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Privacy Policy

This policy explains how VPN Reviews collects, uses and protects personal data when you visit this website or contact us. We try to keep data collection to a minimum.

Last updated: 2 June 2026

Template notice. This privacy policy is a good-faith starting point, not legal advice. It contains bracketed placeholders such as [insert registered name] and [insert registered address] that must be completed, and it should be reviewed by a qualified solicitor before you rely on it, especially to match your actual data flows and applicable laws.

1. Who we are (data controller)

VPN Reviews ("we", "us", "our") operates the website at vpnreviews.net. For the purposes of applicable data protection law, the data controller is [insert registered name], of [insert registered address]. You can contact us about privacy matters at [email protected].

2. What we collect

  • Contact form data. If you email us or use our contact form, we receive your name, email address and the contents of your message.
  • Server logs. Our hosting provider automatically records technical information such as your IP address, browser type, pages requested and timestamps. This is standard for running and securing a website.
  • Analytics — only with your consent. We use analytics to understand which guides are useful. Analytics cookies and scripts load only if you click "Accept all" in our cookie banner. If you reject non-essential cookies, no analytics data is collected.
  • Affiliate networks. If you click an affiliate link, the relevant affiliate network may set its own cookies and process data under its own privacy policy, outside our control.

3. Lawful bases for processing

  • Consent — for analytics, and any future marketing cookies, set via the cookie banner. You may withdraw consent at any time.
  • Legitimate interests — for responding to your enquiries, keeping the site secure, preventing abuse and maintaining basic server logs.

4. Processors we use

We rely on a small number of third parties to operate the site. These may include:

  • Hosting provider — serves the website and maintains server logs.
  • Analytics provider — measures traffic, only after you consent.
  • Google Fonts — fonts are loaded from Google's servers, which may receive your IP address as part of delivering them.
  • Affiliate networks — process click and conversion data if you choose to follow an affiliate link.

5. International transfers

Some of our processors may store or process data outside your country, including outside the UK or EEA. Where that happens, we expect appropriate safeguards (such as standard contractual clauses or an adequacy decision) to be in place. [Confirm the specific transfer mechanisms with your solicitor.]

6. Retention

We keep contact enquiries only as long as needed to deal with your message and any follow-up, then delete them. Server logs are retained for a limited period for security and troubleshooting. Analytics data is retained according to our analytics provider's settings. [Insert specific retention periods.]

7. Your rights

Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to: access your data; have it rectified; have it erased; restrict or object to processing; data portability; and withdraw consent at any time (without affecting prior lawful processing). To exercise any of these, email [email protected].

8. Complaints

If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you may complain to a supervisory authority. In the UK this is the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). If you are elsewhere, please contact your local data protection regulator.

9. Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data, including transport encryption (HTTPS) and limiting access. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Children

This site is intended for a general adult audience and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us data, please contact us so we can remove it.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. We will revise the "Last updated" date above whenever we make material changes. Please check back periodically.

12. Contact

For any privacy question or request, email us at [email protected]. You can manage analytics consent at any time using the cookie banner — see our Cookie Policy for details.