Privacy Policy
TheKitchenGeeks is a kitchen buying guide operated from London, England, United Kingdom. We collect as little personal information as practical for running an editorial website, handling reader messages, and maintaining affiliate-review transparency.
This policy explains what may be collected, why it is used, how long it may be kept, and how to contact us. It is written for readers, affiliate managers, product submitters, and commercial contacts who want to understand how the site handles data.
Who we are
The site is published as TheKitchenGeeks. Editorial and privacy questions can be sent to editor@thekitchengeeks.co.uk. We do not present fake offices, fake staff, or fake submission systems.
Information you choose to send
If you contact us, submit a correction, request newsletter updates, send a product note, or make a partnership inquiry, we may receive your name, email address, message type, message content, and any links or attachments you choose to include.
Contact and newsletter forms on this static preview create a local email draft in your own mail client. They do not silently store messages in a hidden database. If you send the email, the information is handled through the receiving mailbox.
Information collected automatically
Like most websites, the hosting layer may create server logs that include IP address, browser type, requested pages, referring page, device information, timestamps, and error information. These logs are used to keep the site available, troubleshoot problems, and understand broad usage patterns.
If privacy-conscious analytics are added later, they should be used to understand page performance and content structure, not to build intrusive personal profiles. Any future analytics should avoid collecting more information than the site reasonably needs.
Cookies and similar technologies
The core editorial site does not require readers to create accounts. Some future analytics, embedded media, affiliate networks, or retailer links may use cookies or similar technologies. Those technologies may be controlled by third parties and subject to their own privacy policies.
If cookie-dependent services are added, the site should explain the service, purpose, and control options clearly. We should not add tracking simply because a plugin makes it easy.
Affiliate links and retailers
Some outbound links may use affiliate tracking so a retailer or network can attribute a purchase. This does not change the price you pay and does not give TheKitchenGeeks access to your retailer account, payment details, basket, order history, or private customer-service messages.
Once you click through to a retailer, that retailer’s privacy policy, cookies, checkout system, returns process, and customer account rules apply. Readers should review retailer terms before buying.
How we use information
We may use submitted information to reply to reader questions, check corrections, review product submissions, evaluate partnership messages, manage newsletter requests, protect the site from abuse, and improve content accuracy.
We do not sell reader contact details. We do not use reader messages to invent testimonials, fake reviews, or fake product experience. If a reader correction informs a page update, the correction may be reflected without publishing private personal details.
How long information is kept
Reader and commercial emails may be kept as long as needed to respond, maintain correction history, review product submissions, manage affiliate contacts, or satisfy ordinary record-keeping needs. Server logs are usually kept for a shorter operational period unless needed to investigate abuse or technical problems.
If a message is no longer useful, it should be deleted or archived in a way that limits unnecessary exposure.
Sharing information
Information may be handled by ordinary service providers such as email providers, hosting providers, analytics tools, security tools, and affiliate networks. These providers should only receive information needed for their role.
We may disclose information if required by law, to protect the site, to prevent abuse, or to respond to legitimate legal requests. We do not share private reader questions with brands for pressure or sales purposes.
International readers
The site is written for a UK audience but may be accessible elsewhere. Hosting, email, analytics, and affiliate services may process information in different countries. By contacting the site, you understand that email and web infrastructure may involve cross-border processing.
Your choices and rights
You can choose not to send personal information, avoid newsletter requests, or contact us using only the details needed for a reply. Depending on your location, you may have rights to request access, correction, deletion, restriction, or objection regarding personal information we hold.
To make a privacy request, email editor@thekitchengeeks.co.uk with enough detail to identify the message or interaction. We may need to verify the request before acting on it.
Children
TheKitchenGeeks is not aimed at children and does not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has sent personal information, contact us so it can be reviewed and removed where appropriate.
Security
No website or email system can guarantee perfect security. We use ordinary care, minimal collection, and practical retention limits to reduce risk. Sensitive information such as payment details should not be sent through the contact form or ordinary email.
Changes to this policy
This policy may be updated as the site adds analytics, affiliate relationships, newsletter tooling, or submission workflows. The page should remain clear about what is actually used rather than copying legal language that does not match the site.
Contact
For privacy questions, corrections, or deletion requests, email editor@thekitchengeeks.co.uk.