This privacy policy explains how walkingpadreviews.co.uk collects, uses, and protects information when you visit our website. We are committed to respecting your privacy and being transparent about any data processing.
What Data We Collect
We do not collect any personal data directly. We do not have sign-up forms, user accounts, comment sections, or contact forms that store personal information on our servers.
The only data collected is anonymous usage data through third-party analytics services, as described below.
Google Analytics (GA4)
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use our site. This helps us improve our content and user experience. Google Analytics collects:
- Pages you visit and how long you spend on them
- How you arrived at our site (e.g. search engine, direct link)
- General location data (country and city level, not precise)
- Device type, browser, and operating system
This data is aggregated and anonymised. We cannot identify individual visitors from this information. Google Analytics uses cookies to distinguish unique users. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Amazon Affiliate Cookies
When you click a link to Amazon from our site, Amazon places a cookie on your device to track the referral. This is how Amazon knows you came from our site, and it allows us to earn a small commission on qualifying purchases.
These cookies are set by Amazon, not by us. Amazon's cookie typically lasts 24 hours. For full details, see Amazon's Privacy Notice.
Third-Party Services
Our website uses the following third-party services:
- Google Fonts - We load the Inter font from Google Fonts. Google may collect your IP address and browser information when serving the font files. See Google's Privacy Policy.
- Amazon Associates - Product links and pricing data come from Amazon UK. See Amazon's privacy notice linked above.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser. We use the following types of cookies:
- Analytics cookies - Set by Google Analytics to track site usage (can be blocked via browser settings or the GA opt-out add-on)
- Affiliate cookies - Set by Amazon when you click an affiliate link (managed by Amazon)
We do not use any advertising cookies, tracking pixels, or retargeting technologies. You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies will not affect the core functionality of our website.
Your Rights Under GDPR
Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, you have the following rights:
- Right of access - You can request a copy of any personal data we hold about you
- Right to rectification - You can ask us to correct inaccurate data
- Right to erasure - You can ask us to delete your data
- Right to restrict processing - You can ask us to limit how we use your data
- Right to data portability - You can request your data in a machine-readable format
- Right to object - You can object to our processing of your data
Since we do not collect personal data directly, these rights are most relevant to the data processed by our third-party services (Google Analytics and Amazon). You can exercise your rights with those services directly, or contact us and we will assist where we can.
Contact for Data Requests
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us at hello@walkingpadreviews.co.uk.
Last updated: March 2026