Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Valentine's Gift Finder ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website valentines-gift-finder.vercel.app (the "Site").

Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the Site.

2. Information We Collect

Information You Provide

We may collect information you voluntarily provide, including:

• Email address (if you subscribe to our newsletter)
• Quiz responses (gift preferences, budget, recipient information)
• Any other information you choose to provide

Information Automatically Collected

When you visit our Site, we may automatically collect:

• Device information (browser type, operating system)
• IP address and approximate location
• Pages visited and time spent on pages
• Referring website or source
• Click data and browsing patterns

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide personalised gift recommendations
• Send newsletters and marketing communications (with your consent)
• Improve our website and services
• Analyse usage patterns and trends
• Comply with legal obligations

4. Affiliate Partnerships & Third-Party Links

Our Site contains affiliate links to third-party retailers including Amazon, Etsy, and Virgin Experience Days. When you click these links and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

These third-party sites have their own privacy policies, and we encourage you to review them. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites.

Affiliate partners we work with:

• Amazon Associates (Amazon.co.uk)
• Awin (Etsy)
• Impact.com (Virgin Experience Days)

5. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activities. Cookies are small data files stored on your device.

Types of Cookies We Use:

• Essential cookies: Required for the Site to function properly
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our Site
• Affiliate cookies: Track referrals to our affiliate partners

You can control cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our Site.

6. Your Rights (GDPR & UK Data Protection)

If you are a resident of the UK or European Economic Area, you have certain data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR:

• Right to access: Request copies of your personal data
• Right to rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to erasure: Request deletion of your personal data
• Right to restrict processing: Request limitation of data processing
• Right to data portability: Request transfer of your data
• Right to object: Object to processing of your personal data
• Right to withdraw consent: Withdraw consent at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.

7. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

8. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including to satisfy legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

9. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not intended for children under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us at:

Email: alistairdmanthony@gmail.com