Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 1, 2026

Effective date: January 1, 2026

1. Who We Are

WeirdnSilly (“we,” “our,” or “us”) operates the website located at https://weirdnsilly.com. We are an independent media and affiliate marketing website based in the United States.

For privacy-related inquiries, you can contact us at hello@weirdnsilly.com.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide Directly

When you use our contact form, we collect:

• Name — to address our response to you
• Email address — to reply to your inquiry
• Message content — your inquiry or submission
• Subject line — to categorize your inquiry

We do not collect this information unless you voluntarily submit the contact form. We do not require you to create an account or provide any personal information to browse WeirdnSilly.

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit WeirdnSilly, certain information is automatically collected:

• IP address — collected by our hosting provider (Vercel) and analytics tools
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referring website — the site you came from, if any
• Pages visited and time spent — via Google Analytics
• Click data — which links you click, via Google Analytics
• Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)
• General geographic location (country, region — not precise location)

2.3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use the following types of cookies:

• Essential cookies: Required for the website to function. These include session cookies and security cookies.
• Analytics cookies (Google Analytics): We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use our site. Google Analytics sets cookies that track page views, session duration, and user behaviour. This data is aggregated and anonymized. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
• Advertising cookies (Google AdSense): We display advertisements served by Google AdSense. Google may use cookies to show you relevant ads based on your interests. You can manage Google's ad personalisation settings at adssettings.google.com.
• Affiliate tracking cookies (Amazon): When you click an Amazon affiliate link on our site, Amazon places a tracking cookie in your browser that lasts 24 hours. This cookie enables Amazon to attribute purchases made during that session to WeirdnSilly. See our Affiliate Disclosure for full details.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Respond to contact form inquiries
• Improve the content and user experience of WeirdnSilly
• Understand how visitors discover and use our site
• Display relevant advertisements (via Google AdSense)
• Earn affiliate commissions (via Amazon Associates)
• Ensure the technical security and performance of the website
• Comply with legal obligations

We do not use your information to:

• Sell or rent your personal data to third parties
• Send unsolicited marketing emails
• Build advertising profiles for our own use
• Make automated decisions about you

4. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information. We may share information in the following limited circumstances:

• Service providers: We use Vercel (hosting), Google Analytics (analytics), and Google AdSense (advertising). These providers have their own privacy policies governing their use of data.
• Amazon.com: When you click affiliate links, Amazon receives referral data including the fact that you arrived from WeirdnSilly.
• Legal requirements: We may disclose information if required by law, court order, or governmental authority.
• Business transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, user data may be transferred. We will notify you via prominent notice on our website.

5. Your Rights

5.1 GDPR Rights (European Economic Area Residents)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• Right of Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data (“right to be forgotten”)
• Right to Restriction: Request restriction of processing of your data
• Right to Data Portability: Request transfer of your data in a machine-readable format
• Right to Object: Object to processing of your data for certain purposes
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on consent, withdraw it at any time

Our legal basis for processing personal data you submit via the contact form is legitimate interest (responding to your inquiry). For analytics and advertising, our legal basis is consent where required by applicable law.

5.2 CCPA Rights (California Residents)

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

• The right to know what personal information we collect and how we use it
• The right to request deletion of your personal information
• The right to opt-out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell personal information)
• The right not to be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights

To exercise any California privacy rights, contact us at hello@weirdnsilly.com.

6. Data Retention

We retain contact form submissions for up to 12 months from the date of submission, or as long as necessary to resolve your inquiry. Analytics data is retained according to Google Analytics' standard retention settings (14 months by default). We do not store affiliate cookie data — this is managed entirely by Amazon.

7. Children's Privacy

WeirdnSilly is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at hello@weirdnsilly.com and we will promptly delete such information.

8. Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. Our website is served over HTTPS (SSL/TLS encryption). However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Third-Party Links

WeirdnSilly contains links to third-party websites, including Amazon.com. This Privacy Policy applies only to WeirdnSilly. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites and encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.

10. International Data Transfers

WeirdnSilly is operated from the United States. If you are accessing this website from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by updating the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of WeirdnSilly after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your data rights, or have a privacy concern, please contact us:

• Email: hello@weirdnsilly.com
• Contact form: https://weirdnsilly.com/contact

We will respond to privacy requests within 30 days of receipt, or within the timeframe required by applicable law.