Privacy Policy
Website: Clark Reviews
Website address: https://clarkreviews.com
Who We Are
Clark Reviews is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program (Amazon Associates Program), an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon. This means we may earn a commission when you click on Amazon affiliate links and make qualifying purchases. These commissions come at no additional cost to you.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam and protect our site.
An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to Gravatar to check if you are using the service. After your comment is approved, your profile picture may be publicly visible alongside your comment. You can view Gravatar’s privacy policy via Automattic.
Media Uploads
If you upload images to our site, please avoid uploading files containing embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may be able to download images from the site and extract any included location information.
Cookies & Tracking Technologies
We use cookies to improve your browsing experience:
If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies. These cookies last for 1 year.
Visiting our login page sets a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is removed when you close your browser.
Logging in sets cookies to save your login details and display preferences:
Login cookies last for 2 days
Screen option cookies last for 1 year
If you select “Remember Me”, login persists for 2 weeks
Logging out removes login cookies
Editing or publishing a post stores a cookie with the post ID, which expires after 1 day. It contains no personal data.
We may also use third-party tracking technologies, including Amazon affiliate tracking cookies, to report referral activity for commission eligibility.
Embedded Content from External Sites
Some articles may contain embedded content (videos, images, or external articles). Embedded content behaves the same as if you visited the source website directly. These external sites may collect data, use cookies, and track interactions—especially if you are logged into those platforms.
Affiliate Disclosure & Data Collection via Amazon Links
As part of the Amazon Associates Program:
Amazon may collect personal data such as purchase behavior, device identifiers, and IP address when you interact with affiliate links
Amazon may place cookies in your browser to attribute commissions
- As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.
We do not control Amazon’s data collection practices, and interactions with Amazon links fall under Amazon’s privacy policies
Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell your personal information. However, your data may be shared in the following cases:
Spam detection services may analyze comment data
If you request a password reset, your IP address is included in the reset email
Amazon receives referral data through affiliate links for commission attribution
How Long We Retain Your Data
Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely to support automatic approval of future follow-up comments
Registered users (if any) have their profile information stored in the WordPress database
Your Data Rights
If you have an account or left comments, you may request:
An exported file of personal data we hold about you
Deletion of personal data, except data required for legal, administrative, or security compliance
You may manage or request removal of cookies using your browser settings.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be scanned through automated spam-detection systems.
Affiliate link referral data is processed externally by Amazon for the purpose of commission tracking.
Contact
For privacy-related requests, you may contact us through our website’s official contact page.