Privacy
The short version: this site sets no cookies of its own, has no accounts, and doesn't track you across the web.
Who is responsible
The Checked Guide is run by Masquadito, who is the data controller for this site. You can get in touch through the Contact page.
What is collected
- Visit statistics. The site uses Cloudflare Web Analytics, which counts page views without cookies and without identifying you. It records things like the page visited, the referring site, the country and the browser type.
- Server logs. The site is hosted on Cloudflare, which processes technical data such as IP addresses to deliver pages and protect the site from attacks. SeeCloudflare's privacy policy.
Embedded videos
Some guides include a YouTube video. Until you press play, only a preview image is loaded from YouTube's servers. Pressing play loads the player from youtube-nocookie.com, and from then onGoogle's privacy policy applies.
Links to other sites
References and affiliate links take you to other websites, which have their own privacy policies. A retailer such as Amazon may set its own cookies when you arrive there from an affiliate link. That's how it knows which site sent you.
Email list
If you subscribe to new guides by email, your address is held byButtondown, the service that sends the emails. It is based in the United States, so your address is stored there. It's used only to send you new guides. You're asked to confirm before anything is sent, every email has an unsubscribe link, and unsubscribing removes you from the list. The emails link to guides on this site and never contain affiliate links.
The legal basis is your consent, which you can withdraw at any time by unsubscribing.
If you email the site, your message and address are used only to reply, and deleted when no longer needed.
Your rights
Under UK GDPR you can ask what personal data is held about you, and ask for it to be corrected or deleted. If you're unhappy with how your data is handled, you can complain to theInformation Commissioner's Office.