Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 1, 2026

The Cleaning Trade ("we," "us," or "our") operates this website as an independent trade publication. This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have.

The site is hosted and operated through Peekscribe, a publishing platform. Peekscribe processes certain technical data on our behalf as a service provider. For platform-level practices, see Peekscribe's Privacy Policy and Data Processing Addendum.

Information we collect

Depending on how you use the site, we may collect:

• Contact information you send us, such as your name and email address when you write the editorial desk;
• The content of your message, including story tips, corrections, and attachments you choose to provide;
• Basic technical data in server and security logs, such as IP address, browser type, referring page, and timestamps;
• Aggregated or de-identified usage data through privacy-oriented analytics used to understand readership (for example, page views and referrers), where enabled.

We do not ask you to create an account to read the publication.

How we use information

We use personal information to:

• Respond to editorial inquiries, tips, and correction requests;
• Operate, secure, and maintain the website;
• Understand aggregate readership and improve the publication;
• Comply with law and enforce our site terms;
• Protect the rights, safety, and integrity of The Cleaning Trade, our readers, and our sources.

We do not sell your personal information for money.

Editorial correspondence

Email to the editorial desk is handled by the publication team. Do not send sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for your tip or correction. We may retain correspondence to document corrections, follow up on reporting, and maintain an editorial record.

Analytics

We may use lightweight analytics to measure traffic in aggregate. We use this information to understand which stories are read, not to build advertising profiles. Where analytics tools set cookies or similar technologies, your browser may allow you to limit or block them.

Sharing with service providers

We share information with vendors that help us run the site, including hosting, email delivery, and analytics, only as needed for them to perform services for us and subject to appropriate confidentiality and security obligations.

Retention

We keep personal information for as long as needed to fulfill the purposes described above, including responding to you, maintaining the publication, and meeting legal or archival requirements. We delete or anonymize information when it is no longer needed, unless we must retain it by law.

Your choices and rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict certain processing of your personal information, or to object to processing. To exercise these rights, contact editorial@thecleaningtrade.com. We may need to verify your request before we act on it.

Children

This publication is intended for a professional audience. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you believe a child has contacted us, write to editorial@thecleaningtrade.com and we will delete the information where appropriate.

International visitors

If you access the site from outside the United States, your information may be processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate, which may have different data protection laws than your home country.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top will change when we do. Continued use of the site after an update means you accept the revised policy.

Contact

Questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices: editorial@thecleaningtrade.com.