Last updated: 19.08.2026
This page explains what data this site collects and why. We have tried to write it in language you can actually read.
The short version
We do not ask you for personal information, and we do not have accounts, logins, comments, or newsletters. What we do have is standard web analytics and affiliate links, and both of those involve third parties setting cookies. Details below.
What we collect directly
Nothing you type. There are no forms on this site. If you email us, we have your email and whatever you wrote in it — we keep that correspondence, and we do not add it to any mailing list.
Server logs. Our hosting provider records standard access data: IP address, browser type, pages requested, timestamps. This is how every web server works. We use it only for security and troubleshooting.
Security logging. We run a security plugin that records login attempts and blocked requests, including IP addresses. This is retained for a short period and used only to keep the site from being broken into.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 to see which pages get read and how people arrive. This tells us what to write next.
It sets cookies and collects your approximate location, device and browser, pages viewed, and how long you stayed. IP addresses are anonymised by Google before storage. We have set data retention to the shortest useful period.
We do not know who you are, and we have no way to identify an individual reader from this data.
To opt out of Google Analytics entirely, on this site and every other, install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Search Console
We use Google Search Console to see which search queries bring people here. It reports aggregated data only — no individual users.
Affiliate links
This is the part worth reading carefully.
When you click a link to a hosting provider on this site, you pass through a redirect on our domain (webfin.org/go/) and arrive at the provider’s website. That provider then sets its own cookie to record that you came from us, so that we are credited if you buy.
Those cookies belong to the provider, not to us. Their lifespan varies — some expire in 30 days, some in 180. What they collect and how they use it is governed by that provider’s privacy policy, not ours. We have no access to them and no control over them.
Our own redirect records that a click happened and which link it was. It does not build a profile of you.
Full details of how this site earns money are on our affiliate disclosure page.
Cookies in summary
| Set by | Purpose | Yours to control |
|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | Which pages are read | Browser settings, or the opt-out add-on |
| Hosting provider you clicked through to | Crediting the referral | Browser settings; block third-party cookies |
| WordPress | Basic site function | Required for the site to work |
You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Nothing on this site breaks if you do.
What we do not do
- We do not sell or rent data to anyone
- We do not run display advertising or ad networks
- We do not use tracking pixels from social platforms
- We do not have a newsletter or mailing list
- We do not accept user accounts, comments, or uploads
Where the site lives
This site is hosted on Hostinger, which is also one of the providers we review — we disclose that on our about page as well. Your requests to this site pass through their infrastructure and are subject to their privacy practices.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to ask what data is held about you, request its deletion, or object to its processing. This applies under the UK and EU GDPR and under California law, among others.
In practice we hold almost nothing that identifies you. Most of what is described above sits with Google, and their tools give you direct control. If you want to make a request about data we hold, email us at the address on our contact page.
Children
This site is aimed at adults buying web hosting. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 16.
Changes
If this policy changes, we will update the date at the top. Substantive changes will be noted on the page rather than slipped in quietly.