1. What We Collect (And What We Don’t)

No Long-Term IP Storage: We do not store raw IP addresses in our analytics databases. Instead, incoming request IPs are hashed using a daily-rotating salt and discarded immediately.

Newsletter Subscribers: When you subscribe to our newsletter, we store your email address solely to deliver hair updates and editorial guides. We never sell, rent, or trade our email lists with third parties.

2. First-Party Analytics

Our server logs request timestamps, response latency, device categories, and whether the visitor is a human reader or automated search crawler. These first-party analytics are separate from the Google advertising technologies described below.

3. Outbound Merchant Links

When you click an outbound link to Amazon or another affiliate merchant, you will be redirected to that merchant's external website. Their respective privacy policies and terms govern any activity on their platforms.

4. Advertising and consent

Google advertising and cookies

This site includes Google AdSense. When ads are served, Google and its partners may use cookies, device identifiers, IP addresses and information about visits to deliver, personalize and measure advertising. Where consent is required, use the consent message to accept, decline or manage your choices. You can revisit your choices using the “Privacy & cookie settings” control when it is available, and manage cookies in your browser.

See how Google uses information from sites that use its services and Google’s advertising preferences. Rejecting optional advertising consent does not prevent you from reading our public content.

5. Your Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

You have the right to access, rectify, or request deletion of any personal data you have provided to us (such as your newsletter subscription). You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in our emails or by contacting support@hairduty.com.