Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how The Glow Ranking (“we”, “us”) handles information when you visit theglowranking.com.

Who we are

The Glow Ranking is operated by [TODO: legal entity / operator name]. For privacy questions, contact [TODO: contact email].

What we collect

Usage analytics. We use Google Analytics 4 (and, in future, PostHog, EU-hosted) to understand how visitors use the site (pages viewed, approximate location, device, referring source). In the EEA/UK these load only after you give Statistics consent; elsewhere you can opt out via the cookie banner. We do not use this data to identify you personally.
No accounts. We do not run user accounts, and we do not knowingly collect data from children.
Newsletter (if/when offered). If you subscribe, we store the email address you provide, solely to send the newsletter. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Affiliate links

Some outbound product links are affiliate links (e.g. via Geniuslink, Amazon, and retailer programs). When you click them, the destination retailer or network may set its own cookies and collect data under its own privacy policy, which we do not control.

When you first visit, a consent banner lets you Accept all, Reject all, or choose by category: Necessary (always on), Statistics, Marketing, and Preferences. Non-necessary cookies are not set until you allow them. We use Google Consent Mode v2, so in the EEA/UK no analytics or marketing storage is used before consent.

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time via the “Cookie settings” link in the footer. Your choice is stored in a first-party cookie (tgr_consent) and we ask again after about 12 months, or sooner if this policy materially changes.

Cookie	Category	Purpose	Set by	Duration
`tgr_consent`	Necessary	Stores your cookie consent choices	The Glow Ranking	12 months
`_ga`, `_ga_*`	Statistics	Google Analytics 4 — usage measurement	Google	up to 13 months
PostHog cookies	Statistics	Product analytics (EU-hosted)	PostHog	(added when enabled)
Geniuslink cookies	Marketing	Affiliate link geo-routing / attribution	Geniuslink	(added when enabled)

In the EEA/UK, our legal basis for analytics and marketing cookies is your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, together with ePrivacy/PECR); we do not rely on legitimate interest for non-necessary cookies there. You have the right to access, correct, or delete your data, to withdraw consent, and to object to processing. To exercise these rights, contact us at the email above.

Data retention

We retain analytics data only as long as needed for the purposes above, then delete or anonymize it.

Third parties

We share data only with the service providers needed to run the site (e.g. analytics, hosting, affiliate networks), each under its own privacy terms.

Changes

We may update this policy; the “last updated” date below reflects the latest version.

Last updated: [TODO]. This page is a draft and must be reviewed and adapted by a qualified professional for the operating entity and applicable jurisdictions before publication.