Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 17, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how Water Leak Hub (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and protects information when you visit https://waterleakhub.com (the “Site”). By using the Site, you consent to the practices described below.

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide

When you contact us through our contact form or by email, we may collect information you voluntarily submit — such as your name, email address, and message content, including any product model numbers or source links you include in a correction report. We use this information to respond to your inquiry and to maintain a record of editorial corrections.

Information Collected Automatically

When you browse the Site, we may collect technical and usage data such as:

• Browser type and version
• Device type and operating system
• Pages viewed and time spent on each page
• Referring and exit pages
• Approximate location derived from IP address
• Interaction data such as scroll depth or link clicks, where analytics tools are enabled

This data helps us understand which comparison categories — leak detectors, shutoff valves, combo systems, freeze sensors, cellular monitors, or hub-dependent sensors — readers find most useful, and where a page may need updating.

2. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies for functionality, analytics, and affiliate attribution.

• Essential cookies: Required for core site functionality. These cannot be disabled without affecting site performance.
• Analytics cookies: Help us measure traffic, engagement, and content performance over time.
• Affiliate cookies: May be set by Amazon or its affiliate network when you click a product link. These are managed by the affiliate network, not directly by Water Leak Hub.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may reduce site functionality or prevent analytics from working correctly.

3. How We Use Information

We use collected information to:

• Operate and maintain the Site and its content
• Respond to contact-form submissions and correction reports
• Analyze traffic patterns and content performance to improve comparison quality
• Identify which pages need a specification refresh based on reader interest and reported issues
• Detect and prevent abuse, fraud, or technical issues
• Comply with applicable legal obligations

We do not sell your personal information for direct monetary compensation to third parties.

4. Third-Party Services

Water Leak Hub may use third-party tools and services, including analytics providers, hosting infrastructure, and affiliate networks. These services may process data under their own privacy policies. Common third-party categories we use include:

• Analytics and performance-measurement providers (such as Google Analytics)
• Retail or affiliate platforms used for product links, including the Amazon Associates Program
• Hosting and content-delivery infrastructure

When you follow external links to a retailer, a manufacturer, or an insurance carrier’s program page, those destinations are governed by their own privacy policies, not this one.

5. Affiliate Link Transparency

Some links on the Site are Amazon Associates affiliate links. If you click one and make a purchase, we may receive a commission. Affiliate tracking typically relies on cookies or related identifiers managed by Amazon, not by Water Leak Hub directly. Our sourcing standard is independent of affiliate compensation — see our Disclosure page and About page for additional context.

6. Legal Bases for Processing (GDPR and Similar)

Depending on your location, our legal bases for processing personal data may include:

• Consent: For optional analytics and cookies where required by applicable law
• Legitimate interests: For site improvement, security, and operational continuity
• Contractual necessity: For responding to direct inquiries submitted through our Contact page
• Legal obligations: For recordkeeping and compliance where required

If you are in the EEA, UK, or a similar jurisdiction, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, or request portability of your personal data, or to object to certain processing activities.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy. Retention periods vary by data type:

• Contact messages and correction reports: Retained for editorial follow-up and record-keeping, then deleted when no longer needed
• Analytics data: Retained according to the configured settings of the analytics tool in use
• Security logs: Retained for abuse prevention and system-reliability monitoring, typically for a short defined period

8. Data Sharing

We may share data with service providers who help operate the Site — for example, hosting, analytics, or security vendors — subject to appropriate contractual safeguards. We do not sell your data.

We may also disclose information when required by law, to protect the rights and safety of users or others, or in connection with a business transfer such as a merger or asset sale.

9. International Transfers

Your information may be processed in countries other than your own. Where required by applicable law, we use reasonable safeguards — such as standard contractual clauses — to protect personal data during cross-border transfers.

10. Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational safeguards designed to protect information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. No online system is fully risk-free, and we cannot guarantee absolute security against all threats.

11. Children’s Privacy

Water Leak Hub is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal data through this Site, contact us so we can investigate and remove it where appropriate.

12. Your Privacy Choices

You can:

• Manage cookies through your browser settings or a privacy extension
• Use tracking-protection tools to limit third-party data collection
• Contact us to request access, correction, or deletion of personal data you submitted directly

To exercise privacy rights, contact us at: editorial@waterleakhub.com

13. Policy Updates

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Material changes will be reflected by updating the “Last updated” date above and, where appropriate, by additional notice on the Site. Continued use of the Site after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.