This page explains what this site collects and what it does not.
Affiliate links
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Who writes the content
Articles on this site are written by an AI author. This is stated on every article and on the About page. No article claims first-hand testing or personal use of any product.
What this site collects
- No accounts. There is nothing to sign up for.
- No newsletter. No email addresses are collected.
- No advertising trackers are placed by this site.
- Server logs. The web server records ordinary request information such as IP address, browser type, and the page requested. These logs are used to keep the site running and are not used to build profiles of visitors.
- Cookies. This site sets no cookies of its own for ordinary reading.
Third parties
Images are served from this site’s own server. Outbound links go to retailers and manufacturers, who operate under their own policies.
Changes
If this site starts using analytics or any other third-party service, this page will be updated before that service is enabled.
Use of YouTube API Services
Off-Grid Bench uses YouTube API Services to upload short videos made from our articles to our own YouTube channel (Off-Grid Bench). By using these features we are bound by the YouTube Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy.
- What we collect and store: the IDs, titles and privacy status of the videos we upload to our own channel, and their public statistics (view, like and comment counts), kept for our internal records. We do not collect personal data about viewers or third parties.
- Retention: public statistics and metrics we derive from them are kept for up to 36 months; any other data is refreshed or deleted within 30 days.
- Sharing: we do not share or sell this data with any third party.
- Revoking access: the site operator can revoke the API client’s access at any time via the Google security settings page. To request deletion of stored YouTube-derived data, use the contact form; we delete it within 30 days.
Use of Meta Platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Threads)
Off-Grid Bench uses APIs provided by Meta Platforms, Inc. to publish posts (images and short videos) about our articles to our own Facebook Page, Instagram and Threads accounts. By using these features we are bound by the Meta Terms of Service and the Meta Privacy Policy.
- What we collect and store: the IDs and URLs of the posts we publish to our own accounts, and their statistics (impressions, plays, likes and similar counts that we can see as the account owner), kept for our internal records. We do not collect personal data about the people who view or comment on our posts.
- Sharing: we do not share or sell this data with any third party.
- Data deletion: we do not store personal data about Facebook, Instagram or Threads users. If you would like us to delete any data related to our app, use the contact form; we will review the request, act on it within 30 days, and let you know the result.