Privacy Policy
1. Who We Are
This website (droolfortools.com) is an editorial publication owned and operated by Our Landmen LLC, doing business as Drool For Tools ("we," "us," or "our").
- Holding Entity: Our Landmen LLC
- Registered Office: 1501 S. Greeley Hwy, Ste C #1363, Cheyenne, WY 82007
- Operational Office: 212 N Bryan Ave #101, Bryan, TX 77803
- Editorial & Privacy Contact: privacy@droolfortools.com
- Telephone: (307) 263-8515
2. Information We Collect
Information You Voluntarily Provide
When you contact our editorial team, submit tool feedback, suggest gear for hands-on teardown, or sign up for review alerts, we collect the details you voluntarily transmit:
- Contact identity: Full name, workshop or trade specialty.
- Contact details: Email address, phone number (if provided for direct callback).
- Inquiry contents: Tool models requested, review feedback, shop questions, or editorial commentary.
Technical & Log Information
When your browser accesses our site, standard web servers automatically record your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser user-agent, operating system, requested page URI, HTTP response code, referring URL, and access timestamp. These logs are maintained strictly to safeguard server integrity, mitigate DDoS or automated scraping abuse, and monitor page load performance.
3. Cookies, Web Beacons & Third-Party Tracking Technologies
A cookie is a small data file placed on your device by your web browser. Drool For Tools uses cookies and browser local storage strictly for functional operations and affiliate performance attribution:
First-Party Site Preferences
- Theme Preference: We utilize HTML5
localStorage(key:drool_theme) to store your preferred reading theme (Day vs. Campfire dark mode) across browser sessions. This preference is strictly local to your device and contains zero personal identifiers.
Third-Party Affiliate & Commerce Cookies
Our editorial recommendations contain outbound affiliate links to trusted tool retailers and manufacturers. When you click an affiliate link from our pages, third-party affiliate technology providers deploy tracking cookies and web beacons to track whether a qualifying purchase is completed:
- Sovrn //Commerce: Sovrn sets tracking cookies to attribute retailer clicks and purchases across participating merchant networks. Review Sovrn's Privacy Policy for details on their data handling practices.
- Amazon Associates: Amazon uses cookies to identify referring sessions and attribute qualifying purchases. See the Amazon Privacy Notice at Amazon.com.
- Impact, CJ Affiliate & AvantLink: These performance marketing networks deploy cookies to track referral clicks to partner merchants such as The Home Depot and Lowe's.
These third-party affiliate cookies do not transmit your personal contact information (name, address, email) to Drool For Tools. You may disable or clear cookies at any time via your browser settings; disabling cookies will not affect your ability to read our reviews and guides.
4. Affiliate Monetization & Advertising Disclosure
Drool For Tools adheres to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (16 CFR Part 255):
- Amazon Associates Program: Drool For Tools is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, Drool For Tools earns from qualifying purchases.
- Retail Partner Programs: We maintain affiliate relationships with major hardware and tool retailers, including The Home Depot, Lowe's, Tractor Supply, Woodcraft, Acme Tools, and Rockler via direct programs and commerce syndication partners like Sovrn. When you make a purchase through these links, we may receive a commission at zero additional cost to you.
- Editorial Independence: Our testing methodology, teardowns, benchmark ratings, and critical flaws are determined independently by our editorial team. We never accept payment in exchange for favorable reviews or inflated ratings.
5. How We Use Information
We process collected data solely to:
- Respond to reader inquiries, feedback, and technical questions.
- Monitor infrastructure stability, page speed, and defend against malicious cyber threats.
- Comply with applicable legal, accounting, and statutory requirements.
We do not sell your personal information. We have never sold, rented, or traded personal contact information to third-party data brokers, commercial lead aggregators, or marketing telemarketers, and we will never do so.
6. Service Providers & Infrastructure
Data submitted to our site is handled through secure cloud infrastructure located in the United States:
- Google Cloud Platform & Firebase Hosting: Secure content delivery network (CDN), SSL termination, and static asset delivery.
- Transactional Email Routing: Encrypted relay routing for editorial notifications and direct email correspondence.
7. Your Rights Under State Laws (Texas TDPSA & California CCPA)
Under the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and similar applicable state privacy laws, you possess the following consumer rights:
- Right to Know / Access: You have the right to request confirmation of whether we process your personal data and obtain a copy.
- Right to Correction: You have the right to request correction of inaccurate personal records.
- Right to Deletion: You have the right to request deletion of personal information you have provided to us.
- Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt out of the processing of personal data for targeted advertising, the sale of personal data, or profiling. (We do not sell personal data or engage in behavioral profiling).
To exercise any statutory privacy right, submit your request to privacy@droolfortools.com with the subject line "Privacy Request". We verify and respond to all authenticated consumer requests within forty-five (45) days without charge.
8. Security & Data Retention
We enforce Transport Layer Security (TLS 1.3) encryption for all browsing sessions. Voluntary inquiry records are retained only as long as necessary to resolve your request or fulfill administrative tax and accounting requirements.
9. Contact Us
If you have questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy or our affiliate practices, contact our desk at:
Our Landmen LLC — Drool For Tools Editorial Desk
1501 S. Greeley Hwy, Ste C #1363
Cheyenne, WY 82007
Email: privacy@droolfortools.com
Phone: (307) 263-8515