Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

This website is an independent editorial review site. References to “we,” “us,” or “our” refer to the operators of this Site. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially connected to Ted’s Woodworking LLC or any of its subsidiaries.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information in the following ways:

• Information you provide voluntarily: If you contact us via a contact form or email, we collect your name and email address to respond to your inquiry.
• Automatically collected information: When you visit this Site, our hosting provider and analytics tools may automatically collect technical data such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the date and time of your visit.
• Cookies and tracking technologies: We and our third-party service providers (such as Google Analytics) use cookies and similar tracking technologies to analyze site traffic and usage patterns. See Section 5 for more details.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Operate, maintain, and improve this Site
• Understand how visitors use the Site so we can improve content
• Respond to your inquiries or comments
• Monitor and analyze trends and usage to improve user experience
• Comply with applicable legal obligations

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

4. Affiliate Links & Third-Party Websites

This Site contains affiliate links to Ted’s Woodworking (www.tedswoodworking.com) and potentially other third-party websites. When you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, the transaction is processed entirely by the merchant — we do not collect or store any payment or billing information.

Third-party websites have their own privacy policies, which we encourage you to review. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of any linked website.

We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you. This helps support the operation of this Site.

5. Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. We use the following types of cookies:

• Essential cookies: Required for the Site to function properly (e.g., session management).
• Analytics cookies: We use Google Analytics to understand visitor behavior. These cookies collect information such as pages visited, time on site, and traffic sources. Google Analytics data is aggregated and anonymized. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
• Advertising cookies: If this Site runs Google Ads, Google may use cookies to show relevant ads based on your prior visits to this or other websites. You can manage your Google ad preferences at adssettings.google.com.

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. Disabling cookies may affect some functionality of this Site.

6. Google Ads & Remarketing

This Site may use Google Ads to drive traffic. Google’s advertising policies require us to disclose that:

• Google uses cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this Site or other sites on the Internet.
• Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings.
• We comply with Google’s advertising policies and do not use Google Ads to target sensitive categories.

7. Data Retention

We retain analytics data for up to 26 months. Contact form submissions are retained only as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry. You may request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us.

8. Children’s Privacy

This Site is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us so we can delete it.

9. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

• The right to access information we hold about you
• The right to request correction of inaccurate information
• The right to request deletion of your information
• The right to opt out of certain data processing activities

10. Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, or misuse. However, no internet transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.