Effective Date: November 4, 2026
Last Updated: November 4, 2026
1. Introduction
Grow With Science (“Grow With Science,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is an independent educational publication focused on plant science, cultivation research, and evidence-based growing practices.
The Website, located at https://growwithscience.com, is operated by Smooth Productions LLC, a company based in Nevada, United States.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect personal information when you visit our Website, subscribe to our newsletter, submit a contact form, or otherwise interact with our services.
Where applicable law requires consent for particular processing activities, we will request it separately.
For privacy-related questions or requests, contact privacy@growwithscience.com.
2. Information We Collect
Information You Provide
We may collect the following information when you interact with the Website:
- Contact form information: Your name, email address, and the content of messages you submit.
- Newsletter information: Your email address, subscription preferences, and information related to subscription confirmation.
- Communications: Information you voluntarily provide when corresponding with us.
Please do not submit passwords, payment-card information, or other sensitive personal information through our general contact form.
Information Collected Automatically
When you access the Website, our hosting, security, and third-party service providers may process information such as:
- IP address.
- Browser type, device characteristics, and operating system.
- Pages requested, referring URLs, and access timestamps.
- Cookies and similar browser identifiers.
- Technical and security information used to identify suspicious activity or automated traffic.
The information collected depends on the services in use and your browser configuration.
3. How We Use Information
We use information collected through the Website to:
- Operate, maintain, and protect the Website.
- Publish and deliver educational content.
- Respond to questions and inquiries.
- Manage newsletter subscriptions and deliver requested communications.
- Measure newsletter engagement and improve future content.
- Detect and prevent spam, automated submissions, abuse, and unauthorized activity.
- Diagnose technical problems and maintain service reliability.
- Comply with legal obligations and protect our rights.
Submitting a contact form does not automatically enroll you in our newsletter.
4. Contact Forms and Transactional Email
Our Website uses Contact Form 7 to receive inquiries.
When you submit the contact form, we collect your name, email address, and message. This information is processed through our WordPress website and delivered to our designated email inbox using WP Mail SMTP and Brevo's transactional email service.
We do not intentionally retain contact-form submissions in a dedicated WordPress submissions database.
However, submitted information may be retained in our email inbox, transactional email systems, security infrastructure, or technical logs as necessary for communication, service operation, troubleshooting, or compliance.
We use this information to respond to your inquiry and manage relevant correspondence.
We do not automatically subscribe contact-form users to marketing emails.
5. Newsletter Subscriptions and Email Tracking
Visitors may voluntarily subscribe to the Grow With Science newsletter.
We use Brevo to collect newsletter subscriptions, manage subscriber records, and deliver newsletter emails.
Subscription Confirmation
Our newsletter uses a double opt-in process. After requesting a subscription, you receive an email asking you to confirm your address. Your subscription becomes active after you complete the confirmation process.
Newsletter Engagement Tracking
We use Brevo to measure newsletter engagement, including email opens and clicks on links within our newsletters.
Open tracking may use small tracking images, sometimes called tracking pixels, to estimate when an email is opened.
Click tracking may use tracked links to record when subscribers interact with newsletter content.
We use this information to evaluate newsletter performance, understand which educational topics interest subscribers, and improve future communications.
Open tracking statistics may be inaccurate because some email providers block tracking images or load them automatically.
Unsubscribing
You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time using the unsubscribe link included in our newsletters.
We may retain limited information necessary to honor unsubscribe requests, maintain suppression lists, and comply with applicable legal obligations.
6. Google reCAPTCHA and Spam Prevention
We use Google reCAPTCHA to protect website forms against spam, automated submissions, and abuse.
Our implementation includes:
- Google reCAPTCHA v3: Used with Contact Form 7. It generally operates in the background and evaluates activity without requiring a visible checkbox.
- Google reCAPTCHA v2: Used with our Brevo newsletter signup form. It may require visitors to complete an “I'm not a robot” checkbox or additional verification challenge.
Google reCAPTCHA may process IP addresses, browser and device information, cookies, and interaction signals to evaluate potentially automated or abusive activity.
Because of the way the WordPress integration operates, reCAPTCHA v3 resources may load on pages beyond the Contact page.
