Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Update24 (‘we’, ‘us’) collects, uses and protects information when you visit update24.site. This policy is written to be clear and readable, and it applies to visitors in Europe (including the EEA and UK) and the United States.

Information we collect

• Log data: our hosting automatically records basic technical data such as IP address, browser type and pages visited, as is standard for any website.
• Cookies: we use analytics cookies to understand which guides are useful. We do not use ad profiling cookies on this site.
• Information you send us: if you contact us by email, we keep that correspondence to respond to you.

How we use information

• To operate and improve the website and understand what readers find useful.
• To respond to enquiries and legal or privacy requests.
• To verify where our audience is located so content is relevant - never to identify you individually.

Affiliate links and third parties

• When you click an affiliate link, you leave update24.site for a retailer (for example Amazon, ASOS, Sephora or Expedia). Their sites set their own cookies and have their own privacy policies.
• Amazon and other retailers collect information under their own policies when you shop there; we never receive your payment details.
• We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

Your rights (EEA/UK visitors - GDPR)

• You have the right to access, correct, or delete personal data we hold about you, and to object to or restrict certain processing.
• To exercise any right, email hello@update24.site with the subject line ‘Privacy Request’. We honour such requests promptly.
• We rely on legitimate-interest grounds for basic analytics and security logging, and consent grounds where cookies require it.

Cookies summary

• Necessary/technical cookies: required for the site to function (no personal advertising use).
• Analytics cookies: help us see aggregate traffic patterns; they are set only if your browser allows them.
• You can block or delete cookies at any time in your browser settings. Blocking cookies may affect site features.

Data retention and security

We keep log and contact data only as long as needed for the purposes above, then delete or anonymise it. We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect data, and we never sell personal information.

California residents (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have the right to know, delete, and opt out of the ‘sale’ or ‘sharing’ of your personal information. We do not sell personal information. To make a request, contact hello@update24.site.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The ‘Last updated’ date above reflects the current version; material changes will be noted on this page.