Privacy policy.

1.Who we are

Olareviews (olareviews.com) publishes independent reviews, comparisons and news about technology, AI tools and software. In this policy, "Olareviews", "we", "us" and "our" mean the team that runs olareviews.com, and "you" means anyone who visits or uses the site.

We are responsible for the personal information described in this policy. If you have any question about it, email us at [email protected].

2.Information we collect

We collect as little as possible. Here is everything, grouped by what you're doing on the site.

Protection against spam and abuse

Our contact form, newsletter and typing test limit how many times they can be used per hour. To do this we briefly keep a one-way scrambled version (a hash) of your IP address. It cannot be turned back into your IP address, and it is deleted automatically after about an hour.

What we don't collect

There are no user accounts or passwords for visitors. We don't ask for payment details, your date of birth, government ID or any sensitive information, and we don't buy information about you from anyone else.

3.Cookies and browser storage

Cookies are small files a website saves in your browser. Some features of Olareviews also save small pieces of information in your browser's "local storage", which works in a similar way but is never sent to us automatically. Here is everything the site stores:

Our network provider, Cloudflare, may also set a strictly necessary security cookie (such as __cf_bm) to tell people apart from malicious bots. It doesn't track you across other websites.

When our booking calendar loads (on the service pages and the Book a call page), Calendly may set its own cookies to run the calendar and remember your time zone. These are covered by Calendly's privacy notice.

Your choices

• You can delete or block cookies and local storage at any time in your browser settings. The site still works, although the typing test will forget your guest name and scores history.
• You can stop Google Analytics on every website by installing Google's Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
• Many browsers and privacy extensions block analytics automatically. That's fine with us.

4.How we use your information

We use personal information only for the purposes described in this policy:

• to reply to messages you send us, including review requests, partnership enquiries and corrections
• to schedule and hold strategy calls you book with us
• to send newsletter updates you signed up for
• to run the typing test and its leaderboards
• to understand how the site is used and make it better
• to keep the site secure, prevent spam and abuse, and fix technical problems
• to comply with the law or respond to valid legal requests

We don't use your information to make automated decisions that have legal or similarly significant effects on you, and we don't build advertising profiles.

5.Legal bases (UK and EU visitors)

If you are in the United Kingdom or the European Economic Area, data protection law requires us to explain the legal basis for each use:

• Legitimate interests: running and securing the site, preventing abuse, and understanding how it is used in a way that doesn't identify you.
• Your request or consent: replying to your messages, sending the newsletter you asked for, and saving your typing-test results when you choose to take part. You can withdraw your consent at any time.
• Legal obligation: where we must keep or share information to comply with the law.

6.What other people can see

Almost everything you give us stays private. The only exception is the typing-test leaderboard, which is public. It shows:

• your guest name, or, if you joined with an email, only a masked version of it (for example a***@gmail.com), never your full email address
• your speed (words per minute), accuracy and rank

7.Who we share information with

We never sell or rent your personal information. We share it only with service providers who help us run the site, and only as much as they need:

These providers process information under their own privacy terms, for example Google's Privacy Policy. We may also disclose information if the law requires it, to protect our rights or the safety of others, or as part of a sale or transfer of the website, in which case this policy would continue to apply to your information.

8.International transfers

Our service providers operate around the world, so your information may be stored or processed in countries other than your own, including the United States. Where data protection law requires it, these transfers are covered by appropriate safeguards, such as the standard contractual clauses or certification frameworks our providers use.

9.How long we keep information

When information is no longer needed, we delete it or make sure it can no longer identify you.

10.Your rights

Wherever you live, you can ask us to:

• tell you what personal information we hold about you and give you a copy
• correct information that is wrong or incomplete
• delete your information, including your newsletter subscription and typing-test results
• stop using your information for a particular purpose, or withdraw consent you gave

To make a request, email [email protected]. We may ask you to confirm the request from the email address you used with us, so we don't give your information to someone else. We aim to respond within 30 days, and we won't treat you differently for using your rights.

Depending on where you live

• Australia: we handle personal information in line with the Australian Privacy Principles. You can complain to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).
• United Kingdom and EU: you have the rights listed above under the UK GDPR and EU GDPR, including the right to object and to data portability, and the right to complain to your data protection authority (in the UK, the Information Commissioner's Office).
• California and other US states: you can ask to know, correct and delete your personal information. We do not sell or share personal information for targeted advertising.
• India: you can exercise your rights under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act by contacting us at the address above.

We'd appreciate the chance to sort out any concern directly first, so please contact us before going to a regulator.

11.Children's privacy

Olareviews is written for a general adult audience and is not directed at children under 13. We don't knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has given us their details, for example on the typing-test leaderboard, please contact us and we will delete them.

12.How we protect information

We use encrypted connections (HTTPS) across the whole site, keep stored messages, newsletter sign-ups and typing-test data in private folders that can't be opened from the web, limit access to the people who run Olareviews, and use rate limits and other measures to block abuse. No website can be completely secure, but we work to protect your information and will act quickly if something goes wrong.

13.Links to other websites

Our reviews and articles link to other websites, such as product makers and online stores. We're not responsible for their privacy practices, so please read their privacy policies before giving them any information.

14.Changes to this policy

We may update this policy when the site or the law changes. The "Last updated" date at the top shows when it last changed. If we make a significant change, we'll make it clear on this page.