Editorial Transparency & Privacy Policies
Your Privacy & Trust Are Our Priority
At ReviewDash, we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you visit our website. We believe in transparency and want you to understand exactly how we handle your information.
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Who We Are
Our website address is: https://reviewdash.site
We are a product review and technology information website dedicated to helping consumers make informed purchasing decisions. Our mission is to provide honest, comprehensive reviews and valuable insights about smart home products, security devices, and consumer electronics that matter to you.
🤖 AI-Generated Content Disclosure
Important Notice: Some content on ReviewDash is created with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to enhance efficiency and provide comprehensive information.
Our AI Content Standards:
- Human Oversight: All AI-generated content is thoroughly reviewed, fact-checked, and edited by human editors before publication
- Accuracy First: We verify all product specifications, features, and claims through multiple reliable sources
- Transparency: We clearly disclose when AI has been used in content creation
- Editorial Independence: AI tools assist but never replace human judgment in our recommendations
- Quality Control: Every piece undergoes strict quality assurance to ensure accuracy and helpfulness
Why We Use AI: AI tools help us research products more efficiently, organize information comprehensively, and keep our content up-to-date. However, all final editorial decisions, product recommendations, and quality assessments are made by experienced human reviewers.
Our Commitment: While AI helps us create content faster, we never compromise on accuracy or integrity. Every product recommendation is based on thorough research and genuine value to our readers.
What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It
We take data collection seriously and only gather information necessary to improve your experience on our website and provide you with valuable content. Below, we detail exactly what information we collect and the specific purposes for collecting it.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Privacy Tip: Before uploading photos, consider removing metadata to protect your privacy. Most photo editing software includes options to strip this information.
Contact Forms
Should you submit your information via a contact form, the information is retained for customer service purposes, but the information submitted through them is not used for marketing purposes.
Your data is safe: We never sell or share your contact form submissions with third parties for marketing. Your inquiries remain confidential and are only used to respond to your specific questions or concerns.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Important Note: Third-party embedded content (like YouTube videos) may have their own privacy policies and tracking mechanisms. We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of these services if you have concerns about their data collection practices.
Analytics
Analytic data is retained through Google Analytics. You can read their privacy policy here: Google Privacy Policy.
We use analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website, which content is most valuable, and how we can improve your experience. This data is aggregated and anonymized, meaning we cannot identify individual users.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Data Minimization Principle: We only retain data for as long as necessary to provide our services and comply with legal obligations. We regularly review stored data and remove information that is no longer needed.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Your Privacy Rights Include:
- Right to Access: You can request a copy of all personal data we hold about you
- Right to Rectification: You can correct any inaccurate personal information
- Right to Erasure: You can request deletion of your personal data (subject to legal requirements)
- Right to Object: You can object to certain types of data processing
- Right to Data Portability: You can receive your data in a commonly used format
Where We Send Your Data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service to protect our community from spam and malicious content.
Questions or Concerns?
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please don’t hesitate to reach out:
Email: info@reviewdash.site
We typically respond to privacy inquiries within 48 hours.
Affiliate Disclosure
We believe in full transparency about how we earn revenue to keep this website running and provide you with free, valuable content. Below, we explain our affiliate relationships and how they work.
Amazon Associates Program
ReviewDash is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
⚠️ Required Amazon Disclosure
“As an Amazon Associate, ReviewDash earns from qualifying purchases.”
This disclosure appears on every page where Amazon products are mentioned or linked. We are legally required to make this clear to all visitors.
What this means for you: When you click on Amazon links on our site and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. These commissions help us maintain the website, create quality content, and continue providing honest, thorough reviews.
Affiliate Links & Commission Structure
ReviewDash participates in various affiliate programs where a commission is earned if a purchase is made through our links. All opinions expressed are our own and are never influenced by potential earnings.
Our Review Integrity Promise
While we participate in affiliate programs, this never affects our review process or recommendations. We maintain strict editorial independence:
- Honest Reviews: We only recommend products we genuinely believe offer value
- Unbiased Testing: Our reviews are based on thorough research and, when possible, hands-on testing
- Transparent Recommendations: We disclose affiliate relationships clearly on every page
- Reader-First Approach: Your trust is more valuable than any commission
- No Pay-for-Placement: Companies cannot pay us for positive reviews or higher rankings
- AI Transparency: We disclose when AI tools assist in content creation
How Affiliate Links Work
When you see a product recommendation on our site and click through to make a purchase, the retailer pays us a small percentage of the sale. This is called an affiliate commission. Here’s what’s important to know:
- No Extra Cost: You pay the exact same price whether you use our link or not
- Same Products: You get access to the same deals, promotions, and customer service
- Support Our Work: Your purchases through our links help us continue creating free content
- Editorial Freedom: Affiliate relationships do not influence our editorial judgment
Your Support Matters: When you make purchases through our affiliate links, you’re directly supporting the creation of honest, detailed reviews and helpful content. We’re grateful for your trust and support in keeping ReviewDash independent and reader-focused.
Product Testing & Selection
We carefully select which products to review and recommend based on:
- Extensive market research and consumer trends
- Reader requests and questions
- Product quality and reputation
- Value for money
- Customer reviews and feedback
- Thorough fact-checking and verification
We never let affiliate commission rates influence which products we recommend. If a better product exists, we’ll recommend it regardless of commission structure.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or Amazon Associates Program updates. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date at the top.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information and comply with affiliate program requirements.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Why we collect comment data: To facilitate community discussion, prevent spam, and create a safe environment for our readers to share their thoughts and experiences.