Privacy Policy

Effective date: 10 April 2026. This Policy explains how kitchencomparer.com (“we”, “us”) handles personal data when you use the Site.

1. Data controller

The operator responsible for this Site can be reached at info@kitchencomparer.com.

2. Data we may collect

• Technical data such as browser type, device category, and approximate region derived from IP address.
• Usage data such as pages viewed and referral source.
• Communications you send to us by email, including your address and message content.

3. Cookies and similar technologies

We may use cookies or local storage for essential functionality, preferences, and aggregated analytics. See our Cookie Policy for categories and choices.

4. Purposes and legal bases (UK GDPR)

We process data to operate and secure the Site, analyse aggregate performance, respond to enquiries, and comply with law. Depending on the activity, we rely on legitimate interests, consent where required, or legal obligation.

5. Sharing

We may share limited data with hosting providers, analytics partners, and affiliate networks solely as needed to run the Site and measure referrals. We do not sell your personal data.

6. Retention

We keep information only as long as necessary for the purposes above, unless a longer period is required for legal claims or compliance.

7. Your rights

UK residents may have rights to access, rectify, erase, restrict, or object to certain processing, and to lodge a complaint with the ICO. Contact us to exercise these rights.

8. International transfers

If processors are located outside the UK, we use appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses where required.

9. Children

The Site is not directed at anyone under 18, and we do not knowingly collect children’s data.

10. Updates

We may revise this Policy by posting a new version on this page. Material changes will be highlighted when practical.

11. Sources of personal data

We obtain information directly from you when you contact us by email, indirectly through your device when you browse (such as IP address, user agent string, and approximate location derived at regional level), and from analytics or affiliate partners in aggregated or pseudonymous form where contracts require minimisation and purpose limitation.

12. Legal bases in detail

For operating and securing the Site, we rely on legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f) UK GDPR), balanced against your rights. Where we use non-essential cookies or similar technologies that require consent under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), we will ask through our cookie interface before activation. Where we must comply with a court order or regulatory request, we rely on legal obligation (Article 6(1)(c)). We do not use personal data for automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects solely by automated means.

13. Processors and categories of recipients

We use infrastructure providers for hosting and email delivery, security services for abuse detection, and may use analytics vendors subject to contractual data processing terms. Affiliate networks may receive pseudonymous click identifiers necessary to attribute referrals. Each processor is permitted to process data only on documented instructions and must implement appropriate technical and organisational measures.

14. Security measures

We implement measures appropriate to the risk, including access controls, transport encryption where supported, patching, and monitoring. No online transmission is completely secure; you should use updated browsers and devices. If we become aware of a personal data breach likely to affect your rights, we will notify the ICO and, where required, affected individuals without undue delay.

15. Retention schedule (summary)

Server and security logs may be retained for a limited period to investigate incidents and meet legal duties. Email correspondence is kept for as long as needed to respond and to document our relationship, typically up to three years unless a dispute requires longer. Aggregated analytics may be stored without identifying you individually. Cookie retention periods are described in the Cookie Policy.

16. Your UK GDPR rights (practical notes)

You may request access to personal data we hold about you, ask for correction of inaccurate data, request erasure where applicable, restrict processing in certain cases, object to processing based on legitimate interests (including profiling that is not strictly necessary), and request portability for data you supplied that we process by automated means under contract or consent. You may withdraw consent where processing is consent-based without affecting prior lawful processing. You may complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO); we appreciate the chance to resolve concerns first via info@kitchencomparer.com.

17. Marketing

We do not sell email lists. If we ever send optional newsletters, we will obtain explicit opt-in where required and provide a clear unsubscribe mechanism. Affiliate tracking does not, by itself, mean we send you direct marketing unless you separately subscribe.

18. Third-party sites and embedded content

Outbound links leave our Site. Operators set their own privacy practices, including cookies, identity verification, and marketing. Review their policies before creating accounts or depositing funds. We are not responsible for their processing once you leave the Site.

19. Research and statistics

We may derive statistical insights from usage patterns in a form that does not identify individuals. Such insights may be used to improve content structure, measure referral performance in aggregate, and plan editorial updates.

20. Contact (data protection)

For privacy-specific requests, email info@kitchencomparer.com with enough detail for us to verify and respond within one month in ordinary cases, extendable where complex as permitted by law.