Privacy Policy

This page explains what information Rug Academy collects, why, and what choices you have. It applies to rugacademy.com.

Information we collect

Information you give us. If you use the contact form, we receive the name, email address and message you submit. We use that solely to read and reply to your message. We do not add contact-form submissions to a marketing list and we do not sell, rent, or share this information with third parties.

Information collected automatically. Like most websites, our server and our analytics and advertising providers may record standard technical data when you visit: IP address, browser type and version, device type, referring page, pages viewed, and the date and time of the visit. This is used to keep the site working, understand which guides are useful, and serve advertising.

Cookies and similar technologies

Cookies are small files stored by your browser. This site and its providers may use them to remember preferences, measure traffic, and deliver and measure advertising. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings; the site will still work, though some functions may behave differently.

Advertising

This site is supported by advertising. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.

  • Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the internet.
  • You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
  • You can opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalised advertising at aboutads.info or Your Online Choices.

Analytics

We may use analytics services to understand aggregate traffic patterns — which guides are read, how visitors arrive, and where the site underperforms. Analytics data is used in aggregate and is not used to identify individual visitors.

How we handle your information

  • We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to anyone.
  • We keep contact-form messages only as long as needed to handle the correspondence.
  • We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13.

Your choices

You can browse this site without submitting any personal information. You can block cookies in your browser, opt out of personalised advertising using the links above, and ask us to delete any message you have sent us by writing to us via the contact page.

External links

Guides on this site may link to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of sites we do not operate, and we encourage you to read their privacy policies.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes materially, we will update this page. Continued use of the site after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

Contact

Questions about this policy can be sent through the contact page.

How we work

An independent reference site. No shop, no sponsored placements, no ranked “best of” lists anyone paid to appear in.

01 — Independent

We sell nothing

No shop, no inventory, no affiliate rankings. Display advertising funds the site, it is labelled where it appears, and advertisers see no guide before it runs.

02 — Fibre-specific

Every method names its fibre

No cleaning or repair instruction is published without stating the fibre and construction it is safe for, and where it is unsafe. Damage from cleaning a rug is usually permanent, so a general-purpose tip is worse than none.

03 — Candid limits

We say when we don’t know

Age, origin and value cannot be settled from a photograph. Where that wall is reached, the guide says so and points at what an in-person appraisal would settle.