1. Introduction
Welcome to SolarPowerSimplified.com. We appreciate you visiting our website and taking the time to understand how we handle your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, and what choices you have regarding your information when you visit or interact with our website.
SolarPowerSimplified.com is owned and operated by Chandrajit Manhare. Our website provides educational content, buying guides, solar product reviews, comparisons, FAQs, and informational resources related to solar energy and solar products for readers in the United States.
We believe in being straightforward about our data practices. This policy is written in plain language so you can make informed decisions about your privacy. By using our website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy practices, you can reach us at manharemanhre@gmail.com.
2. Information We Collect
We collect information in two primary ways: information you voluntarily provide to us and information that is automatically collected when you visit our website.
Information Visitors Voluntarily Provide
When you choose to interact with us—such as leaving a comment, filling out a contact form, or subscribing to our newsletter — you may provide personal information, including your name, email address, and any other details you include in your message. We only collect information that you actively choose to share with us.
Newsletter Subscriptions
If you subscribe to our email newsletter, we collect the email address you provide during the signup process. In some cases, we may also collect your first name to personalize communications. You always have the option to unsubscribe at any time, and we explain how to do so later in this policy.
Contact Form Submissions
Our website may include a contact form that allows you to send us questions, feedback, or other inquiries. When you submit a contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message. We use this information solely to respond to your inquiry.
Automatically Collected Information
When you visit SolarPowerSimplified.com, certain information is collected automatically through your web browser and through cookies and similar tracking technologies. This may include:
- Your IP address
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Referring website URL
- Pages you visit on our website
- The date and time of your visit
- How long do you spend on each page
- Your general geographic location (city or region level, not your exact address)
This type of data helps us understand how visitors use our website so we can improve its content and performance.
3. How We Use Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
- To send newsletter updates and relevant content, you have opted into
- To analyze website traffic and user behavior so we can improve our content and user experience
- To display relevant advertisements through our advertising partners
- To maintain the security and functionality of our website
- To comply with applicable legal obligations
We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We use your data only in ways that are consistent with this Privacy Policy.
4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
SolarPowerSimplified.com uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies are small text files placed on your device by your web browser when you visit a website.
We use the following types of cookies:
- Essential Cookies: These are necessary for the website to function properly, such as remembering your preferences or enabling basic site navigation.
- Analytics Cookies: These help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting information about pages visited, time spent on the site, and other usage data.
- Advertising Cookies: These are used by our advertising partners, including Google AdSense, to serve relevant ads based on your browsing activity.
You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies, though doing so may affect the functionality of certain features on our website. You can also opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings at https://adssettings.google.com or the Network Advertising Initiative’s opt-out page at https://optout.networkadvertising.org.
5. Google AdSense and Advertising Disclosure
SolarPowerSimplified.com uses Google AdSense, a third-party advertising service provided by Google LLC, to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense may use cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites across the internet.
Google and its advertising partners may collect and use data about your browsing activity to provide personalized advertisements that may be more relevant to your interests. This data may include information such as your browsing history, demographic data, and interaction with ads.
If personalized advertising is enabled, Google uses cookies such as the DART cookie to serve ads based on your visits to our website and other sites on the internet. You may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google Ads Settings page.
In cases where personalized advertising is not available or where you have opted out, non-personalized ads may still be displayed. Non-personalized ads are based on contextual information, such as the content of the current page, rather than your past browsing behavior. Even with non-personalized ads, cookies may still be used for purposes such as frequency capping and aggregated ad reporting.
For more information about how Google uses data when you use our website, please visit https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
6. Google Analytics Disclosure
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, to help us understand how visitors use our website. Google Analytics collects data such as how often users visit our site, what pages they view, and what other sites they visited prior to coming to ours.
Google Analytics uses cookies to collect this information. The data collected is typically sent to and stored on Google servers in the United States. Google may use this data in accordance with its own privacy policy.
We use the information provided by Google Analytics to analyze traffic patterns, identify popular content, and improve the overall experience on our website. We do not combine the information collected through Google Analytics with personally identifiable information.
You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
7. Email Newsletter and Marketing Communications
Subscription Practices
When you subscribe to our newsletter, you voluntarily provide your email address and consent to receive periodic emails from SolarPowerSimplified.com. Our emails may include solar energy tips, new content alerts, product recommendations, and occasional promotional material.
We do not share your email address with third parties for their independent marketing purposes. We may use a third-party email service provider to manage and deliver our newsletters, and that provider is bound by their own privacy policy and data handling practices.
