Privacy Policy

Effective Date: July 24, 2025

PickyFox (“we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the information you may share while using this website. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected, how it may be used, and your options regarding your data.

1. Information We Collect

When you visit PickyFox, we may collect certain information automatically, including:

Your device type, browser, operating system, and general location.
Pages you visit, time spent on the site, and how you interact with content.
Referral sources (how you arrived at our website).

We may also collect information you choose to provide voluntarily, such as when you contact us through a form.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information collected to:

Understand and improve website performance and user experience.
Analyze traffic and trends using third-party analytics providers.
Provide, maintain, and improve our content and services.
Monitor site usage for security and fraud prevention.

To operate effectively, PickyFox relies on external service providers. These third parties may collect or process data in accordance with their own privacy policies. The main ones we use are:

Google Analytics 4 — measures traffic and how the site is used.
Google AdSense — serves the ads that keep this site free. Google may use cookies and similar technologies to serve and measure ads. Ad personalization is controlled by Google, not by us, and is subject to your consent choice (see Section 4).
Ahrefs Web Analytics — a privacy-friendly, cookieless analytics tool.
Affiliate marketing programs, either directly or through partner websites, which may track clicks and purchases.

You can learn how Google uses information from sites that use its services at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties. However, using affiliate links may involve cookies and tracking technologies that attribute purchases to our website.

PickyFox may use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies to improve site functionality, remember your preferences, serve and measure ads, and track affiliate links.

Consent first. We use Google Consent Mode v2. When you first visit, a cookie banner asks whether you accept analytics and advertising cookies. Until you choose “Accept,” analytics and ad cookies are kept off and ads (if shown) are served in a limited, non-personalized way. Your choice is stored locally in your browser so you are not asked again.

Changing your mind. You can revisit your choice at any time using the “Manage Cookies” link in the site footer, or by clearing your browser’s site data for PickyFox.

You can also disable cookies in your browser settings, though some features of the site may not function properly without them.

5. External Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites (including affiliate links). We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those external sites. Please review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.

6. Your Choices

You can:

Accept or decline analytics and advertising cookies through our consent banner, and change that choice anytime via the “Manage Cookies” link in the footer.
Adjust browser settings to limit or clear cookies.
Opt out of personalized Google ads at myadcenter.google.com, or opt out of certain analytics and ad tracking tools through your browser or device privacy settings.
Contact us directly if you have concerns about how your data is handled.

7. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is used, you can visit our Contact Page.

8. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Effective Date.” Continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.