Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Best Top Products (besttopproducts.com) is an independent product review website based in Australia. We publish buying guides and curated product lists to help Australian consumers make informed purchasing decisions. References to "we", "us", or "our" in this policy refer to Best Top Products.

2. Information We Collect

We collect two types of information:

• Information you provide voluntarily: If you subscribe to our newsletter or contact us via our contact form, we collect your email address and any message you submit.
• Information collected automatically: When you visit our site, we automatically receive standard web data including your IP address, browser type, referring page, pages visited, and time spent on each page. This data is collected through Google Analytics.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information collected to:

• Understand how visitors find and use our website (via Google Analytics)
• Improve our content, navigation, and user experience
• Send newsletter emails to subscribers (you may unsubscribe at any time)
• Respond to enquiries submitted through our contact form
• Display relevant advertising (via Google AdSense)

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.

4. Cookies

Our website uses cookies, small text files stored on your device, to improve your browsing experience. Cookies are used by:

• Google Analytics: To track page views, session duration, and traffic sources. You can opt out via the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
• Google AdSense: To serve personalised or non-personalised ads based on your browsing behaviour.
• Google Tag Manager: To manage analytics and marketing tags on our site.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some functionality of our website.

5. Amazon Associates Disclosure

Best Top Products is a participant in the Amazon Associates Programme, an affiliate advertising programme designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.au.

When you click an affiliate link on our site and make a qualifying purchase, we may earn a small commission, at no additional cost to you. This commission helps fund our independent research and keeps the site free to use.

Our editorial recommendations are never influenced by affiliate relationships. We recommend products based on merit, research, and user value.

6. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services, each governed by their own privacy policies:

• Google Analytics, Google Privacy Policy
• Google AdSense / Ad Manager, Google Privacy Policy
• Google Tag Manager, Google Privacy Policy
• Amazon Associates, Amazon Privacy Notice
• Font Awesome, Icon delivery via CDN; no personal data collected beyond standard server logs

7. Data Retention

Newsletter subscribers' email addresses are retained until you unsubscribe. Contact form submissions are retained for up to 12 months. Analytics data is retained according to Google Analytics default retention settings (26 months).

8. Your Rights (Australian Privacy Act)

Under the Australian Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles, you have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your information (subject to legal obligations)
• Opt out of direct marketing communications at any time

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details below.

9. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

10. Security

We take reasonable steps to protect information held about you from misuse, loss, and unauthorised access. Our site is served over HTTPS. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates when it was last revised. Continued use of our website after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.