Privacy Policy

PinballGuides is a website dedicated to providing information and guides about pinball machines. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and handle your information when you visit our website.

What we collect

• Information you voluntarily submit via our contact form, including your name, email address, and the content of your message.
• Standard server logs automatically collected by our hosting infrastructure, including your IP address, browser user agent, and timestamps of your visits.
• Cookies, which may include essential cookies for site functionality, analytics cookies to help us understand usage patterns, and advertising cookies used to personalize ads (you can manage cookie preferences in your browser settings).
• We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal data such as financial information, health data, or government-issued identifiers.

How we use information

• To respond to your inquiries submitted via our contact form.
• To analyze aggregated traffic and usage patterns to improve the website's content and user experience.
• To measure the effectiveness of advertising displayed on the site (without sharing your personal information with advertisers).

Third parties

Some links on our website are affiliate links to third-party retailers. If you click such a link and make a purchase, we may earn a commission. The collection and use of your information by those retailers are governed by their own privacy policies. We may also display advertisements served by a standard advertising network; these services may use cookies and similar technologies to serve relevant ads to you. Additionally, form submissions are transmitted through a standard email service provider.

Your rights

• You have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you.
• You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data, subject to our legal obligations to retain certain records.
• You may opt out of any future communications from us by using the contact method below.

Policy updates

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, and any changes will be reflected on this page with an updated effective date.

Contact

To exercise your data rights or if you have any questions about this policy, please contact us via our contact form. — contact form.