Privacy Policy

ComparedStack ("ComparedStack", "we", "us", or "our") publishes comparisons, best-of lists, and articles about developer tools and technology at comparedstack.com (the "Site"). This policy explains what information we collect when you visit the Site, how it's used, and the choices you have.

If you have questions about this policy or want to exercise any of the rights described below, contact us at teklick.app@gmail.com.

Information we collect

We do not require an account to read the Site, and we don't collect information you don't provide or that isn't generated automatically by your browser. The categories of information involved are:

• Usage data — pages visited, referring pages, approximate location (derived from IP address), device/browser type, and interactions such as clicks and searches, collected via Google Analytics (GA4) through Google Tag Manager.
• Cookies and similar technologies — used for analytics, remembering your consent choices and display preferences (like light/dark mode), and serving advertising, as described below.
• Information you send us directly — if you email us, we receive whatever you include in that message.

Cookies

The Site uses cookies and similar technologies for:

• Essential functions — remembering your cookie consent choices and theme preference.
• Analytics — Google Analytics (GA4), via Google Tag Manager, to understand how visitors use the Site.
• Advertising — Google AdSense, which may use cookies to serve ads and, where permitted, personalize them based on your visits to this and other sites.

For visitors in the European Economic Area, the UK, and Switzerland, a consent banner lets you choose which non-essential categories (analytics, advertising) to allow before any such cookies are set. You can change your choice at any time by clearing the banner's stored preference in your browser's cookie settings and reloading the Site.

Advertising (Google AdSense)

This Site is monetized in part through Google AdSense. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to this Site and/or other sites on the Internet.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info. More detail on how Google uses information from sites that use its services is available at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

Your rights and choices

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:

• Know what personal information we and our partners (like Google) collect and how it's used.
• Request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information.
• Opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information for targeted advertising, which under laws like the CCPA/CPRA can include the advertising cookies described above — use the Google opt-out links above, or decline the advertising category in the consent banner.
• Withdraw cookie consent at any time.

To exercise any of these, email teklick.app@gmail.com.

Children's privacy

The Site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us information, contact us and we'll delete it.

Third-party links

The Site links to third-party tools, products, and services that are the subject of our comparisons and lists. We aren't responsible for the privacy practices or content of those external sites — review their own privacy policies before providing them any information.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the Site after a change constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.