This privacy policy explains which personal data techvash.com collects, why we process it, and how you control it. TechVash is a website that publishes AI tool reviews, side-by-side comparisons, and curated lists of AI tools. This policy applies to every page on techvash.com.
Effective date: 29 October 2026
Last updated: 29 October 2026
Written and maintained by: the TechVash website team
This policy in brief:
- We collect data through our contact form, our newsletter, cookies, and server logs.
- We use Google Analytics to measure traffic and Google AdSense to show ads.
- We do not sell your personal data in exchange for money.
- You can withdraw cookie consent at any time and ask us to access, correct, or delete your data.
What Information Do We Collect?
We collect 2 kinds of information: data you provide and data collected automatically.
Which Information Do You Provide?
You provide personal data through 2 features of techvash.com:
- Contact form: your name, email address, and message text.
- Newsletter subscription: your email address and, where requested, your first name.
We do not ask for sensitive data such as health information, government ID numbers, or payment card details. Please do not include such data in messages to us.
Which Information Is Collected Automatically?
We and our service providers collect technical data when a page loads. This data includes:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device type and operating system
- Pages viewed, time on page, and referring website
- Approximate location, derived from the IP address
- Cookie identifiers and advertising identifiers
Under the GDPR, IP addresses and cookie identifiers count as online identifiers, so we treat this data as personal data.
How Do We Use Your Information?
We use personal data for 6 purposes. Where the GDPR or the UK GDPR applies, each purpose rests on one legal basis:
| Purpose | Data used | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|
| Operate and secure the website | IP address, browser and device data, server logs | Legitimate interests |
| Measure traffic and improve our reviews and comparisons with Google Analytics | Cookie identifiers, pages viewed, device data | Consent |
| Show and measure ads with Google AdSense | Cookie and advertising identifiers, IP address, page URL | Consent |
| Answer messages sent through the contact form | Name, email address, message text | Legitimate interests |
| Send our newsletter | Email address, first name | Consent |
| Meet legal obligations | Data that the law requires us to keep or disclose | Legal obligation |
We do not make automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects on you.
How Do We Use Cookies and Similar Technologies?
We use 3 categories of cookies: essential, analytics, and advertising. Cookies are small text files that a website stores in your browser. Similar technologies include web beacons, pixels, and local storage.
| Category | Purpose | Set by | Control |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential | Store your cookie consent choice and keep the site secure and functional | TechVash | Cannot be switched off |
| Analytics | Measure visits, pages viewed, and traffic sources through Google Analytics | Cookie settings or opt-out add-on | |
| Advertising | Deliver, limit, and measure ads through Google AdSense | Google and its advertising partners | Cookie settings or ad settings |
How Can You Manage or Block Cookies?
You have 4 options to control cookies:
- Open the cookie settings link in our website footer to accept, reject, or change your choices.
- Block or delete cookies in the settings of your browser, such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge.
- Install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
- Turn off personalized ads in Google Ads Settings.
Blocking essential cookies can disable some website features.
Which Third-Party Services Receive Data From Us?
We work with 4 types of service providers: analytics, advertising, hosting, and email services. Each provider processes data only to deliver its service.
| Provider | Role | Data received |
|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | Traffic measurement and reporting | Cookie identifiers, IP address, device data, pages viewed |
| Google AdSense | Ad delivery and ad measurement | Cookie and advertising identifiers, IP address, page URL |
| Our hosting provider | Stores website files and server logs | IP address, browser and device data |
| Our email service provider | Sends newsletters and confirmation emails | Email address, first name |
Third parties, including Google and its advertising partners, may place and read cookies in your browser. They may also use web beacons or IP addresses to collect information when ads appear on techvash.com.
Google explains how it uses data from websites that use its services on the page How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services. We do not control the privacy practices of these providers.
How Do Ads and Consent Choices Work on TechVash?
We show ads through Google AdSense, and visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland see a consent message before ad cookies are used.
The consent message comes from a Google-certified consent management platform that supports the IAB Transparency and Consent Framework. You can accept all choices, reject them, or select individual purposes and vendors.
