Last updated: October 20, 2026
This privacy policy explains what information BasinVerdict collects when you visit our site, how we use it, and the choices you have.
We're a kitchen sink review site, so we collect very little. We don't sell your data, we don't require an account, and you can browse every guide without telling us who you are.
Information We Collect
We collect two kinds of information: data your browser sends automatically, and anything you choose to send us by email.
| Information | How we get it | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Pages visited, time on page, device and browser type, approximate location (city or region) | Analytics cookies | To see which guides help readers and what to improve |
| IP address and server logs | Our web host, automatically | To keep the site secure and running |
| Your name, email address and message | When you email us | To reply to you |
| Clicks on Amazon links | Amazon's own cookies | So Amazon can credit us for a referral |
We don't collect payment details. Any purchase you make happens on Amazon or another retailer, under their own privacy policy.
Cookies and Tracking
Cookies are small text files your browser stores when you visit a site. We use three kinds.
Essential
Keep the site working
Needed for security and basic site functions. These can't be switched off.
Analytics
Google Analytics
Shows us how readers use the site, in aggregate. It doesn't tell us who you are.
Affiliate
Amazon cookies
Set by Amazon when you click our links, so a purchase can be credited to us.
Your control: you can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, and you can stop Google Analytics with Google's free opt-out browser add-on. The site still works without analytics cookies.
Amazon Affiliate Links
When you click an Amazon link on our site, you leave BasinVerdict and Amazon's privacy notice applies. Amazon may set cookies to record that you came from us.
What Amazon shares with us
- Order totals and which products were bought
- Click counts on our links
What Amazon doesn't share
- Your name, address or account details
- Your payment information
Our affiliate disclosure explains how we earn from these links.
How We Use and Share Information
We use information only to run and improve BasinVerdict and to answer your messages. We never sell or rent it.
| Who may receive data | Why |
|---|---|
| Our web hosting provider | To serve the site and store server logs |
| Google (Analytics) | To measure site traffic in aggregate |
| Our email provider | To receive and reply to your messages |
| Authorities, if legally required | To comply with a valid legal request |
We keep emails only as long as we need them to answer you and follow up. Analytics data is kept according to our Google Analytics retention settings, then deleted automatically.
Your Privacy Rights
You can ask what personal information we hold about you, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it. Depending on where you live, such as California or the EU, you may have additional rights under local law.
You can ask us to
- Tell you what we hold about you
- Correct or delete your information
How to ask
- Email contact@basinverdict.com
- Use "Privacy request" in the subject line
Children, Security and Changes to This Privacy Policy
Children
For adults only
BasinVerdict is meant for adults. We don't knowingly collect information from children under 13.
Security
Encrypted connection
Our site runs over HTTPS. No website is perfectly secure, but we limit what we collect.
Changes
Dated updates
If we change this policy, we'll update the date at the top of this page.
Privacy questions