Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

Instant Hydration Reviews (the “Site”) is operated at instanthydrationreviews.com. For privacy-related questions, contact us at [email protected].

2. Information we collect

Automatically collected:

IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, referring URL — via Google Analytics 4
Cookies for analytics, preferences, and affiliate attribution

Voluntarily provided:

Email address if you subscribe to our newsletter
Name and email if you use our contact form
Comment content if we enable comments

Through affiliate networks:

When you click an affiliate link, the affiliate network (Amazon, Impact, ShareASale, or brand-direct) may set cookies for purchase attribution. We do not see your personal payment information.

3. How we use information

To understand how readers use the site and improve it
To respond to contact form submissions
To send newsletters (only if you opt in)
To attribute affiliate commissions through standard cookie-based tracking
To comply with legal obligations

We do NOT:

Sell your personal information to third parties
Share your email with brands or partners without consent
Sell or share your email address with advertisers (third-party ad partners — see Section 5 — may use cookies to personalize ads; you can opt out via the links in that section)

4. Cookies

We use the following categories of cookies:

Essential cookies — required for the site to function (e.g., security, load balancing)
Analytics cookies — Google Analytics 4 to understand site usage
Advertising cookies — set by Google and its partners to serve and measure ads (see Section 5)
Affiliate attribution cookies — set by affiliate networks when you click partner links
Preference cookies — to remember your preferences (e.g., dark mode if enabled)

You can disable cookies in your browser settings. Some site features may not work if you do so.

5. Advertising (Google AdSense)

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on this site.

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites.
Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings, or opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalized advertising at www.aboutads.info/choices.
Ad vendors and networks other than Google may also serve ads on this site; their cookies are governed by their own privacy policies.
Visitors in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland are shown a consent message before personalized ads are served, as required by Google’s EU User Consent Policy.

6. Third parties we use

Google Analytics 4 — site analytics
Google Search Console — SEO monitoring (no personal data)
Cloudflare — content delivery and security
WordPress / hosting provider — site hosting
Amazon Associates, Impact, ShareASale — affiliate networks
Email service (if newsletter enabled) — e.g., ConvertKit, Mailchimp

Each of these has its own privacy policy. We recommend reviewing them.

7. Your rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights including:

Access — to know what data we have about you
Deletion — to request we delete your data
Correction — to correct inaccurate data
Portability — to receive your data in a usable format
Opt-out — of analytics tracking, newsletter, or sale of personal information

To exercise any of these rights, email [email protected]. We respond within 30 days.

8. Data retention

Analytics data — retained per Google Analytics 4 default (14 months)
Newsletter subscribers — retained until you unsubscribe
Contact form submissions — retained for 2 years

9. Children’s privacy

This site is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected such information, contact us immediately.

10. California residents (CCPA)

California residents have the right to:

Know what categories of personal information we collect
Request deletion of their personal information
Opt out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell your information)
Not be discriminated against for exercising these rights

11. EU residents (GDPR)

If you are in the EU, UK, or EEA, you have additional rights under GDPR. Our legal basis for processing:

Consent — for newsletter signup and non-essential cookies
Legitimate interests — for analytics and site improvement
Legal obligations — for tax and affiliate disclosure compliance

You have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

12. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy. The “Last updated” date above reflects the most recent change. Material changes will be announced in a banner on the site.

13. Contact

For any privacy-related inquiry: [email protected].