Privacy Policy

Who we are

Gear Deals UK is a UK-based price comparison and content website focused on musical instruments, audio equipment, and music gear.
Our website address is: https://geardeals.co.uk.
We do not sell products directly. We compare prices, publish content, and may earn commissions through affiliate links when users are redirected to partner retailers.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
After comment approval, your profile picture may be visible publicly alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website (where enabled), you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images published on the site..

Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for convenience so you do not need to re-enter your details for future comments. They last for one year.

If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is removed when you close your browser.

When you log in, we set cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen option cookies last for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” will keep you logged in for two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.

If you edit or publish content, an additional cookie may be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and expires after one day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, product widgets, price comparison tools, or affiliate offers. Embedded content from third-party websites behaves in the same way as if you visited those websites directly.

These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you are logged into an account on those platforms.

Affiliate links and third-party partners

Gear Deals UK participates in affiliate programs with third-party retailers and networks (such as Amazon, Thomann, Bax-Shop, Andertons, and others).
When you click an affiliate link, you may be tracked by the partner for commission attribution. Gear Deals UK does not control how these third parties collect or use your data.

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Visitor comments may be processed through automated spam detection services.

We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognise and approve follow-up comments automatically.

For users who register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in the user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username. Website administrators can also view and edit this information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You may also request that we erase your personal data, subject to any legal, administrative, or security obligations we must comply with.

To make a request, please contact us via the details provided on the website.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.
Data may also be processed by third-party services used for website hosting, analytics, security, and affiliate tracking, in accordance with applicable data protection laws.