Google's processing of information through reCAPTCHA is governed by its applicable terms and privacy practices.
For additional information, see:
7. Cookies, Analytics, and Advertising Technologies
The Website and its service providers may use cookies and similar technologies for essential website operations, security, spam prevention, and form functionality.
These technologies may include cookies associated with Google reCAPTCHA and hosting-related security systems, such as Google's _GRECAPTCHA cookie and Cloudflare security cookies when those services are active.
You can control or restrict cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies or scripts may interfere with website forms and security features.
Analytics and Advertising
At launch, Grow With Science does not use Google Analytics, advertising pixels, or retargeting technologies to track visitors for advertising purposes.
This does not include the newsletter engagement tracking described in Section 5 or the technical and security processing described elsewhere in this policy.
If we introduce additional analytics, advertising, or tracking technologies, we will update this Privacy Policy and implement any additional notices or consent mechanisms required by applicable law.
8. Website Hosting, Security, and Third-Party Providers
We use third-party providers to operate, secure, and deliver the Website and its communications.
WP Engine: Provides WordPress hosting and related infrastructure. Its systems may process IP addresses, browser and device information, website requests, and technical logs necessary for hosting, security, and website operation.
Cloudflare: May provide content delivery, network security, bot detection, and abuse-prevention services through our hosting infrastructure. When active, Cloudflare may process IP addresses, request information, browser and device characteristics, and security-related cookies.
Brevo: Provides newsletter subscription management, email delivery, engagement tracking, and transactional email services.
Google: Provides reCAPTCHA services for spam prevention and automated traffic detection.
These providers may process information on our behalf or under their own applicable terms, depending on the service.
We may also disclose information when required by law, to investigate misuse, protect our rights, or support a legitimate business transaction in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
We do not sell our newsletter subscriber list to third parties.
9. User Accounts, Memberships, and Payments
At launch, Grow With Science does not offer public account registration, paid memberships, or direct payment processing through the Website.
If we introduce these features in the future, we will update this Privacy Policy to describe the additional information collected, how it is used, and the relevant service providers.
10. Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, subject to applicable legal requirements and legitimate operational needs.
Retention varies by category:
- Contact messages: May be retained in our email systems while needed to respond to inquiries, maintain relevant correspondence, or meet legal obligations.
- Newsletter information: May be retained while a subscription is active, subject to unsubscribe requests and necessary compliance or suppression records.
- Technical and security data: May be retained according to the operational and security requirements of our service providers.
We do not apply one universal retention period to all personal information.
11. Data Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to help protect information processed through the Website.
These measures include established hosting, email-delivery, and spam-prevention services.
However, no electronic transmission, website, or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure.
Visitors should avoid submitting highly sensitive information through our general contact form.
12. International Visitors and Data Transfers
Grow With Science is operated from the United States and may be accessed by visitors in other countries.
Information associated with use of the Website may be processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate.
Privacy protections and legal requirements may differ by jurisdiction.
The Website is not specifically directed toward residents of the European Union or United Kingdom. However, individuals accessing the Website from those regions may have rights under applicable privacy laws.
13. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights to:
- Request access to personal information we maintain about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate information.
- Request deletion of certain personal information.
- Request restrictions on or object to certain processing activities.
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
- Unsubscribe from marketing communications.
These rights may be subject to legal exceptions and limitations.
To submit a privacy request, email privacy@growwithscience.com.
We may request information reasonably necessary to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.
14. Children's Privacy
Grow With Science provides educational content about plant science, gardening, and cultivation research. The Website is not directed toward children under 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
If we become aware that we have collected such information, we will take appropriate steps to delete it, subject to applicable legal requirements.
Parents or guardians may contact privacy@growwithscience.com with concerns.
15. Third-Party Links
Our Website may contain links to scientific studies, research institutions, educational resources, product manufacturers, and other third-party websites.
We do not control the privacy practices of external websites.
We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of those websites before providing personal information.
16. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our Website, services, technology, or legal obligations.
When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.
Where required by law, we may provide additional notice of material changes.
17. Contact Information
For questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy, contact:
Grow With Science
Operated by Smooth Productions LLC
Nevada, United States
Email: privacy@growwithscience.com
Website: https://growwithscience.com