Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 9, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how DeviceShortlist.com (“DeviceShortlist,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) collects, uses, and protects information when you visit our website.

DeviceShortlist.com is a technology review website that publishes product reviews, ratings, comparisons, and recommendations for laptops, accessories, and other consumer technology products. Some links on our website are affiliate links, including links to Amazon.

By using DeviceShortlist.com, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

  1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://deviceshortlist.com/

DeviceShortlist provides tech product reviews and recommendations to help visitors make more informed buying decisions.

  1. Amazon Associates Disclosure

DeviceShortlist.com is a participant in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to allow websites to earn advertising fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated Amazon websites.

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

This means that when you click on certain links on DeviceShortlist.com and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. These commissions help support the website and allow us to continue publishing product reviews and helpful content.

Our reviews and recommendations are intended to provide useful information, but you should always verify product details, pricing, availability, and warranty information directly with the retailer before making a purchase.

  1. Information We Collect

We may collect personal and non-personal information when you use our website.

Personal information may include:

  • Your name
  • Your email address
  • Information submitted through contact forms
  • Information submitted through comments
  • Any other information you voluntarily provide

Non-personal information may include:

  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Device type
  • Operating system
  • Pages visited
  • Referring website
  • Time spent on the website
  • General usage data
  1. Comments

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

After your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

  1. Contact Forms

If you contact us through a contact form, we may collect your name, email address, subject, message, and any other information you choose to provide.

We use this information to respond to your inquiry, provide support, review product suggestions, or improve our website.

We do not use contact form submissions for marketing purposes unless you have clearly given us permission to do so.

  1. Email Communication

If you subscribe to a newsletter or contact us by email, we may use your email address to send updates, respond to your message, or provide information related to DeviceShortlist.

You may unsubscribe from promotional emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in our emails or by contacting us directly.

  1. Cookies

DeviceShortlist.com uses cookies and similar technologies to improve user experience, analyze website traffic, support affiliate tracking, and keep the website functioning properly.

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website.

We may use cookies to:

  • Remember user preferences
  • Improve website performance
  • Understand how visitors use our website
  • Track affiliate link clicks
  • Support analytics tools
  • Prevent spam and improve security

If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you do not have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies may last for one year.

If you visit a login page, the website may 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.

If you log in, the website may set cookies to save your login information and screen display choices.

You can disable cookies through your browser settings, but some parts of the website may not function properly if cookies are disabled.

  1. Affiliate Links and Third-Party Tracking

DeviceShortlist.com contains affiliate links to third-party websites, including Amazon and other retailers or affiliate programs.

When you click an affiliate link, a third party may place cookies or use similar tracking technologies to determine whether you make a purchase after clicking our link. This allows us to earn a commission from qualifying purchases.

These third-party websites may collect information according to their own privacy policies. We do not control the privacy practices, cookies, or tracking technologies used by third-party websites.

Before purchasing from any third-party website, we encourage you to review that website’s privacy policy, terms of service, shipping policy, and return policy.

  1. Analytics

We may use analytics tools to understand how visitors interact with DeviceShortlist.com. These tools may collect information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, time spent on pages, referral sources, and other usage data.

This information helps us improve our content, user experience, website speed, and product review coverage.

Analytics data is generally used in an aggregated way and is not intended to personally identify individual visitors.

  1. Embedded Content From Other Websites

Articles on DeviceShortlist.com may include embedded content such as videos, images, social media posts, product listings, or other content.

Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited the other website directly.

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

  1. Media

If you upload images to DeviceShortlist.com, you should avoid uploading images that include embedded location data, such as EXIF GPS data.

Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location data from images uploaded to the website.

  1. How We Use Your Information

We may use collected information to:

  • Operate and maintain the website
  • Respond to comments, messages, and inquiries
  • Improve our content and user experience
  • Analyze website traffic and performance
  • Monitor and prevent spam or security issues
  • Track affiliate referrals and commissions
  • Send newsletters or updates if you subscribed
  • Comply with legal obligations
  1. Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share limited information with trusted third-party services that help us operate the website, such as:

  • Website hosting providers
  • Email service providers
  • Analytics providers
  • Spam detection services
  • Affiliate networks
  • Security tools
  • WordPress plugins and service providers

These third parties may process data only as needed to provide their services.

If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email.

  1. How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata may be retained indefinitely. This helps us recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

If you contact us through a form or email, we may retain your message for as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry, maintain records, resolve disputes, or improve our service.

For users who register on our website, if registration is available, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Registered users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except they may not be able to change their username. Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

  1. What Rights You Have Over Your Data

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights over your personal data.

You may request to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you
  • Correct inaccurate personal data
  • Delete personal data we hold about you
  • Receive an exported file of your personal data
  • Object to certain types of processing
  • Withdraw consent where applicable

This does not include data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, security, or operational purposes.

To make a request, contact us at:

[email protected]

  1. Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Data may also be processed by third-party services used for hosting, analytics, security, email communication, affiliate tracking, or website functionality.

Some third-party services may process data in countries outside your own.

  1. Data Security

We take reasonable steps to protect your information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or disclosure.

However, no website, internet transmission, or electronic storage system is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of your information.

  1. Children’s Privacy

DeviceShortlist.com is not intended for children under the age of 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us and we will take reasonable steps to remove that information.

  1. Links to Other Websites

DeviceShortlist.com may contain links to third-party websites, including Amazon, retailers, manufacturers, and other external resources.

We are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, terms, or policies of third-party websites. Visiting external websites is at your own discretion.

  1. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our website, services, affiliate relationships, legal requirements, or data practices.

Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date.

  1. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, you can contact us at:

[email protected]

Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand visits, referral sources, engagement and clicks on affiliate links. Advertising storage and personalization are disabled. Analytics storage is denied by default in the EEA, United Kingdom and Switzerland, and when Global Privacy Control or Do Not Track is present. Google may receive limited cookieless measurements in those cases. We do not send names, email addresses or purchase details to Google Analytics. See how Google uses information from sites that use its services.