Last updated: October 27, 2026
Personal data reaches MetalworkingFluidAdditives.com in three ways, the provider match request, the supplier quote request and email to editorial@metalworkingfluidadditives.com, and the site runs no analytics service and no advertising service. Two of the three, the request forms, send what a reader types to independent providers or suppliers. Email stays with the editorial team.
The site sells no fluid and no additive. Each channel is described below in the same order: what it collects, what it is used for, who receives it, how long it is kept and how to see or delete it. Request data is kept for 24 months.
Standards, regulations and exposure limits are checked against their issuing bodies, product values against the named data sheet, and every figure carries its source and date; see our methodology and fact-checking.
What Personal Data Does MetalworkingFluidAdditives.com Collect?#
MetalworkingFluidAdditives.com collects personal data only through what a reader types into its two request forms or writes in an email, and the table lists the fields of each.
| Channel | Where it appears | Fields a reader types | Leaves the editorial team? | Kept for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Find a coolant management or recycling provider | Fluid management, health and safety, services and test pages | Service needed, number of machines or sumps, total fluid volume in L (US gal), fluid type, current problem, country and postal code, company, name, email | Yes, to independent providers | 24 months |
| Request quotes for metalworking fluids and additives | Fluid, operation, material, additive and substance pages | Product specification (fluid or additive type, required exclusions, annual volume with unit, delivery region), role, company, email | Yes, to independent suppliers | 24 months |
| Email to editorial@metalworkingfluidadditives.com | Contact page and this page | Whatever the reader writes | No | Not stated |
The provider match form appears on fluid management, health and safety, services and test pages, and the supplier quote form on fluid, operation, material, additive and substance pages. This privacy page and the other trust pages carry no form. Request forms ask for a company, an email and, on the provider match form, a name. Fields such as fluid type, volume and delivery region describe the request itself and let a receiver judge whether it fits. The forms ask for nothing beyond the fields in the table, and the site sells no fluid and no additive to the people who submit them.
What Is Each Request Used For?#
Each submission is used for the one purpose its form names, and the three purposes are listed below.
- Provider match requests: passed on so independent providers can respond on fluid management, recycling, sump cleaning, fluid audits and lab testing
- Supplier quote requests: passed on so independent suppliers can answer one specification
- Emails to the editorial team: used to answer the message and to handle corrections
Who Receives Provider and Supplier Requests?#
Provider match requests are meant for independent providers who manage, test and recycle metalworking fluids, and supplier quote requests for independent suppliers; these two forms are the only submissions that leave the editorial team. As of October 27, 2026, no receiving provider or supplier is selected yet. Requests are stored on the hosting of the site and passed on once a receiver exists.
The disclosure printed under every request form reads: "Requests go to independent providers and suppliers. No company pays for placement; see our editorial policy."
This page names no recipient. No company is presented as a partner or ranked, and a recipient receives the fields in the table for that request only. A reader who sends one request does not enroll in any list, and a second request is a separate submission with its own 24 months.
Which Messages Stay with the Editorial Team?#
Emails to the editorial address stay with the editorial team and are never passed to providers or suppliers. Questions and correction requests arrive by email and are handled under the corrections rules of the editorial policy. An email address written to the editorial team serves only that conversation.
Does This Site Use Analytics or Advertising?#
No: MetalworkingFluidAdditives.com uses no analytics service and no advertising service, so no analytics or advertising vendor receives data about a visit from this site.
Outbound links lead to regulators, standards bodies and journals, and to supplier documents. Those sites apply their own privacy terms, which this policy does not cover.
How Long Is Personal Data Kept?#
MetalworkingFluidAdditives.com keeps the data of both request forms for 24 months. The period applies to the provider match request and the supplier quote request held by the site.
The 24 months apply to form data held by the site, and a reader can ask for earlier deletion at any time, as the next section describes. Deleting a submission removes it from the site's own storage, and each form names its single purpose so that submitted data is not reused for anything else. No other retention period is stated on this page.
How to See, Correct or Delete Your Data#
Email editorial@metalworkingfluidadditives.com to see, correct or delete the data you submitted through any form on this site. Three steps make the request easy to match to a submission.
- Write from the email address you used in the form
- Name the form and the date you sent it
- Say whether you want a copy, a correction or deletion
The same address is listed when you contact the editorial team. This page states no response time.
Changes to This Privacy Policy#
This privacy policy carries a last-updated date at the top, and the date changes whenever a form, a group of recipients or a retention period changes.
The disclosure under every request form and the editorial policy use the same wording as this page. The first change expected is the selection of receivers for requests; no other future practice is announced here.
Who Publishes MetalworkingFluidAdditives.com#
MetalworkingFluidAdditives.com is an independent reference on metalworking fluids and their additives, published by its editorial team. It is compiled from named primary sources such as NIOSH, OSHA, CDC, HSE, ECHA, EUR-Lex, eCFR, EPA, IARC, ISO, ASTM, DIN, STLE and peer-reviewed tribology and occupational-health journals. Facts are checked against those sources and dated, and no paid rankings or sponsored content appear. More on the reference and its sources is about MetalworkingFluidAdditives.com.