Privacy Policy

Last updated: 10 August 2026

Fiber Mill Directory (fibermilldirectory.com) is a free, public directory of fiber processing mills in the United States. This page explains what data the site collects and why. It is written to be read, not to be impressive.

The short version

You do not need an account to use this site. We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information. The only data we collect automatically is anonymous usage analytics. If you choose to join the notification list, we store the email address and location you give us — and nothing else about you.

What we collect

Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 to understand which pages people find useful — how many visitors arrive, which mills and guides get read, and which outbound links get clicked. Google Analytics sets cookies in your browser and receives your IP address, approximate location, device type, and browsing activity on this site. IP addresses are anonymised by Google before storage.

We look at this data in aggregate. We do not attempt to identify individual visitors, and we have no way to connect analytics data to a real person.

You can opt out with Google'sbrowser add-on, or by blocking cookies for this site. Nothing on the site breaks if you do.

Fonts

Typefaces are served by Google Fonts. Loading them means Google receives your IP address and browser details. We do not send Google anything else.

Hosting

The site is static and served by a hosting provider that keeps standard server logs — IP address, request time, page requested, user agent — for security and abuse prevention. These are retained briefly and are not used for tracking or marketing.

Search

Site search runs entirely in your browser against a file downloaded with the page. Your search terms are not transmitted to us or to anyone else.

The notification list

The directory has a form asking whether you would like to be told when something changes about the mills in your state — a mill closing, stopping taking new customers, or changing its prices or lead times. It is entirely optional — the site works exactly the same if you ignore it.

If you submit it, we store:

• Your email address
• The state and, optionally, the fiber type you chose
• Which page you signed up from, so we know what is useful
• Your country, taken from our host's edge network
• The exact wording you agreed to, and the date

We deliberately do not store your IP address, browser, or device. The data is held in a database run by Cloudflare, our host, and is not shared with anyone else. We will only use it to email you about this directory.

To be removed, email us and we will delete your entry. No reason needed. Once we begin sending email, every message will carry an unsubscribe link.

What we do not collect

• No user accounts, logins, or passwords
• No comments
• No file or image uploads
• No payment details — this site takes no payments
• No advertising networks, retargeting pixels, or data brokers
• No IP addresses stored against anyone who joins the notification list

If you contact us

If you email us — for example to suggest a mill or correct a listing — we keep your message and email address for as long as needed to deal with it and to keep the directory accurate. We do not add you to any list. You can ask us to delete your message at any time.

Mill listings

Listings are compiled from publicly available business information: business names, locations, websites, and the services mills advertise. This is business contact information, not personal data about individuals.

If you operate a mill and want your listing corrected, updated, or removed, email us and we will action it. You do not need to give a reason.

Links to other sites

The directory links out to mill websites and other third parties. Once you follow a link, you are on someone else's site under their privacy policy. We are not responsible for how they handle your data.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to request a copy of any personal data we hold about you, ask for it to be corrected or deleted, or object to how it is used. In practice we hold very little: anonymous analytics, plus any email you have sent us. Email us and we will help.

Changes

If this policy changes materially, the date at the top of this page changes with it.

Contact

Questions about this policy:[email protected]. See also our contact page.