Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

PetGearHub (“we”, “us”, “our”) operates the website petgearhub.co.uk. We are a UK-based affiliate editorial website. For questions about this policy, contact us at privacy@petgearhub.co.uk.

2. What Personal Data We Collect

We collect personal data only when you actively provide it, or when it is collected automatically as part of your use of our site.

• Email address: Collected when you subscribe to our newsletter or submit our contact form.
• Name: Collected when you submit our contact form.
• Usage data: Pages visited, time spent on site, browser type, device type — collected automatically via analytics tools.
• Cookie data: As described in section 4 below.

3. How We Use Your Data

• ✓To send our newsletter (email address — only with your explicit consent).
• ✓To respond to enquiries submitted through our contact form.
• ✓To analyse how the site is used and improve our content (anonymised usage data).
• ✓To comply with legal obligations.

We do not sell your personal data to third parties, and we do not use it for any purpose beyond what is described in this policy.

4. Cookies

We use three categories of cookies:

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time via the cookie consent banner at the bottom of the page.

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services, each of which has its own privacy policy:

• Google Analytics — website analytics
• Amazon Associates — affiliate tracking
• Vercel — website hosting and infrastructure
• Neon — database hosting

6. Data Retention

• Newsletter subscribers: Your email is retained until you unsubscribe. Each newsletter email includes an unsubscribe link.
• Contact form submissions: Retained for up to 12 months, then deleted.
• Analytics data: Aggregated and anonymised; individual data retained for up to 26 months by Google Analytics.

7. Your Rights Under UK GDPR

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

• →Right of access — to obtain a copy of your personal data.
• →Right to rectification — to correct inaccurate data.
• →Right to erasure — to request deletion of your data (the “right to be forgotten”).
• →Right to portability — to receive your data in a machine-readable format.
• →Right to object — to processing based on legitimate interests.
• →Right to withdraw consent — for any processing based on consent, at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@petgearhub.co.uk. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

8. Contact

For any privacy-related enquiries, please email privacy@petgearhub.co.uk or use our contact form.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The “last updated” date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of our site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.