Privacy Policy for TheGoodGadgetGuide.com
Effective Date: April 25, 2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to TheGoodGadgetGuide.com (“Site”, “we”, “us”, “our”). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, TheGoodGadgetGuide.com, including any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or connected thereto. Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.
We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Effective Date” of this Privacy Policy. You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:
Personal Data: Personally identifiable information, such as your name or email address, that you voluntarily give to us when you leave comments, contact us, or subscribe to newsletters (if applicable).
Derivative Data: Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site.
Data From Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site and improve your experience. This includes:
First-Party Cookies: Used for essential website functionality and analytics.
Third-Party Cookies: Used by service providers for analytics (e.g., Google Analytics) and by our affiliate partners to track clicks and attribute potential commissions.
3. How We Collect Your Information
We collect information:
Directly from you: When you provide it to us (e.g., comment forms, contact forms).
Automatically: Through server logs and the use of cookies and other tracking technologies as you navigate the Site.
4. How We Use Your Information
Having accurate information permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site to:
Operate and maintain the Site.
Analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Site.
Respond to your comments or inquiries.
Send you newsletters or other updates (if you opt-in).
Track referrals to affiliate partner websites to earn commissions.
Prevent fraudulent activity and ensure Site security.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
What are Cookies: Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, mobile) when you visit certain websites.
How We Use Cookies: We use cookies for essential site functions, analytics (to understand how users interact with the site), and affiliate tracking. When you click on an affiliate link on our Site, a cookie is placed on your browser by the affiliate partner to track that you came from our Site. If you make a qualifying purchase, we may earn a commission.
Your Choices Regarding Cookies: Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. Please note that if you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect the availability and functionality of the Site and potentially the tracking of affiliate commissions. For more information on how to control cookies, check your browser or device’s settings. You may also opt-out of some third-party cookies through the Network Advertising Initiative’s Opt-Out Tool.
6. Sharing Your Information
We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations:
With Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors, service consultants, and other service providers who perform services for us or on our behalf (e.g., website hosting, analytics providers like Google Analytics).
With Affiliate Partners: When you click on an affiliate link, certain information (like the fact that you clicked from our site, potentially non-identifying browser/device information, and tracking identifiers stored in cookies) is shared with the affiliate partner to enable commission tracking according to their respective privacy policies. We do not share your direct personal information (like your email address) with these partners through this process unless you provide it directly to them on their site.
By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.
Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
We do not sell your personal information in the traditional sense. However, under the CCPA/CPRA, the use of certain tracking technologies for affiliate purposes might potentially be considered a “sale” or “sharing.” Please see “Your Privacy Rights” below.
7. Affiliate Program Participation
TheGoodGadgetGuide.com 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 and affiliated sites.
As part of this program, when you click on links to Amazon provided on our site and make a qualifying purchase, we may receive a commission. This process typically involves placing customized links provided by Amazon to track referrals, and may involve the use of cookies placed on your browser for commission tracking purposes, as further detailed in our Cookie Policy.
Our participation in this program does not influence our editorial content. We strive to provide honest and unbiased information. Please see our separate Affiliate Disclosure for the full disclosure statement required by the Amazon Associates Program and more details on our affiliate relationships.
8. Data Security
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.
9. Data Retention
We will retain any information you provide to us unless/until you ask us to delete it. We may retain automatically collected information (like analytics data) for as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy or as required by law.
10. Your Privacy Rights (Residents of EEA/UK and California)
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:
GDPR (EEA/UK Residents): You have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing of, and request portability of your personal data. You also have the right to object to processing and withdraw consent.
CCPA/CPRA (California Residents): You have the right to know what personal information is collected, used, shared, or sold. You have the right to delete personal information held by us (with exceptions). You have the right to opt-out of the “sale” or “sharing” of your personal information (which may include certain tracking for advertising or affiliate purposes). You have the right to correct inaccurate personal information. You have the right to limit the use and disclosure of sensitive personal information. You have the right to non-discrimination for exercising your rights.
Exercising Your Rights / Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information: To exercise any applicable rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below. California residents wishing to opt-out of the potential “sale” or “sharing” related to tracking technologies can often manage this through cookie settings or browser controls as described in the “Cookies and Tracking Technologies” section.
11. Children’s Privacy (COPPA)
This Site is not intended for children under the age of 13 (or 16 in some jurisdictions), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have inadvertently received personal information from a user under the age of 13, we will delete the information from our records.
12. International Transfers
Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to – and maintained on – computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction. If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to the United States and process it there.
13. Links to Other Websites
The Site may contain links to other websites, including affiliate partner websites. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated “Effective Date” and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. We encourage you to review this privacy policy frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.
15. Contact Us
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: privacy@thegoodgadgetguide.com
