Data Privacy & Cookies

Privacy Policy

How this site handles visitor information, server logs and affiliate links.

Effective Date: September 5, 2026 Visitor information and cookies

1. Information you provide

You do not need an account to use Commercial Smoker Guide. We do not keep user-profile databases or sell, rent or monetize your personal information through data brokers.

2. Amazon Associates & Affiliate Links

When you follow an Amazon link: Amazon product links take you to Amazon.com. Amazon uses cookies and session identifiers to attribute qualifying purchases and commissions.

Commercial Smoker Guide participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. When you click an Amazon product link on our site:

  • Amazon may place an attribution cookie on your browser in accordance with Amazon's Privacy Notice.
  • We cannot see payment details, shipping addresses or account credentials you enter on Amazon.com.
  • The reports we receive from Amazon summarize ordered items and commissions without identifying buyers.

3. Server logs

Our host collects server logs for security, rate limiting and DDoS prevention. The logs include:

  • Internet Protocol (IP) address
  • Browser user-agent string and operating system
  • Requested page URL and referring URL
  • Timestamp of server request

These logs are used only to keep the site running reliably and are deleted on a rolling schedule.

4. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction (including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in the United States), you have rights regarding your personal data:

  • The right to know what personal data is processed.
  • The right to request deletion of server logs containing your IP address where technically feasible.
  • The right to opt out of cookie tracking by configuring your web browser to reject cookies or browsing in private/incognito mode.

5. Privacy Inquiries

For questions about this policy or your information, contact our data privacy officer:

Email: [email protected]

Mailing Address: Commercial Food Equipment Decision Desk, Data Privacy Officer, 100 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701.