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Privacy Policy

What data this site collects, how affiliate and advertising links work, and how to reach us with questions.

Last updated: August 2026

Who we are

CrochetGuides (crochetguide.uk) publishes beginner-friendly crochet guides. This policy explains what happens with your data when you visit.

Cookies and analytics

This site may use cookies and similar technologies from third-party services (such as Google Analytics or Google AdSense, where enabled) to understand how visitors use the site and, where advertising is shown, to display relevant ads. These services may collect information such as your approximate location, device type, and browsing behaviour on this site.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings at any time. Blocking cookies may affect how some parts of the site function.

Advertising and affiliate links

CrochetGuides is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program. Links to Amazon products on this site are affiliate links, and we may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.

If this site displays advertising through Google AdSense or a similar network, those networks may use cookies to serve ads based on your visits to this and other websites. You can learn more about how Google uses this data, and opt out where available, through Google's own advertising settings.

Information we collect directly

If you subscribe to updates via the email form on this site, we collect the email address you provide, solely to send you the updates you signed up for. We don't sell or share this address with third parties.

If you contact us by email, we'll have whatever information you choose to include in that message, used only to respond to you.

Your rights

If you're in the UK or EU, you have the right to ask what data we hold about you, request its correction or deletion, and withdraw consent for anything you previously opted into (such as the email list). Contact us using the details below to exercise any of these rights.

Third-party services: Amazon, and any advertising or analytics providers used on this site, have their own privacy policies governing how they handle data. We'd encourage you to review those directly for full detail on their practices.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time, for example if we add new advertising or analytics services. The "last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision.

Contact

Questions about this policy, or a request relating to your data, can be sent to: