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Privacy Policy
Refurbished Scout is a static editorial site. This page describes what it actually collects, which is very little, and what happens when you leave it through an affiliate or external link.
The short version
- Our pages set no cookies and run no analytics, advertising, or tracking scripts.
- Product guides keep two small notes in your browser’s storage so a buying-options reminder isn’t repeated; they never leave your device.
- There are no accounts, comment forms, or newsletter sign-ups.
- Fonts, images, and scripts load only from refurbishedscout.com, never from third-party services.
- Our hosting provider processes standard technical data, such as IP addresses, to deliver the site.
- Amazon and other sites you visit through our links have their own privacy practices.
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Hosting and server logs
Refurbished Scout is hosted by Hostinger, which also delivers pages through its content delivery network. Like any web server, it receives the technical information your browser sends with each request: your IP address, browser and device type, the page requested, the referring page, and the time of the request. This data is used to deliver pages, keep the site secure, and prevent abuse, and it may be kept in server logs. We don’t use it to identify visitors or build profiles. Hostinger’s handling of this data is described in the Hostinger Privacy Policy (opens in a new tab).
Cookies and similar technologies
Refurbished Scout’s pages don’t set cookies or use pixels or fingerprinting. The small amount of JavaScript on the site only operates on-page features, such as carousels, the back-to-top button, and the short buying-options reminder on product guides, and it doesn’t send data anywhere. Our site’s security policy blocks scripts, styles, fonts, and images from other domains.
That buying-options reminder uses your browser’s own storage, which stays on your device and is never sent to us: session storage remembers whether you have already seen the reminder or followed an affiliate link during your visit, and local storage remembers when you closed it, so it doesn’t appear again for three days. No personal information is stored. Clearing your browser’s site data removes it.
Affiliate links and Amazon
Some links on Refurbished Scout are Amazon affiliate links. They are marked as paid links next to the buying options. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
When you follow one of these links, you leave Refurbished Scout. Third parties, including Amazon, may then serve content and advertisements, collect information directly from you, and place or recognize cookies on your browser, for example to attribute a purchase to our link. That happens on Amazon’s site and is governed by the Amazon Privacy Notice (opens in a new tab). Amazon’s reports to us show qualifying purchases and earnings; they don’t give us your name or contact details.
Other external links
Our guides link to manufacturers, retailers, and support pages as sources, and our footer links to our Instagram account. Those links open in a new tab, and each site’s own privacy policy applies once you are there. We don’t embed social media widgets, videos, or other third-party content in our pages.
Google Search Console
We use Google Search Console to see how our pages appear in Google Search. It reports aggregated data that Google collects on its own search pages, such as how often a page was shown or clicked for a query. It adds no code or cookies to our site and doesn’t tell us who you are. Google’s practices are described in the Google Privacy Policy (opens in a new tab).
When you email us
If you write to contact@refurbishedscout.com, we receive your email address, your message, and anything you attach. We use them only to reply, handle corrections, and keep a record of the conversation. We don’t add you to a mailing list, and we don’t sell or share your message except where the law requires it. You can ask us to delete your correspondence by emailing the same address.
Children
Refurbished Scout is written for adults researching purchases and is not directed to children under 13. We don’t knowingly collect information from children.
Changes to this policy
If the site changes what it collects, for example by adding analytics or a contact form, we will update this page to describe it before the change goes live, and revise the date above. Questions about this policy can go to contact@refurbishedscout.com.