Privacy Policy

Last updated: 6/6/2026

Extruder Report (“Extruder Report,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit our website, subscribe to our newsletter, read our emails, interact with our content, submit information to us, or otherwise use our services collectively referred to as the “Service.”By using the Service, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information.

Information you provide directly

You may provide information when you:

• Subscribe to the Extruder Report newsletter.

• Submit a story tip, correction, comment, or feedback.

• Contact us by email.

• Participate in surveys, polls, giveaways, or promotions.

• Click links, respond to emails, or interact with our content.

This information may include:

• Email address

• Name, if provided

• Company or organization, if provided

• Message content

• Social media handle, if provided

• Preferences or interests

• Any other information you choose to provide

Information collected automatically

When you visit our website or interact with our emails, we or our service providers may automatically collect certain information, including:

• IP address

• Browser type

• Device type

• Operating system

• Referring website

• Pages viewed

• Links clicked

• Email open and click activity

• Approximate location based on IP address

• Date and time of interaction

• Cookie, pixel, or similar tracking information

Newsletter platforms commonly use email tracking tools such as pixels or tracked links to measure opens, clicks, and engagement, and these practices should be disclosed in a privacy policy.

Information from third parties

We may receive information from third-party platforms and service providers, such as:

• Beehiiv

• Website analytics providers

• Social media platforms

• Advertising or sponsorship partners

• Affiliate networks

• Payment processors, if we later offer paid products or subscriptions

2. How We Use Information

We may use information to:

• Send newsletters and updates.

• Manage subscriptions.

• Respond to messages, tips, or corrections.

• Improve our content, website, and newsletter.

• Understand audience interests and engagement.

• Measure email opens, clicks, and link performance.

• Analyze traffic and website performance.

• Prevent spam, abuse, fraud, or security issues.

• Manage sponsorships, affiliate links, or advertising.

• Comply with legal obligations.

• Enforce our Terms of Service.

We may also use aggregated or de-identified information for analytics, reporting, sponsorship discussions, audience insights, or business planning.

3. Email Newsletter

When you subscribe to Extruder Report, we collect your email address and use it to send you newsletters and related communications.Our emails may include:

• Editorial content

• 3D printing news and commentary

• Links to third-party articles

• Product or deal mentions

• Affiliate links

• Sponsored content or advertising

• Announcements about Extruder Report

You can unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link included in our emails. The FTC’s CAN-SPAM guidance requires commercial emails to include a clear opt-out mechanism and to honor opt-out requests within 10 business days.

4. Cookies, Pixels, and Similar Technologies

We and our service providers may use cookies, pixels, web beacons, tracking links, and similar technologies to:

• Operate the website.

• Remember preferences.

• Measure website traffic.

• Understand newsletter engagement.

• Track email opens and link clicks.

• Improve content and user experience.

• Measure advertising, sponsorship, or affiliate performance.

You may be able to disable cookies through your browser settings. Some features may not function properly if cookies are disabled.If required by applicable law, we may request consent before using certain cookies or tracking technologies.

5. Analytics

We may use analytics tools provided by Beehiiv or other third-party services to understand how readers use our website and newsletter.Analytics may include:

• Page views

• Referrers

• Link clicks

• Email opens

• Subscriber growth

• Engagement trends

• Device and browser information

This information helps us improve Extruder Report and understand what content readers find useful.

6. Third-Party Links

Extruder Report links to third-party websites, including news sites, manufacturers, model platforms, online stores, YouTube channels, social media posts, and other resources.When you click a third-party link, your activity is governed by that third party’s privacy policy and terms. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of third-party websites.We may add UTM parameters or other tracking tags to links so third-party sites and our own analytics can identify Extruder Report as the traffic source.

7. Affiliate Links, Advertising, and Sponsorships

Extruder Report may use affiliate links, referral links, sponsored links, advertising, or paid placements.When you click an affiliate or sponsored link, third-party partners may collect information about your visit or purchase according to their own privacy policies.We may receive compensation if you click a link, sign up, or make a purchase. We will make reasonable efforts to disclose affiliate or sponsored relationships where appropriate.