Unsubscribe Instructions
Every email we send includes a clear and easy-to-use unsubscribe link at the bottom. If you no longer wish to receive our emails, simply click the unsubscribe link in any newsletter, and you will be removed from our mailing list. You may also contact us directly at manharemanhre@gmail.com to request removal from our email list.
8. Affiliate Disclosure
SolarPowerSimplified.com participates in affiliate marketing programs. This means that some of the links on our website are affiliate links. When you click on an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission from the retailer or service provider at no additional cost to you.
These affiliate partnerships help us maintain and operate this website and continue providing free, high-quality content about solar energy. Our editorial opinions and product recommendations are our own, and we only recommend products and services that we believe provide genuine value to our readers.
In accordance with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidelines, we disclose that our website contains affiliate links and that we may receive compensation for purchases made through those links. This disclosure is intended to be transparent and to comply with FTC requirements for endorsement and advertising practices.
9. Third-Party Services and External Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, products, or services that are not owned or controlled by SolarPowerSimplified.com. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of those third-party websites.
When you click on a link that takes you away from our website, we encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit. Our inclusion of external links does not imply endorsement of the linked site or its practices, unless otherwise stated.
Third-party services we may use include, but are not limited to, email marketing platforms, analytics tools, advertising networks, and social media platforms. Each of these services operates under its own privacy policy.
10. Data Retention Practices
We retain the personal information you provide to us for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
For example, if you subscribe to our newsletter, we retain your email address until you unsubscribe. If you submit a contact form inquiry, we may retain your message and contact details for a reasonable period to address your inquiry and for our internal records. Automatically collected data, such as analytics information, is retained in accordance with the data retention settings of the tools we use, such as Google Analytics.
11. Data Security Measures
We take the security of your personal information seriously and implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect your data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
However, no method of data transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. We encourage you to take your own precautions when sharing personal information online.
12. Your Privacy Rights and Choices
Depending on where you reside, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These may include the right to access, correct, or delete the personal data we hold about you. You also have the right to withdraw consent for email communications at any time by using the unsubscribe link provided in our emails.
If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at manharemanhre@gmail.com. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe and in accordance with applicable law.
13. California Privacy Rights (CCPA)
If you are a resident of California, you may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and its amendments. These rights may include:
- Right to Know: You have the right to request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the sources of that information, the business purposes for collecting it, and the categories of third parties with whom we share it.
- Right to Request Deletion: You have the right to request that we delete personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions allowed under the law.
- Right to Correct: You have the right to request the correction of inaccurate personal information that we maintain about you.
- Right Regarding the Sale or Sharing of Personal Information: We do not sell your personal information to third parties in the traditional sense. However, certain uses of cookies and tracking technologies by our advertising partners may be considered “sharing” under the CCPA. You can opt out of this by managing your cookie preferences or by using the opt-out tools mentioned in the Cookies section of this policy.
To submit a request related to your California privacy rights, please email us at manharemanhre@gmail.com. We will verify your identity before processing your request and will respond within the timeframes required by applicable law. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your privacy rights.
14. Children’s Privacy (COPPA)
SolarPowerSimplified.com is not directed toward children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 years of age. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take reasonable steps to delete that information as promptly as possible.
If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided personal information to us, please contact us at manharemanhre@gmail.com so that we can take appropriate action.
15. International Visitors
SolarPowerSimplified.com is primarily intended for visitors located in the United States. If you access our website from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your country of residence.
By using our website, you acknowledge and understand that your information may be handled as described in this Privacy Policy. We encourage international visitors to review this policy carefully before providing any personal information.
16. Do Not Track Signals
Some web browsers offer a “Do Not Track” (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. At this time, there is no universally accepted standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals. As a result, SolarPowerSimplified.com does not currently respond to DNT browser signals. However, you can manage your tracking preferences through your browser settings and through the opt-out options described in the Cookies and Tracking Technologies section of this policy.
17. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, services, or applicable laws. When we make changes, we will update the “Effective Date” at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.
If we make significant changes that materially affect how we handle your personal information, we will make reasonable efforts to notify you, such as posting a notice on our website or sending an email to subscribers.
18. How Users Can Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Website: https://solarpowersimplified.com
Email: manharemanhre@gmail.com
Website Owner: Chandrajit Manhare
We are committed to addressing your privacy concerns and will respond to your inquiries in a timely manner.
This Privacy Policy was last updated on June 17, 2026.