Last updated: 26 June 2026. This is a plain-English summary, not legal advice — please have it reviewed before relying on it.
Who we are
This site, benpicks.com, is operated by [company legal name] (“BenPicks,” “we,” “us”). For any privacy question, email hello@benpicks.com.
What we collect
- Information you give us — e.g. your email address when you subscribe to our newsletter or contact us.
- Information collected automatically — if you consent to analytics, we collect aggregated usage data such as pages visited, approximate location (country/region), device and browser type, and the site that referred you. We also collect privacy-friendly, aggregate traffic counts that do not use cookies (see Cloudflare Web Analytics below).
How we use it
We use your information to send the newsletter you asked for, respond to your messages, understand how the site is used so we can improve it, and meet our legal obligations. We do not sell your personal data.
Cookies & analytics
When you first visit, analytics and advertising storage are switched off by default. We show a cookie banner, and the cookies and tools below only run after you click “Accept.” This is implemented with Google Consent Mode v2 — if you decline, no analytics or advertising cookies are set. Cloudflare Web Analytics is the one exception: it is cookieless and collects only anonymous, aggregate counts, so it runs without consent.
We manage our tags through Google Tag Manager (which does not itself set cookies). The tools it loads, once you consent, are:
| Tool | Purpose | Cookies / storage | Set when | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics 4 (via GTM) | Understand aggregate site usage | _ga, _ga_* |
After you accept | Up to 2 years |
| Microsoft Clarity | Aggregate heatmaps & session insights to improve pages | _clck, _clsk and similar |
After you accept | Up to 1 year |
| Cloudflare Web Analytics | Anonymous, aggregate traffic counts | None (cookieless) | Always (no personal data) | n/a |
| Consent choice | Remembers your Accept/Reject decision | bp-consent (first-party local storage) |
When you choose | Until you clear it |
| Affiliate networks | Credit us for a referral (see below) | Set by the destination site on click | When you click an affiliate link | Per their policy |
Microsoft Clarity is operated by Microsoft, Google Analytics and Tag Manager by Google, and Web Analytics by Cloudflare; data those services process is also subject to their own privacy policies.
Managing or withdrawing consent
You can change your mind at any time. Use the button below to clear your saved choice and bring the banner back, or clear this site’s cookies and storage in your browser settings.
Affiliate tracking
When you click an affiliate link, the destination site may set a cookie to attribute a potential purchase to us, at no extra cost to you. That activity is governed by their privacy policy, not ours. See our disclosure for how affiliate links work and our independence policy.
Your rights
Depending on where you live (including under UK/EU GDPR and California’s CCPA), you may have the right to access, correct, delete, or port your personal data, to object to or restrict processing, to withdraw analytics consent, and to unsubscribe at any time (every newsletter has a one-click unsubscribe link). To exercise any right, email hello@benpicks.com. You also have the right to complain to your local data-protection authority — in the UK, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
Data retention & security
We keep personal data only as long as needed for the purposes above, and take reasonable measures to protect it. No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.
Changes
We may update this policy; the “last updated” date above will always reflect the current version.