If you reject personalized ads, you can still see ads. These ads depend on the page topic and your general location, not on your interests or browsing history.
You can change or withdraw consent at any time in 2 ways:
- Open the cookie settings link in the website footer.
- Turn off personalized ads in Google Ads Settings.
Withdrawing consent does not affect processing that took place before the withdrawal.
Do We Sell or Share Personal Data?
We do not sell personal data in exchange for money. We disclose personal data in 3 situations:
- To service providers that process data on our behalf, such as the providers listed above.
- To authorities, when a law, court order, or valid legal request requires disclosure.
- To protect the rights, security, or safety of TechVash, our visitors, or others.
Advertising partners receive cookie identifiers and device data when ads load. Some U.S. state privacy laws classify this activity as “sharing” for cross-context behavioral advertising. You can opt out of this activity through the cookie settings link in the website footer.
How Long Do We Keep Personal Data?
We keep personal data only as long as the purpose requires. Each data type has its own retention period:
| Data | Retention period |
|---|---|
| Contact form messages | 12 months after our last reply |
| Newsletter email addresses | Until you unsubscribe |
| Google Analytics data | No longer than 14 months |
| Server logs | Up to 90 days |
| Cookie consent records | Up to 12 months |
| Advertising data held by Google | Set by Google; see Google’s advertising information |
We delete or anonymize data when the retention period ends, unless a law requires longer storage.
How Do We Protect Personal Data?
We protect personal data with 4 technical and organizational measures:
- Encrypt connections between your browser and techvash.com with HTTPS.
- Restrict access to personal data to the TechVash website team.
- Update website software, themes, and plugins regularly.
- Choose hosting and service providers that apply security controls.
No method of online transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security. If a breach affects personal data, we notify affected visitors and the competent authorities where the law requires.
Is Personal Data Transferred to Other Countries?
Yes, personal data can be processed outside your country. Our hosting provider and Google operate in several countries, so data from techvash.com can be stored and processed outside the country where you live.
Where the GDPR or the UK GDPR requires a transfer safeguard, providers rely on mechanisms such as adequacy decisions or standard contractual clauses. Google describes its safeguards in the Google Privacy Policy.
What Privacy Rights Do You Have and How Do You Use Them?
You have 8 rights over your personal data. We offer these rights to all visitors, wherever they live:
- Access the personal data that we hold about you.
- Correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Erase your data, where no legal reason requires us to keep it.
- Restrict how we process your data.
- Object to processing that rests on legitimate interests.
- Receive your data in a portable, machine-readable format.
- Withdraw consent for analytics, advertising, or newsletters at any time.
- Lodge a complaint with the data protection authority in your country of residence.
How Can You Exercise Your Rights?
You exercise a right in 4 steps:
- Send us a message through the form on our Contact page with the subject “Privacy request”.
- State the right you want to exercise and the email address you used on techvash.com.
- Confirm your identity if we ask for verification.
- Receive our reply within 1 month of your request.
Do We Review or Recommend Third-Party AI Tools in This Policy?
This policy does not cover the AI tools, websites, and services that we review, compare, or link to. Each of those tools has its own privacy policy and data practices, and we do not control them.
Before you enter personal or confidential data into an AI tool, read that tool’s privacy policy. Our reviews and comparisons do not replace it.
Some links on techvash.com are affiliate links. We may earn a commission when you buy through such a link, at no extra cost to you. An affiliate network can place cookies when you click the link.
How Do We Handle Children’s Privacy?
TechVash is a general-audience website that is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16.
A parent or guardian who believes that a child has sent personal data to us can contact us through our Contact page. We delete such data after verifying the request.
How Will We Notify You of Policy Changes?
We publish every change to this policy on this page and update the “Last updated” date at the top. We update the policy when our data practices, service providers, or legal obligations change.
For material changes, we add a notice to the homepage for at least 30 days. Where the law requires consent for a new use of personal data, we ask for that consent before the new use starts.
How Can You Contact Us About Privacy?
You can contact the TechVash website team about privacy through the form on our Contact page. We answer privacy questions and rights requests within 1 month.