Actually Useful Deals

Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 15, 2026

Actually Useful Deals respects your privacy. We run this site to help people find useful gear deals, not to collect, sell, rent, or trade personal information.

The short version

Information we may collect

When you visit the site, standard server and security logs may include information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, referring page, pages viewed, and approximate time of visit. This helps keep the site working, secure, and reliable.

If you submit a deal, join a list, or contact us directly, we may collect your name, email address, URL, deal details, and message contents so we can respond, review submissions, and operate the site.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand site traffic, popular pages, and which types of deals readers click. Google Analytics may use cookies or similar technologies to measure visits and activity. Google explains how it uses information from sites and apps here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

We use analytics in aggregate. We are looking for patterns such as which categories are useful, which pages are working, and which deals people click. We are not trying to personally identify individual readers.

Affiliate links

Actually Useful Deals uses affiliate links, including Amazon Associates links. If you click a merchant link and buy something, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

When you click an affiliate link, the merchant or affiliate network may receive information needed to attribute the visit or purchase. Once you leave Actually Useful Deals, the other site’s privacy policy and terms apply.

Cookies and similar technologies

Cookies may be used for analytics, security, caching, affiliate attribution, and basic site functionality. You can usually block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Some features or tracking may not work the same way if cookies are disabled.

How we use information

We use information to operate and secure the site, understand what content readers find useful, improve deal selection, respond to messages, maintain affiliate tracking, and comply with legal or platform requirements.

When information may be shared

We may share limited information with service providers that help operate the site, such as hosting, analytics, security, caching, email, and affiliate tracking providers. We may also disclose information if required by law, to protect the site, or to respond to valid legal requests.

We do not sell personal information. We do not rent or trade personal information. We do not share personal information with data brokers.

Data retention

We keep information only as long as reasonably needed for the purposes described above, unless a longer period is required for legal, security, backup, or recordkeeping reasons.

Your choices

You can block cookies in your browser, use browser privacy tools, or use Google’s Analytics opt-out tools where available. You can also use the Contact page to ask about personal information you have provided directly to us.

Children’s privacy

This site is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as the site changes, such as if we add a newsletter, account features, advertising tools, or new analytics services. The updated date at the top will show when the policy was last changed.

Contact

Questions about this privacy policy can be sent through the Contact page. If you submitted information directly, include enough context for us to identify the submission.