Privacy Policy
Effective date: March 27, 2026 · Last updated: March 27, 2026
Plain-English Summary
- • We do not sell your personal data to anyone, ever.
- • We collect basic analytics data (page views, general location) — no personally identifiable information.
- • We use cookies for analytics and affiliate link tracking. You can opt out.
- • If you contact us by email, we keep your message to respond to it — nothing else.
- • We use standard third-party services (Google Analytics, affiliate networks) with their own privacy policies.
1. Who We Are
TheGoodFilter is a product discovery website operated from Connecticut, United States. We can be reached via our Contact page.
2. Information We Collect
Information you provide: If you submit our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and message content. We use this solely to respond to your inquiry.
Information collected automatically: IP address (truncated), browser type, operating system, pages visited, and timestamps via Google Analytics. We do not enable Google Signals or Google Ads features.
3. Cookies
Analytics cookies: Google Analytics (_ga, _gid, _gat) tracking anonymous usage. Expire after 2 years (_ga) or 24 hours (_gid).
Affiliate tracking cookies: Set by affiliate networks when you click product links. Duration varies (Amazon: 24 hours; others: 30–90 days typically).
4. How We Use Your Information
- Operate and improve the website
- Respond to contact form submissions
- Earn affiliate commissions through disclosed programs
- Detect and prevent fraudulent behavior
- Comply with legal obligations
5. Third-Party Services
- Google Analytics — Privacy policy · Opt-out
- Amazon Associates — Amazon Privacy Notice
- ShareASale, Impact, CJ Affiliate, Rakuten — Each operates under its own privacy policy.
6. Data Retention
Contact form submissions are retained for 90 days after responding, then deleted. Analytics data is retained in aggregate anonymized form per Google Analytics defaults (26 months).
7. Your Rights
- Request access to any personal data we hold about you
- Request deletion of any personal data we hold about you
- Opt out of analytics using the Google Analytics opt-out tool
- Contact us with any privacy concern via our Contact page
8. GDPR (EEA and UK Residents)
If you are located in the European Economic Area or United Kingdom, you have additional rights under GDPR including data portability and the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority. Our legal basis for analytics is legitimate interest. Our legal basis for contact form data is your consent in submitting the form.
9. Children's Privacy
TheGoodFilter is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. If you believe a child has submitted data to us, please contact us.
10. Data Security
We implement industry-standard security including HTTPS encryption for all traffic and access controls on any data we hold. No internet transmission is 100% secure.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Material changes will be noted with an updated effective date at the top of this page.