Last updated: October 14, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Gear! What? (https://gearwhat.com, “we”, “us”) collects, uses, and protects information when you visit this website. Gear! What? is an independent tech gear review blog run by an individual based in South Korea.
Information We Collect
Information you provide. If you leave a comment, we collect the name, email address, website (optional), and comment text you submit, along with your IP address and browser user agent to help detect spam. Your email address is never published.
Information collected automatically. Like most websites, our server and our content delivery provider record standard technical data such as IP address, browser type, device type, referring page, and pages visited. This data is used for security, troubleshooting, and understanding overall traffic.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. This website may use cookies to remember your comment details (if you choose to), to keep the site secure and fast, to measure site traffic, and to serve advertising.
Advertising (Google AdSense)
We use or may use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and 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 can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalized advertising at www.aboutads.info.
To learn more about how Google uses data, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.
Third-Party Services
- Google Analytics helps us understand how visitors use this site, such as which pages are read, how long visits last, and the general region and device type. It uses cookies and collects data such as your IP address, browser, and pages visited, and Google processes that data under its own policies. Visitors in the EEA, the UK, and Switzerland are asked for consent before analytics cookies are used. You can opt out by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. See How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.
- Cloudflare provides security, caching, and performance services and may process technical data such as IP addresses. See the Cloudflare Privacy Policy.
- Affiliate links. Some posts contain affiliate links to online marketplaces and brand stores. If you click one, the retailer may use cookies to track the referral. See our Disclosure page for details.
- External links. Posts may link to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites.
How We Use Information
We use the information above to operate and secure the website, moderate comments, understand which content is useful, and display advertising. We do not sell your personal information.
Data Retention
Comments and their metadata are kept indefinitely so follow-up comments can be recognized and approved automatically. Server and security logs are kept only as long as needed for security and troubleshooting.
Your Rights
You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you, or ask us to delete it (for example, a comment you posted), by contacting us. Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights under laws such as the GDPR or CCPA.
Children’s Privacy
This website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date.
Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please visit our Contact page.