solely to respond to your inquiry.

3. Cookies

Our website uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — to enable certain features and to help us understand how visitors use our site. The types of cookies we use include:

• Essential cookies: Required for the website to function properly
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand visitor behavior in aggregate
• Advertising cookies: Used by the Meta Pixel and similar tools to measure ad performance

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some websites you visit, including ours. Most browsers allow you to refuse new cookies, delete existing cookies, or be notified when cookies are set.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Operate and improve our website
• Measure and optimize the performance of our advertising campaigns
• Understand how visitors interact with our content
• Respond to inquiries you send us
• Comply with legal obligations

We do not use your information to make automated decisions that significantly affect you, and we do not engage in profiling for purposes other than basic advertising measurement.

5. Affiliate Disclosure & Third-Party Links

GridFreeWater.com participates in the ClickBank affiliate program and is an affiliate of Smart Water Box. When you click links on our website and make a purchase, we may receive a commission at no additional cost to you. This commission helps support the operation of this site.

Our site contains links to third-party websites, including the Smart Water Box sales page hosted on ClickBank. Once you leave our site, this Privacy Policy no longer applies. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit:

• ClickBank Privacy Policy
• Smart Water Box / watersmartbox.com

6. Data Sharing & Disclosure

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. We may share information in the following limited circumstances:

• Service providers: We use third-party services (such as web hosting via Netlify, and advertising tools via Meta) that may process data on our behalf under their own privacy policies
• Legal requirements: We may disclose information if required by law, court order, or governmental authority
• Protection of rights: We may disclose information to protect the rights, property, or safety of GridFreeWater.com, our users, or others

6b. Contact Form & Formspree

Our contact form is powered by Formspree, Inc. When you submit the contact form on our site, your name, email address, selected topic, and message are transmitted to Formspree's servers in the United States and forwarded to us by email. Formspree acts as a data processor on our behalf.

Formspree does not sell, rent, or lease your contact form data to third parties. Formspree is SOC 2 Type 2 certified and CCPA/GDPR compliant. You can view Formspree's full privacy policy at formspree.io/legal/privacy-policy.

We retain contact form submissions only as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry, typically no longer than 12 months.

7. Data Retention

We retain automatically collected analytics data for up to 26 months, after which it is aggregated or deleted. If you contact us by email, we retain that correspondence for up to 2 years unless you request deletion sooner.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate data
• Deletion: Request that we delete your personal data
• Opt-out of advertising: Opt out of interest-based advertising through your browser settings or the tools listed in Section 2
• California residents (CCPA): You have the right to know what personal information is collected, to opt out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell personal information), and to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights
• EEA/UK residents (GDPR): You have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing of, and port your personal data, and to object to processing based on legitimate interests

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at the email address listed in Section 10.

9. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights — including requests to access, correct, or delete your personal data — please use our contact form:

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. We will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page when we do. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Continued use of our site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.