Privacy Policy
This privacy policy explains how Antique-Pocket-Watch.com (“this site”, “we”) collects, uses and protects information when you visit. This site is a static, read-only reference resource. It does not operate a membership system, store user accounts, process payments, or collect any information directly from visitors beyond what is described below.
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1. Information Collected
This site does not collect personal information directly. There are no contact forms, registration pages, newsletter sign-ups or comment systems. The only data collected about your visit is gathered automatically by third-party services described below (Google Analytics, Google AdSense), which operate under their own privacy policies.
Your web browser automatically sends certain technical information to our hosting server when you request a page — including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URL and the page requested. This information is used only for security and diagnostic purposes and is not linked to any personally identifiable information.
2. Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. This site does not set any first-party cookies of its own. However, the third-party services embedded on this site — Google Analytics and Google AdSense — do set cookies as described below.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse new cookies, delete existing cookies, or be notified when a cookie is set. Disabling cookies may affect the display of advertisements on this site but will not prevent you from reading any content.
3. Google Analytics
This site uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC. Google Analytics uses cookies to help analyse how visitors use the site. The information generated — including your IP address, which is anonymised before storage — is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.
Google uses this information to evaluate use of the site, compile reports on site activity, and provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf.
Google Analytics does not collect your name, email address or any other personally identifiable information. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
For more information on how Google handles data collected through Analytics, see Google’s Privacy Policy.
4. Google AdSense
This site displays advertisements served by Google AdSense, a service provided by Google LLC. AdSense uses cookies and similar technologies to serve advertisements based on your prior visits to this and other websites. This is known as interest-based or personalised advertising.
You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google’s Ad Settings, or by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page. Opting out means you will still see advertisements, but they will not be tailored to your interests.
Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to this site and other sites on the internet. For further information see Google’s Advertising Policies.
5. eBay Affiliate Links
Some pages on this site contain links to eBay listings and search results. These links may include affiliate tracking parameters, which means that if you click through and make a purchase on eBay, this site may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. eBay’s handling of your data is governed by eBay’s Privacy Notice.
6. Third-Party Links
This site contains links to external websites for the convenience of readers. We have no control over the content or privacy practices of those sites and accept no responsibility for them. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of any website you visit via a link from this site.
7. Your Rights
If you are located in the United Kingdom or European Economic Area, you have certain rights regarding your personal data under the UK GDPR and EU GDPR respectively. These include the right to access data held about you, the right to have inaccurate data corrected, the right to erasure in certain circumstances, and the right to object to processing.
Because this site does not directly collect or store personal data, most of these rights are best exercised directly with the third-party services listed above (Google, eBay) rather than with this site. Where requests relate to server log data, please contact us using the details in section 10.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. In the UK this is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). In the EU, contact the data protection authority in your country of residence.
8. Data Retention
Server log files, which may include IP addresses and browser information, are retained for a limited period for security and diagnostic purposes and are then deleted. Google Analytics data is retained in accordance with Google’s standard data retention settings, which can be found in Google’s privacy documentation.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in the law, the services used on this site, or our practices. The date at the top of this page shows when the policy was last revised. We encourage you to check this page periodically.
10. Contact
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how your data is handled, you can contact us via the site owner details registered with the domain. As this is a small personal reference site operated by a single individual, responses may take a few days.