Who We Are
This website is Artisan Tea Brews (artisanteabrews.com), a tea education and review site run by Ellis Brewer.
What Data We Collect and Why
Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand how visitors use this site. GA4 collects anonymized data including pages visited, time on site, approximate location (country/region level), device type, and referral source. This data helps us improve our content and understand which topics are most useful to readers.
Google Analytics uses cookies to distinguish unique visitors. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Cookies
This site uses the following cookies:
- Google Analytics cookies (_ga, _ga_*): Used to distinguish users and track site usage. Expire after 2 years.
- WordPress cookies: If you leave a comment, cookies may store your name, email, and website for your convenience. These last for one year.
Affiliate Links
Some articles on this site may contain affiliate links. When you click these links and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. These affiliate programs may use cookies to track referrals.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
Embedded Content
Articles on this site may include embedded content (such as videos or images) from other websites. Embedded content from other websites behaves the same way as if you visited those websites directly. These third-party sites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have left comments on this site, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, or request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Contact
If you have questions about this privacy policy, you can contact us at [email protected].
Last updated: February 2026