Last Updated: October 2026

At ShouldIBuyThisCrap.com, we respect your privacy.

Mostly because we have enough of our own problems without collecting yours.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and how we attempt to keep the internet from becoming even creepier than it already is.

By using this website, you agree to the practices described below.

1. Information We Collect

Information You Voluntarily Give Us

You may provide information when you:

• Contact us
• Submit a comment
• Fill out a contact form
• Subscribe to a newsletter
• Send us feedback
• Tell us we’re wrong on the internet

This information may include:

• Name
• Email address
• Message content
• Any other information you voluntarily provide

If you send us a message describing your neighbor’s barbecue disaster, we’ll receive that too.

Information Collected Automatically

Like virtually every website on Earth, we automatically collect certain technical information including:

• IP address
• Browser type
• Device type
• Operating system
• Pages visited
• Referring websites
• Time spent on pages
• General geographic location

This information helps us understand:

• What people read
• What people ignore
• Which articles are popular
• Which articles we thought were brilliant but apparently nobody else did

2. Cookies

Yes, we use cookies.

The internet essentially runs on cookies.

These may include:

• Site functionality cookies
• Analytics cookies
• Advertising cookies
• Affiliate tracking cookies

Cookies help websites remember things and function properly.

They’re not the delicious kind.

If they were, we’d probably collect more of them.

Most browsers allow you to disable cookies if you prefer.

Just understand some parts of websites may stop working properly when you do.

3. Analytics

We may use analytics services such as:

• Google Analytics
• Search Console
• Other analytics platforms

These tools help us understand how visitors use the website.

Examples include:

• Which pages are visited
• How visitors find us
• What devices are used
• Which content people enjoy

Analytics providers may collect information according to their own privacy policies.

4. Advertising

We may display advertisements through advertising partners, including Google AdSense and other advertising networks.

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s previous visits to this website or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.

Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings. You can also learn more about how Google uses information from sites and apps that use its services by reviewing Google’s privacy and advertising information.

Other third-party advertising vendors or networks may also use cookies to serve advertising. Where applicable, users may visit those vendors’ websites for information about their privacy practices and options for opting out of personalized advertising.

Whether the resulting ads have anything whatsoever to do with what you were looking for remains between you, Google, and whatever mysterious machinery runs the Internet.mes.

5. Affiliate Links

Some links on this website are affiliate links.

If you click one and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.

Affiliate networks may track certain information necessary to process commissions.

This generally occurs through cookies or similar tracking technologies.

No, we do not receive your credit card number.

No, we do not receive your Amazon password.

Yes, we’re grateful when purchases help support the site.

6. How We Use Information

We may use collected information to:

• Operate the website
• Improve content
• Respond to messages
• Send newsletters if you subscribe
• Analyze traffic
• Prevent abuse or spam
• Comply with legal obligations
• Figure out why people keep reading articles about poop scores

We do not sell your personal information to random internet weirdos.

7. Third-Party Services

This website may use third-party services and plugins, including but not limited to:

• Analytics providers
• Advertising partners
• Affiliate networks
• Email services
• Social media integrations
• Hosting providers

These services may collect information according to their own privacy policies.

We recommend reviewing those policies if you’re concerned about how your information is handled.

8. Third-Party Links

Our articles often contain links to other websites.

Once you leave our site, you’re operating under someone else’s rules.

We are not responsible for:

• Their content
• Their policies
• Their security
• Their tracking practices
• Their terrible pop-up advertisements

Proceed accordingly.

9. Data Security

We take reasonable steps to protect your information.

That said, no website, server, database, cloud service, hard drive, USB stick, carrier pigeon, or internet-connected toaster can be guaranteed 100% secure.

Use the internet with appropriate caution.

If you’re still using “password123,” today might be a good day to change that.

10. Children’s Privacy

This website is not directed toward children under 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If we discover such information has been collected, we will remove it as required by applicable laws.

Parents and guardians who believe this has occurred may contact us.

11. Your Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including:

• Access
• Correction
• Deletion
• Restriction of processing
• Data portability
• Opting out of certain tracking or advertising

To exercise applicable rights, contact us through the website’s contact page.

We’ll do our best to comply with legitimate requests as required by law.

12. California Privacy Rights

California residents may have additional privacy rights under applicable California laws.

If required by law, California residents may request information regarding personal information collected, used, disclosed, or deleted.

Contact us to make such requests.

13. Changes To This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

If we do, we’ll update the “Last Updated” date at the top.

Continued use of the website after changes are posted means you accept the revised policy.

14. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us through our website contact page.

Please do not send:

• Spam
• Chain letters
• Pyramid schemes
• NFT investment opportunities
• Evidence that Bigfoot is real

We’re busy.

The Short Version

We collect some information.

We use it to run the website.

Advertising and analytics providers collect some information too.

We don’t intentionally do creepy things.

We don’t sell your personal information to random strangers.

And if we ever become rich enough to afford a yacht from this website, you’ll probably be the first to know.

That’s the privacy policy. 💩