Privacy Policy
By Sunny Patel Editor Updated
Short answer
My Knife Guide is a static website that uses Google Analytics 4 and affiliate tracking cookies. It does not require accounts or collect personal data beyond what these tools record. This policy explains what is collected, why, and your rights under UK GDPR.
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This policy explains how My Knife Guide collects and uses personal data. It follows UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Who controls your data
The data controller for this site is Sunny Patel. Sunny is the editor of My Knife Guide.
What this site is
My Knife Guide is a static website. It does not require you to create an account. It does not require you to log in. It does not require you to submit personal information to read any page. No user accounts exist on this site.
Analytics
This site uses Google Analytics 4. Google Analytics 4 helps show how many people visit this site. It also shows which pages they read and how they found the site. Google Analytics 4 sets cookies in your browser. It processes your approximate location, derived from your IP address. It also processes your device and browser type and the pages you visit. Google Analytics data is retained according to Google’s own retention settings for this property. It is used in aggregate to improve the site’s content. No data from Google Analytics is used to identify you personally.
Affiliate cookies
When you click an affiliate link, that retailer or network may set a cookie in your browser. Examples include an Amazon Associates or Awin retailer link. The cookie records that you came from this site. This means My Knife Guide can be credited with a commission if you buy something. See the affiliate disclosure page for how these links work. My Knife Guide does not control what these third-party cookies record. Each retailer’s own privacy policy governs that.
What this site does not collect
This site does not run advertising trackers beyond the analytics and affiliate cookies described above. It does not sell personal data. It does not maintain a mailing list unless you separately opt in to one on a specific page.
Your rights
Under UK GDPR you have the right to ask what personal data is held about you. You can ask for it to be corrected or deleted. You can object to processing. Use the contact page to exercise these rights. You also have the right to complain to the UK’s data protection regulator. That regulator is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk. You can complain if you believe your data has been mishandled.
Changes to this policy
The “updated” date at the top of this page changes when this policy changes.