Privacy & Data Policy

Last Updated: August 8, 2026

At Smarter Buyer Guide, we are committed to being completely transparent about how we handle technical tracking and user privacy. Because our site acts as an independent reviewer and curates third-party offers, we want you to fully understand what technical identifiers are processed when you navigate our site.

1. Technical Attribution & GCLID Processing

This website is technically optimized for performance and performance-marketing attribution. When a visitor arrives on our site via an advertisement, the URL may contain a Google Click Identifier (known as GCLID).

To ensure accurate commission attribution to this site, we use first-party browser cookies (such as _gcl_aw) to temporarily capture this identifier. If you click on an outbound link to evaluate or purchase a product, this identifier is appended to the outbound link as an external click parameter (extclid). This technical loop does not process, store, or transmit your name, physical address, email, or financial billing information.

2. Third-Party Affiliate Cookies

Outbound retail links on this website lead directly to our official retail partner, ClickBank®. ClickBank uses secure transaction cookies to track outbound traffic patterns and process order checkout requests. These cookies are used strictly to credit this site with sales commission. You can choose to clear your browser cookies or navigate in Private/Incognito mode at any time to block cookie generation.

3. Personal Data Collection

We do not require user registration, profile creation, or membership sign-ups. Consequently, we do not compile, build, or sell personal marketing profiles. If you choose to write to us by email, we will use your address only to reply to your message.

4. Contact Information

For any technical questions regarding this data policy or our tracking structures, please write to: contact@smarterbuyerguide.com.