Privacy Policy
The Short Version
We collect very little. If you subscribe to our newsletter, we store your email address. We use cookies and analytics to understand how the site is used, and our affiliate links use tracking cookies from retailers. We never sell your personal information.
1. Who We Are
ClickyBoard (“we”, “us”, “our”) is a mechanical keyboard review and content website. This privacy policy applies to information collected through our website and its related services, such as our newsletter. If you have questions about this policy, you can reach us through our contact page.
2. Information We Collect
Information you provide directly:
- Newsletter subscription: your email address, which we use solely to send you the newsletter you signed up for.
- Contact messages: your name, email address, and the contents of your message when you reach out to us.
Information collected automatically:
- Usage data: pages visited, time spent on the site, referring website, and general interaction patterns, collected through analytics tools.
- Device data: browser type, operating system, screen size, and approximate location (country or city level, based on IP address).
- Cookies and similar technologies: small files stored in your browser that help the site function and help us understand traffic. See the Cookies section below.
We do not knowingly collect sensitive personal information, and we do not require you to create an account to use ClickyBoard.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the data we collect to:
- Send our newsletter to subscribers who opted in.
- Respond to messages and inquiries.
- Understand which content is most useful so we can improve the site.
- Maintain the security and performance of the website.
- Measure the effectiveness of our content and affiliate partnerships in aggregate.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.
5. Third-Party Services
We rely on a small number of third-party services that may process data on our behalf or set their own cookies:
- Analytics providers — to measure site traffic and usage.
- Email/newsletter providers — to store subscriber emails and deliver our newsletter.
- Hosting providers — to serve the website, which involves processing IP addresses in server logs.
- Affiliate networks and retailers — including Amazon Associates, which set their own tracking cookies when you click our affiliate links.
- Embedded content — such as YouTube videos, which may collect data according to the embedding platform’s own privacy policy.
Each of these services has its own privacy policy governing how they handle data. We encourage you to review them if you want more detail.
6. Data Retention
We keep newsletter email addresses for as long as you remain subscribed. If you unsubscribe (every email includes an unsubscribe link), your address is removed from our active mailing list. Contact messages are kept only as long as needed to resolve your inquiry. Analytics data is retained according to the retention settings of our analytics provider.
7. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on where you live (for example, under the GDPR in the EU/UK or the CCPA/CPRA in California), you may have the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you.
- Request correction or deletion of your personal information.
- Object to or restrict certain processing.
- Withdraw consent at any time (for example, by unsubscribing from the newsletter).
- Opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information as defined by applicable law — noting that we do not sell personal information.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us through our contact page and we will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law.
8. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the information we hold, including using reputable service providers and serving the site over HTTPS. However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. Children’s Privacy
ClickyBoard is not directed at children under 13 (or the equivalent minimum age in your jurisdiction), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
10. International Visitors
ClickyBoard is accessible worldwide. Your information may be processed on servers located in countries other than your own, which may have different data protection laws. By using the site, you understand that your information may be transferred and processed as described in this policy.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Significant changes may also be announced on the site or via the newsletter.
12. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this privacy policy or your personal information, please reach out through our contact page. We’re happy to help.