Privacy Policy — TopConsumerRated

Last updated: 18 August 2026

Template note (publish se pehle padho, phir ye box hata do): Ye ek solid general-purpose privacy policy hai jo affiliate site ke standard setup (analytics + affiliate links + contact email) ko cover karti hai. [Brackets] wali jagah apni detail bharo. Agar tum EU/UK traffic pe paid ads chalao ya email list banao, to ek baar kisi legal-template service (Termly, iubenda) ya lawyer se verify karwa lena — main lawyer nahi hoon.

1. Who we are

TopConsumerRated.com ("we", "us") is a product comparison website operated by [your name / business name], based in [country]. For any privacy question, contact us at [hello@topconsumerrated.com].

2. What we collect

We collect very little, and nothing you don't give us or that your browser doesn't send automatically:

Contact data. If you email us or use the contact form, we receive your name, email address, and message. We use it only to reply.
Usage data. Like most websites, our hosting and analytics record standard technical information: IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, referring page, and timestamps.
Cookies. See section 4.

We do not ask for, and you should not send us, payment details, government IDs, or other sensitive personal data. Purchases happen on merchants' sites, not ours.

3. How we use it

To operate, secure, and improve the site;
To understand which guides people read (aggregate analytics);
To reply when you contact us;
To measure affiliate referrals (see section 5).

We do not sell your personal information.

4. Cookies and analytics

We use cookies and similar technologies for two purposes:

Analytics. We use [Google Analytics / Plausible / your tool] to understand site traffic in aggregate. [If using GA: IP anonymisation is enabled.]
Affiliate tracking. When you click a product link, the merchant or affiliate network may set a cookie in your browser so the merchant knows the visit came from us. This is how we earn commissions. These cookies are set and controlled by the merchant/network under their own privacy policies.

You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings at any time; the site will still work.

5. Affiliate links and third parties

Links on this site marked as product or offer links take you to third-party merchants (for example, Amazon or a brand's own store). Once you leave our site, the merchant's privacy policy applies, not ours. Third parties we work with include:

[Hosting provider]
[Analytics provider]
Affiliate networks and merchants, including Amazon Associates [+ others as added]

6. Legal basis (EU/UK visitors)

Where GDPR/UK GDPR applies, we process usage data under legitimate interests (running and securing a website), contact data to respond to your enquiry, and analytics/marketing cookies on the basis of consent where required.

7. Data retention

Contact emails are kept for as long as needed to handle the enquiry and then for a reasonable record-keeping period. Analytics data is retained per our analytics provider's settings ([e.g. 14 months]).

8. Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, delete, or receive a copy of your personal data, to object to or restrict processing, and to complain to your data protection authority. To exercise any of these, email [hello@topconsumerrated.com].

California residents: we do not sell personal information as defined by the CCPA/CPRA.

9. Children

This site is not directed at children under 16 and we do not knowingly collect their data.

10. Changes

We'll update this page when our practices change and revise the "last updated" date above.