Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how UKPicks (“we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, and shares information about you when you visit ukpicks.co.uk.

Information we collect

• Email address — if you subscribe to our newsletter via the email capture form.
• Usage data — pages visited, referring URLs, and browser type, collected anonymously via Vercel Analytics. No personal identifiers are stored.
• Cookies — we use a single first-party cookie to remember if you have dismissed the newsletter popup.
• Country — to decide whether to show a link to try Amazon Prime (US visitors only) or a link to an Amazon sale event or Amazon membership offer (UK visitors only), the site looks up the country of your IP address and keeps the result in your browser for that session. We do not store it. If you close that banner, your browser remembers it.

How we use your information

• Email addresses are used solely to send the UKPicks monthly newsletter. We do not sell or share your email with third parties.
• Anonymous usage data is used to improve site content and identify popular guides.

Third-party services

• Amazon Associates — ukpicks.co.uk is a participant in the Amazon EU Associates Programme, an affiliate advertising programme designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Visitors in the United States may also see a link to try Amazon Prime on Amazon.com (Amazon Services LLC Associates Program), where we earn a fee if they sign up. Clicking our affiliate links takes you to amazon.co.uk, where Amazon may set cookies to attribute your purchase; Amazon's own privacy and cookie policies apply.
• Resend — used to send newsletter emails. Email addresses are stored on Resend's servers, which are subject to their privacy policy.
• Vercel Analytics — privacy-friendly, cookieless analytics. No personal data is collected.

Your rights (UK GDPR)

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to access, correct, or delete personal data we hold about you. To exercise any of these rights, email us at contact@ukpicks.co.uk.

You may unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email we send.

Data retention

Email addresses are retained until you unsubscribe. Anonymous analytics data is retained for up to 12 months.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The “last updated” date at the top of this page will reflect any changes. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance.

Contact

For privacy-related enquiries: contact@ukpicks.co.uk