Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

CBDBrands.Shop ("we," "us," or "our") is an independent CBD review and directory website operated at cbdbrands.shop. We are not a retailer — we do not sell CBD products directly. We provide information, reviews, and verified brand recommendations, and we earn affiliate commissions when you purchase from brands through our links.

For privacy-related questions, contact us at: contact@cbdbrands.shop

2. Information we collect

We collect the following types of information:

• Information you provide: If you sign up for our email list, we collect your email address. If you contact us, we collect the information you include in your message.
• Automatically collected information: When you visit our site, we automatically collect information including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and time spent on pages. This is standard web analytics data.
• Cookies and similar technologies: We use cookies to understand how visitors use our site and to improve your experience. See the Cookies section below for details.

We do not collect sensitive personal information such as health data, financial information, social security numbers, or government ID numbers.

3. How we use your information

We use the information we collect to:

• Operate and improve CBDBrands.Shop
• Understand how visitors use our site through analytics
• Send email newsletters and educational content to subscribers who have opted in
• Respond to inquiries and support requests
• Track affiliate link performance (anonymized and aggregated)
• Comply with legal obligations

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.

4. Cookies and tracking

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. We use the following types:

• Essential cookies: Required for the website to function properly. These cannot be disabled.
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our site. We use Google Analytics or similar services. These cookies collect anonymized, aggregated data.
• Affiliate tracking cookies: When you click an affiliate link, the destination brand's site may place a tracking cookie on your device to attribute any subsequent purchase. These are third-party cookies governed by the brand's own privacy policy.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect site functionality. You can also opt out of Google Analytics tracking at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

5. Third-party services

We use the following third-party services that may collect data about your visit:

• Google Analytics: Website analytics. Privacy policy at google.com/policies/privacy
• Katalys: Affiliate network that tracks link clicks and conversions. Their privacy policy governs their data practices.
• Email service provider: We use a third-party email platform to send newsletters. Subscribers' email addresses are stored with this provider.

These services have their own privacy policies and data practices. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party services we link to.

6. Affiliate link tracking

When you click an affiliate link on CBDBrands.Shop, you are redirected to a third-party brand's website. This redirect may involve tracking parameters in the URL and cookies placed by the affiliate network (Katalys) and/or the brand itself.

This tracking allows us to receive credit for any purchase you make, which is how we earn affiliate commissions. The data collected by this tracking is used solely to attribute sales and calculate commissions — it is not used to build profiles of individual users or for advertising targeting by us.

The brand you visit is responsible for how they handle your data once you are on their site. Please review their privacy policy before making a purchase.

7. Email communications

If you subscribe to our email list, we will send you educational content about CBD, new brand additions, and occasional recommendations. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email we send.

We do not send unsolicited commercial email. We do not share your email address with third parties for their marketing purposes.

8. Your rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate data
• Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data
• Opt-out: Unsubscribe from email communications at any time
• Do Not Track: We honor browser Do Not Track signals where technically feasible

California residents have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). To exercise any of these rights, contact us at contact@cbdbrands.shop.

9. Data retention

We retain email subscriber information for as long as you remain subscribed. If you unsubscribe, your email address is removed from our active list within 10 business days. Analytics data is retained in aggregated, anonymized form.

We do not retain detailed personal information beyond what is needed to operate this website and communicate with our subscribers.

10. Children's privacy

CBDBrands.Shop is not intended for children under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. For significant changes, we will notify email subscribers. Continued use of CBDBrands.Shop after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

12. Contact us

For questions, concerns, or requests related to this privacy policy or your personal data, contact us at:

Email: contact@cbdbrands.shop
Website: cbdbrands.shop
Response time: We aim to respond to privacy-related requests within 5 business days.