Privacy Policy
I collect as little as I can get away with. Here is exactly what happens when you visit.
Last updated: September 12, 2026
What gets recorded
The web server logs the basics of every request: your IP address, the page you asked for, your browser's user-agent string, and the referring URL. Every website does this; it is how pages get served and abuse gets spotted. Those logs are kept for operational reasons (security, debugging) and are not shared with anyone for marketing.
The site counts page views with Cloudflare Web Analytics. It sets no cookies, does not fingerprint your browser, and does not follow you to other sites. What I see is aggregate: which pages get read, where visitors come from, roughly which countries and browsers. I cannot pick out an individual visitor from it, and I would not want to.
The site counts clicks on Amazon links, selected other retailer links, and links to its own product pages. The record includes the source page, the destination retailer or internal product page, an Amazon product ID when available, and the link's placement or regional buying option. For regional buying links, the label identifies the option selected in the guide, such as IKEA UK. That label does not identify your location or shipping address, and a click does not tell me that you bought anything. The record contains no identifier for you. It helps me understand which pages and buying options readers use.
There are no user accounts, no contact forms, no comment sections, and no newsletter, so I do not hold your email address. If you want updates, the site publishes an RSS feed. If any of this changes, this page changes with it.
Cookies and affiliate links
This site sets no cookies of its own. When you click an affiliate link (most often to Amazon), the destination site may place cookies on your device.
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Amazon may place cookies when you click those links so it can attribute a purchase to my referral and pay a small commission. It costs you nothing extra.
I may join other affiliate programs that work the same way. Any third-party cookies set through outbound links are governed by those companies' privacy policies, not this one.
Third-party services
Three outside services touch a visit: Cloudflare, which hosts the site and provides the page-view counting described above; Amazon Associates, through the affiliate links; and whatever retailer a product link points to. There is no Google Analytics, no advertising pixel, and no social media tracker on any page.
No personal data collection
I do not ask you to create an account, fill out a form, or hand over personal information. I do not sell data, because I do not have any worth selling.
Your rights under GDPR (EU visitors)
If you are visiting from the European Union or European Economic Area, you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation, including:
- Right of access - you can ask what data I hold about you.
- Right to rectification - you can ask me to correct inaccurate data.
- Right to erasure - you can ask me to delete your data.
- Right to restrict processing - you can ask me to limit how I use your data.
- Right to data portability - you can request your data in a portable format.
- Right to object - you can object to my processing of your data.
In practice I hold very little about any individual visitor (server logs and nothing else), but you are welcome to exercise any of these rights by getting in touch.
Your rights under CCPA (California visitors)
If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act gives you the right to:
- Know what personal information is collected and how it is used.
- Request deletion of your personal information.
- Opt out of the sale of your personal information. (I do not sell personal information.)
- Not be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights.
Contact
If you have questions about this policy or want to exercise any of your privacy rights, write to privacy@localsmarthomeguide.com.