Privacy Policy

Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains what information TechSpecs (“we”, “us”, or “our”) collects when you visit https://techspecs.pro, how and why we use it, who we share it with, and the choices and rights you have. TechSpecs is an independent technology publication offering device and service specifications, reviews, how-to guides, listicles, and Q&A. The site is funded by display advertising (primarily Google AdSense) and affiliate links.

By using the site you agree to the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree, please stop using the site. This policy applies only to https://techspecs.pro; it does not cover third-party sites we link to, which have their own policies.

Information we collect

We try to collect as little personal data as possible. The information we hold falls into two broad groups: data you provide directly, and data collected automatically as you browse.

Information you provide to us

• Contact form. When you use our contact form, we collect your name, email address, an optional subject, and your message so that we can read and respond to your enquiry.
• Comments. If you leave a comment on an article, we store the comment text, the name and email you supply, and basic metadata (such as the time of posting and the page commented on) to display and moderate the discussion and to prevent spam and abuse.
• Newsletter. If you subscribe to our newsletter, we store the email address you provide and your consent/confirmation status so we can send you the emails you asked for. We use a double opt-in process, and every email includes a one-click unsubscribe link.
• Corrections and submissions. If you send us a tip, correction, or other submission, we keep what you send us so we can act on it.

Information collected automatically

• Usage and device data. Like most websites, our analytics and advertising partners automatically receive technical information such as your IP address (often truncated/anonymised), browser and device type, operating system, screen size, language, referring page, the pages you view, and how you interact with them.
• Cookies and similar technologies. We and our partners use cookies, local storage, and pixels for essential functions, analytics, and advertising. See the section below and our Cookie Policy for full detail.
• Approximate location. Our analytics and advertising partners may infer your approximate (city/region-level) location from your IP address. We do not collect precise GPS location.

How we use your information

• To respond to your contact-form messages and provide support.
• To publish and moderate comments and to prevent spam, fraud, and abuse.
• To send the newsletter you subscribed to and manage your subscription.
• To measure, understand, and improve how the site and its content perform.
• To display advertising and affiliate links that fund the site.
• To maintain the security and integrity of the site and our systems.
• To comply with our legal obligations and to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

Cookies and similar technologies

A cookie is a small file stored on your device. We and our partners use cookies and similar technologies (such as local storage and pixels) for distinct purposes:

• Strictly necessary cookies that make the site work and remember your privacy choices (including your cookie-consent decision). These are always on.
• Preference cookies that remember settings such as your light/dark theme.
• Analytics cookies that help us understand how the site is used.
• Advertising cookies set by Google and its partners to serve and measure ads.

Non-essential cookies (preferences, analytics, and advertising) are not set until you consent via our cookie-consent banner. For a full breakdown of each category and how to control them, see our Cookie Policy.

Advertising and analytics

The site is funded by advertising and affiliate commissions, so understanding this section matters.

Google AdSense

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other websites.
• Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to our site and/or other sites on the internet.
• These advertising cookies may be used to show personalised (interest-based) ads as well as to measure ad performance and limit how often you see the same ad.
• Where you have not consented to personalised advertising, Google may serve non-personalised ads, which are based on the content of the current page and general context rather than your past behaviour.
• Google and its partners may use device identifiers and your approximate location as part of ad delivery and measurement.

You can opt out of personalised advertising by Google by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can opt out of personalised advertising from many other participating vendors at aboutads.info/choices or youronlinechoices.eu. For more on how Google uses data, see How Google uses information from sites that use its services.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the site so we can improve it.

• Google Analytics uses cookies and similar identifiers to collect information such as the pages you visit, how long you stay, your approximate location (derived from a truncated IP address), and your device and browser.
• This information is aggregated and used to produce reports about site activity. We do not use it to identify you personally.
• Google processes this data on our behalf; see Google’s Privacy Policy for details.

You can prevent Google Analytics from using your data by declining analytics in our consent banner, or by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Consent Mode v2

We implement Google Consent Mode v2. This means analytics and advertising scripts respect your consent choice: until you opt in, Google’s tags operate in a restricted state and do not set non-essential advertising or analytics cookies. When you grant consent, the relevant tags adjust their behaviour accordingly.

Affiliate links

Some links to products or retailers are affiliate links. If you click one and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Affiliate networks may set their own cookies to attribute that purchase. Our editorial coverage is independent of these arrangements; see our disclaimer for more.

Legal bases for processing (GDPR)

If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, we rely on the following legal bases under the GDPR:

• Consent - for non-essential cookies, analytics, advertising, and newsletter sign-ups. You may withdraw consent at any time.
• Legitimate interests - to run, secure, and improve the site, to moderate comments, and to prevent spam and abuse, where these interests are not overridden by your rights.
• Performance of a request - to respond to enquiries you send us.
• Legal obligation - where we must process data to comply with the law.

Your rights and choices

Depending on where you live, you may have some or all of the following rights:

• Access - to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Rectification - to ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erasure - to ask us to delete your data (for example, your comment or newsletter subscription).
• Restriction and objection - to limit or object to certain processing, including direct marketing.
• Portability - to receive certain data in a portable format.
• Withdraw consent - at any time, without affecting processing already carried out.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us through our contact page. You also have practical controls: change or withdraw your cookie choices anytime via the “Cookie settings” link in the site footer (which re-opens the consent banner), opt out of personalised ads at Google Ads Settings, and unsubscribe from the newsletter via the link in any email.

Do Not Track. Some browsers send a “Do Not Track” signal. There is no industry consensus on how to respond to it, so we do not change our behaviour based on it; instead, we rely on our consent banner to honour your choices.

Data sharing and third parties

We do not sell your personal information. We share data only with the service providers that make the site work, and only as needed for those services or where required by law. These include:

• Google - for advertising (AdSense) and analytics.
• Hosting and infrastructure providers - to operate the site.
• Email/newsletter delivery - to send the messages you requested.

We may also disclose information if required by law, to enforce our terms, or to protect the rights, safety, and security of our users or the public.

International transfers

Our partners (including Google) may process data in countries outside your own, including the United States. Where data is transferred internationally, those providers rely on appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses or other recognised mechanisms.

Data retention

We keep contact-form submissions, comments, and newsletter subscriptions for as long as needed for the purpose they were collected, after which they are deleted or anonymised. Aggregated analytics data is retained according to our analytics provider’s settings. You can ask us to remove your data at any time.

Children’s privacy

This site is not directed to children under 13 (or the minimum age in your jurisdiction), and we do not knowingly collect their personal information. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it.

Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect the data we hold, including encrypted connections (HTTPS) and access controls. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, however, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or the law. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Material changes may be highlighted more prominently.

Contact us

If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your data, please reach us via our contact page.