Privacy Policy

Welcome to ReviewMyHand.com! We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and share information when you use our website. It also outlines your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

Information We Collect

We collect several types of information from and about users of our website, including:

  • Personal Information: This includes information that can be used to identify you, such as your name, email address, and any other contact information you voluntarily provide when you subscribe to our newsletter, leave a comment, or contact us through our website’s contact form.
  • Usage Data: We automatically collect information about your interaction with our website. This includes your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and the dates/times of your visits. This data helps us analyze trends, administer the site, track user movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.
  • Comments and User-Generated Content: Any content you post on our website, such as comments on articles, becomes public and can be collected and used by others. Please be mindful of what personal information you choose to share in these public areas.
  • Cookies and Tracking Technologies: As described in more detail below, we use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activity on our website. This information can be used to personalize your experience, track your preferences, and provide targeted advertising.

Cookies & Web Beacons

Our website uses cookies and web beacons to enhance your browsing experience and provide us with valuable data about how you use our site.

  • Cookies: Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. We use both session cookies (which expire when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which remain on your device for a longer period) for the following purposes:
    • Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the basic functioning of our website, such as enabling you to navigate between pages and access secure areas.
    • Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how you use our website, such as which pages you visit most often and if you encounter any errors. This data helps us to improve the performance of our website.
    • Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember your preferences (such as your language or region) and provide you with a more personalized experience.
    • Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are more relevant to you and your interests. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and to help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
  • Web Beacons: Web beacons (also known as pixel tags or clear GIFs) are small electronic images that may be used on our website or in our emails. They are used to track the activity of users and to collect information about the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies, or to receive a warning before a cookie is stored. However, please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect the functionality of our website and may prevent you from accessing certain features. You can typically find these settings in the “Options” or “Preferences” menu of your browser. You can also use online resources to learn more about managing cookies.

Amazon Associates Program Disclosure

ReviewMyHand.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. This means that we may earn a commission if you click on a link to Amazon.com from our website and make a purchase. These commissions help support the operation of ReviewMyHand.com and allow us to continue providing valuable content to our users. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Advertising Partners Privacy Policies

ReviewMyHand.com works with various advertising partners to display advertisements on our website. These advertising partners may use cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activity across different websites in order to provide you with targeted advertising. We do not have control over the cookies and other tracking technologies used by our advertising partners. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these advertising partners to learn more about their data collection practices.

Here are links to the privacy policies of some of our advertising partners (this list may not be exhaustive and may change over time):

You can also opt out of targeted advertising from many advertising partners through industry self-regulatory programs, such as the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) and the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA). You can learn more about these programs and how to opt out at the following websites:

CCPA & GDPR Rights

You have certain rights regarding your personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These rights include:

CCPA Rights (California Residents)

  • Right to Know: You have the right to request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the sources of that information, the purposes for collecting it, and the categories of third parties with whom we share it.
  • Right to Delete: You have the right to request that we delete the personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.
  • Right to Opt-Out of Sale: You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information. ReviewMyHand.com does not sell your personal information as we understand the term “sale” under the CCPA.
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA rights.

GDPR Rights (EU Residents)

  • Right to Access: You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you.
  • Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information we hold about you.
  • Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): You have the right to request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
  • Right to Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
  • Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit that data to another controller.
  • Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances, including for direct marketing purposes.
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: If we are processing your personal information based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [Insert Contact Email Address]. We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by applicable law.

We may need to verify your identity before processing your request. If you are a California resident and you are making a request on behalf of someone else, you will need to provide documentation to prove that you are authorized to make the request on their behalf.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on our website and, if the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice. Your continued use of our website after the effective date of the revised Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of the changes.