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Privacy policy

Effective: September 2, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Gear Reviews (“Gear Reviews,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) may collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit gear-reviews.com, contact us, join the community, or submit a partnership enquiry.

Your privacy choices: Google Analytics is optional and is not loaded unless you select “Allow” in our privacy banner. Your choice is stored on your device and can be changed at any time through “Privacy & cookie settings” in the site footer. We do not use Google AdSense or advertising cookies.

1. Information we collect

Information you provide. We may collect your name, email address, organization, message content, product information, communication preferences, and any other information you submit through contact, community, or partnership forms.

Information collected automatically. Our hosting, security, and analytics providers may process information such as IP address, browser type, device type, requested pages, timestamps, referring pages, cookie or local-storage data, consent choices, and security signals. This information may be used to deliver and secure the site, measure readership and performance, prevent fraud, and diagnose errors.

Information from third parties. Cloudflare provides hosting, security, traffic reporting, and privacy-focused Web Analytics. Google Analytics 4 measures site usage only where the visitor has selected “Allow.” We may receive aggregated reporting from these providers. Newsletter and form-processing services will be identified here before they begin collecting information.

2. How we use information

We may use information to operate and secure the site; respond to messages and corrections; manage community subscriptions; evaluate products and partnership proposals; maintain editorial records; improve content and site performance; comply with legal obligations; and protect our rights, readers, contributors, and partners.

3. Cookies and similar tools

Google Analytics 4 is disabled by default. If you allow analytics, it may use first-party cookies, including cookies beginning _ga, to distinguish visits and produce readership reports. We store your analytics choice in local storage under gear_reviews_analytics_consent_v1 so that the site can remember it. If you decline or later switch analytics off, GA4 is not loaded on future page views and existing GA4 cookies accessible to the site are removed. We do not use Google AdSense or advertising cookies. Cloudflare may use strictly necessary technologies for security and service delivery; Cloudflare states that its Web Analytics service does not collect or use visitors’ personal data. Learn more about how Google uses information from sites that use its services.

If you allow analytics, Google Analytics may collect information to measure use of the site. Cloudflare processes traffic and security information to host, protect, and measure the site. We may also share information with service providers that process forms, deliver email, or support business operations; with professional advisers; in connection with a merger, financing, sale, or transfer; when required by law; or when reasonably necessary to prevent harm, fraud, or abuse. We do not state that we sell personal information.

5. Retention

We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including responding to enquiries, maintaining consent and suppression records, supporting editorial documentation, resolving disputes, enforcing agreements, and meeting legal requirements. Retention periods should be documented once live systems are selected.

6. Your choices and rights

You may use “Privacy & cookie settings” in the footer to allow analytics, keep it off, or change an earlier choice. You may unsubscribe from marketing emails using the link provided in those messages. Depending on where you live, you may also have rights to request access, correction, deletion, restriction, portability, or objection regarding personal information. We may need to verify your identity before completing a request, and some information may be retained where permitted or required by law.

7. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Children

The site is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided information, contact us so we can review and address the issue.

9. International processing

Service providers may process information in countries other than your own. Where required, appropriate safeguards should be used for international transfers. Update this section once the operating entity and service-provider locations are known.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as the site, services, or legal requirements change. The effective date at the top will be revised when material changes are published.

11. Contact

Privacy questions and requests can be sent to [email protected].