Effective Date: 27 February 2026
Who We Are
Our website address is: http://simplygadgetguide.com. At Simply Gadget Guide, we take your privacy seriously and are committed to protecting your personal data.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the information shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible publicly in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
We use cookies to improve your experience on our site:
- If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies last for one year.
- Temporary cookies are set on the login page to check if your browser accepts cookies.
- Login cookies last for two days, while screen options cookies last for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps you logged in for two weeks.
- Editing or publishing an article sets a cookie indicating the post ID you just edited; it expires after one day.
Cookies do not contain sensitive personal information and are used only to enhance your browsing experience.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the other website directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interactions. If you are logged in to those sites, they may link activity to your account.
Analytics & Tracking
We may use tools such as Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our site. All data is anonymized, and we do not use it to identify individual users.
Newsletter Subscriptions
If you subscribe to our newsletter, your email address will be stored solely to send updates and promotions from Simply Gadget Guide. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails.
Who We Share Your Data With
- Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
- If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
- For registered users (if any), personal information is stored in their profile. Users can see, edit, or delete their information at any time (except their username). Website administrators can also edit this information.
Your Rights
If you have an account or have left comments, you can:
- Request an exported file of all personal data we hold about you
- Request that we erase any personal data we hold about you
This does not include any data we are required to keep for legal, administrative, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments and interactions may be sent to automated spam detection and analytics services for processing.
Contact Us
For any questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, contact us at: privacy@simplygadgetguide.com