Privacy Policy

TradeTech Guide respects your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices available to you.

Information We Collect

We collect limited first-party event data when a reader follows an external merchant or vendor link. Current events may include the TradeTech Guide page path, target domain, link label and placement, timestamp, bounded time since page load, first-party referrer path, and a coarse client classification used to separate likely human activity from automated traffic.

How We Use Information

Collected data is used to operate, secure, and improve our website and content experience. We do not sell personal information to third parties.

Analytics and affiliate technology

When you consent, we may use analytics tools to understand traffic patterns and site performance. We may also work directly with software vendors or affiliate technology partners to attribute commissions when readers click or purchase through merchant links.

We maintain first-party outbound-link logs to measure which recommendations readers use, diagnose attribution issues, and detect abusive traffic. New events do not retain raw IP addresses or full browser user-agent strings, and first-party page and referrer URLs are stored without query strings or fragments. Earlier records created by a previous logger may contain more detailed technical fields; they are kept separate from the current human-only performance reports. We do not sell this data or use it to build cross-site profiles.

Cookies and consent

We use cookies or similar technologies for analytics, performance monitoring, and affiliate attribution. Where required by law, we request consent before non-essential cookies are used. You can accept or decline non-essential cookies through our consent banner.

Opt-out options

You can decline non-essential cookies in the privacy choices panel and adjust browser-level cookie settings at any time.

Third-Party Links

Our articles may link to external software providers. We are not responsible for third-party privacy practices; please review their policies before sharing personal information.

Contact

For privacy questions, please contact the editorial team through our official communication channels.