Privacy Policy

Introduction

As a site built around privacy and security education, we hold ourselves to the same standard we ask you to expect from everyone else: we only collect what’s genuinely needed to run the site, we keep it minimal, and we never sell your information. This Privacy Policy explains exactly what that looks like in practice, what we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have. It applies whenever you visit our website.

Information We Collect

Here’s what we collect and why:

• Personal Data: We only collect the personal information you choose to give us, such as your name or email address when you subscribe to our newsletter or contact us. We don’t collect anything unnecessary, and we never sell or share your personal information with advertisers or data brokers.
• Usage Data: We collect basic analytic data like your IP address, browser type, and the pages you visit. This information helps us understand how people use the site so we can improve it. We keep this data simple, minimal, and never use it to personally identify you.
• Cookies: We keep our cookie use to the bare minimum. This site uses basic analytics cookies (Google Analytics) to understand which pages are helpful and how visitors use the site. We also use a cookie that remembers your cookie preference, so you’re not asked again on every visit. We don’t use cookies for advertising, and we never sell cookie or tracking data to anyone. See “Your Cookie Choices” below for details on the specific cookies we use and how to manage them.

• Affiliate Links and Tracking: Some links on our website may be affiliate links. When you click these links, our affiliate partners may place cookies on your device to track referrals, attribute purchases, and calculate commissions. These cookies do not store personally identifiable information and are used only to confirm that you visited their website through our content.

Your Cookie Choices

When you first visit our site, a banner lets you accept, reject, or customize which cookies you allow. Here’s exactly what we use:

• Cookie consent preference (set by our consent tool): remembers your cookie choice for one year, so the banner doesn’t reappear every visit.
• Google Analytics cookies (_ga and _ga_*): help us understand page views and site traffic, stored for about 13 months. These are anonymous and don’t identify you personally.

You can change your cookie preference at any time using the cookie icon in the corner of the site.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Send you newsletters and marketing communications (only with your consent)
• Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
• Improve our website and user experience
• Analyze website usage and trends
• Prevent fraudulent activity and ensure website security

Disclosure of Your Information

We may share your information in the following situations:

• Service Providers: We use a small number of trusted service providers, like our email delivery tool and analytics software, to help run the site. They can only use your information to do that specific job, never anything else.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
• Business Transfers: We don’t sell your personal information. If Locks to Logins ever changes ownership, your information may transfer to the new owner so the site can continue operating as expected. If that ever happens, your information would remain protected under this same privacy policy or an updated version that offers equal or stronger protections.

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

• The right to access your personal data
• The right to correct inaccurate data
• The right to request deletion of your data
• The right to opt-out of marketing communications
• The right to withdraw cookie consent at any time

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites.

Children’s Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, feel free to reach out using our Contact Us page.