Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how HonestPicks ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses, and shares information when you visit our website. We respect your privacy and aim to be transparent about our data practices.

1. Information we collect

Information you provide

• Contact details (name, email address, message content) when you use our contact form or email us.
• Optional feedback or testimonials you submit voluntarily.

Information collected automatically

• Device and browser information (user agent, screen size, language).
• Approximate location derived from IP address (country/region only).
• Pages visited, referring URL, time on page, and click events.
• Cookies and similar technologies (see Section 4).

2. How we use information

• To operate, maintain, and improve the Site.
• To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support.
• To measure traffic and understand which articles and products readers find useful.
• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, fraud, or abuse.
• To comply with legal obligations.

3. Legal bases (EEA / UK users)

If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, we rely on the following legal bases under GDPR / UK GDPR:

• Consent — for non-essential cookies and analytics.
• Legitimate interests — for site security, fraud prevention, and basic audience measurement.
• Performance of a contract — to respond to support requests you initiate.
• Legal obligation — where required by applicable law.

4. Cookies and tracking

We use cookies and similar technologies for essential site functions, analytics, and to attribute affiliate referrals to merchant partners. Affiliate networks may set cookies on the merchant's site after you click an outbound link so that the merchant can credit our referral. We do not receive your payment information from those merchants.

You can control cookies through your browser settings and, where applicable, through our cookie banner. Blocking cookies may impair some site functionality.

5. Sharing your information

We do not sell your personal information. We share limited data only with:

• Service providers (hosting, analytics, email delivery, security) acting on our behalf under confidentiality obligations.
• Affiliate networks and merchants — only the click and referral identifiers needed to attribute purchases (no name, email, or address is shared by us).
• Authorities when required by law, subpoena, or to protect rights, safety, and property.
• A successor entity in the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale.

6. International transfers

Our service providers may process data in countries outside your own. Where we transfer personal data out of the EEA or UK, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses.

7. Data retention

We retain personal information only as long as needed for the purposes described in this policy or as required by law. Contact-form submissions are typically retained for up to 24 months unless an ongoing matter requires longer retention.

8. Your rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Request correction of inaccurate data.
• Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten").
• Object to or restrict certain processing.
• Withdraw consent at any time (without affecting prior lawful processing).
• Lodge a complaint with your local data-protection authority.

California residents (CCPA/CPRA): You have the right to know what personal information we collect, request deletion, request correction, and opt out of any "sale" or "sharing" of personal information. We do not sell personal information.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us through our Contact page. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling your request.

9. Children's privacy

The Site is not directed to children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us so we can delete it.

10. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect personal information. No internet transmission is fully secure, however, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Third-party links

Our content links to third-party retailers and websites. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies, which we encourage you to read. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of third-party sites.

12. Updates to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top reflects the most recent revision. Material changes will be highlighted on the Site.

13. Contact

For privacy questions or to exercise your rights, please use our Contact page.