Who we are

Our website address is https://pickedessentials.com. Picked Essentials is a content website that publishes reviews, buying guides, and recommendations for home office and consumer products. This website participates in the Amazon Associates Program and may earn commissions from qualifying purchases made through affiliate links.

By using this website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check whether you are using it. After approval of your comment, your profile picture (if enabled through Gravatar) is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images on the site.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you do not have to re-enter your details when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we also set cookies to save your login details and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out, login cookies are removed.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or product listings. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor had visited that website directly.

These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Analytics and Affiliate Tracking

We may use analytics and affiliate tracking tools to understand how visitors use our website and how users interact with affiliate links. This may include anonymized information such as:

• pages visited

• referral source

• device type and browser

• general geographic region (non-precise)

This information is used to improve website performance, content quality, and user experience. We do not sell personal data to third parties.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. Visitor comments may also be checked through an automated spam detection service. Analytics and affiliate partners may receive anonymized usage data as part of tracking and reporting processes.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them for moderation.

For users who register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their information at any time (except their username). Website administrators may also view and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you provided to us. You may also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, except data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Affiliate link clicks and analytics interactions may be processed through third-party platforms in accordance with their privacy policies.