8. How We Share Information

We may share information with:

Service providers

We may share information with companies that help us operate Extruder Report, such as:

• Newsletter hosting providers

• Email delivery providers

• Website hosting providers

• Analytics providers

• Payment processors

• Advertising or affiliate platforms

• Security and anti-spam providers

Beehiiv’s privacy materials describe its collection and handling of personal information as a platform provider, so you should link to Beehiiv’s Privacy Policy where appropriate if Beehiiv powers your site/newsletter.

Business partners

We may share aggregated or de-identified audience information with advertisers, sponsors, or partners. For example, we may share newsletter subscriber counts, open rates, click rates, or general audience interests.We do not sell your personal information in the traditional sense of exchanging your personal contact information for money. If our practices change, we will update this Privacy Policy.

Legal and safety reasons

We may disclose information if we believe it is necessary to:

• Comply with law, regulation, subpoena, or legal process.

• Protect our rights, property, or safety.

• Protect readers, subscribers, or others.

• Investigate fraud, spam, abuse, or security issues.

• Enforce our Terms of Service.

Business transfers

If Extruder Report is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, sale of assets, or similar transaction, information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

9. Data Retention

We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to:

• Provide the Service.

• Maintain newsletter records.

• Respond to inquiries.

• Analyze performance.

• Resolve disputes.

• Comply with legal obligations.

• Enforce our agreements.

If you unsubscribe, we may retain limited information as needed to honor your unsubscribe request, maintain suppression records, prevent abuse, or comply with legal obligations.

10. Your Choices

You may:

• Unsubscribe from emails using the link in any newsletter.

• Contact us to request correction or deletion of information you provided.

• Disable cookies in your browser settings.

• Avoid clicking tracked links.

• Contact us with privacy questions.

To make a privacy request, contact us at:

[Insert privacy contact email]

11. Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have certain privacy rights, such as the right to:

• Access personal information we hold about you.

• Request correction of inaccurate information.

• Request deletion of personal information.

• Object to or restrict certain processing.

• Request a copy of your information.

• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

• Opt out of certain sharing, targeted advertising, or sales of personal information, if applicable.

These rights may vary based on your location and applicable law. We may need to verify your identity before responding to a request.

12. International Users

Extruder Report is operated from the United States. If you access the Service from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to, stored in, or processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate.Privacy laws in those countries may differ from those in your location.

13. Children’s Privacy

Extruder Report is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, contact us and we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

14. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect information. However, no website, email system, or internet transmission is completely secure.You use the Service at your own risk.

15. Social Media

Extruder Report may maintain accounts on platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, Threads, LinkedIn, or other social media services.If you interact with us on those platforms, the platform may collect and process your information according to its own privacy policy. We do not control those platforms’ data practices.

16. User Submissions

If you submit tips, corrections, story ideas, links, images, videos, comments, or other materials, we may use the information you provide to review, respond to, edit, publish, or otherwise manage the submission.Do not submit confidential, private, or sensitive information unless you are comfortable with us receiving and reviewing it.

17. Do Not Track

Some browsers offer “Do Not Track” signals. Because there is no uniform industry standard for responding to these signals, we may not respond to them.

18. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date above.Your continued use of the Service after changes are posted means you accept the updated Privacy Policy.

19. Contact Us

For questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, contact:

Extruder Report Email: [email protected] Website: https://extruderreport.com

Optional California / US state privacy notice

Use this section if you want a simple placeholder for California and other US state privacy laws. A lawyer should review this before you rely on it.

Supplemental Notice for Certain US State Residents

Residents of certain US states, including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, Utah, and others, may have additional privacy rights under applicable privacy laws.Depending on the law that applies, these rights may include the right to:

• Know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, or share.

• Access personal information.

• Correct inaccurate personal information.

• Delete personal information.

• Obtain a portable copy of personal information.

• Opt out of certain sales, sharing, targeted advertising, or profiling.

• Limit use of sensitive personal information, where applicable.

Extruder Report does not knowingly sell personal information in exchange for money. We may use analytics, advertising, affiliate, or tracking technologies that could be considered “sharing” or “targeted advertising” under some privacy laws.To exercise privacy rights, contact:

[email protected]