🔒 Privacy Policy
Your privacy matters to us at QuickRate.Site
1. Who We Are
Our website address is: https://quickrate.site
We are a product review and comparison website that provides honest, helpful information to help American families make informed purchasing decisions.
🛒 Amazon Associates Disclosure
QuickRate.Site is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
What this means: When you click on Amazon product links on our site and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. This helps us keep our site running and continue providing valuable content.
📊 Commission Structure
Transparency Notice: Commission rates vary by product category and may change based on Amazon’s policies. As of 2025, commission rates range from 1% to 20%, depending on the product category.
High-Priority Categories (Higher Commissions):
- Amazon Games: 20%
- Amazon Haul: 7%
- Audible Premium Plus: $25 bounty
- Amazon Prime Gifting: $5 bounty
Commission rates and eligible products may change without notice. We update our recommendations based on current Amazon policies.
🔌 Amazon Creators API & Automated Content
QuickRate.Site uses Amazon’s Creators API and automated software to retrieve product information, pricing, and availability. This helps us provide up-to-date information to our readers.
How we use Amazon Creators API:
- Automated product data retrieval (pricing, availability, reviews)
- Machine learning models for product recommendations
- Compliance with Amazon’s Agent Terms for automated interactions
- Real-time updates to ensure accuracy
All automated content is reviewed by our editorial team before publication.
🤖 AI-Generated Content Disclosure
Important Notice: QuickRate.Site uses AI assistance to create product reviews and comparisons. All recommendations are based on thorough research, verified data, and real user experiences.
Our AI Content Policy:
- AI helps us write faster, but humans verify every fact
- Product recommendations are based on real reviews and testing
- All product links are manually checked for accuracy
- Editorial oversight ensures quality and accuracy
⚖️ FTC Compliance
Federal Trade Commission Disclosure: QuickRate.Site complies with FTC guidelines regarding endorsements and testimonials. All affiliate relationships are clearly disclosed on every page containing affiliate links.
Our commitment:
- Clear disclosure on every page with affiliate links
- Honest reviews based on research and user feedback
- No misleading claims or false endorsements
- Compliance with FTC Section 5 requirements
2. What Personal Data We Collect
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect:
- The data shown in the comments form
- Your IP address
- Browser user agent string (to help with spam detection)
An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to display your profile picture. You can review Gravatar’s privacy policy at: https://automattic.com/privacy/
Media Uploads
If you upload images to our website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images on our site.
Contact Forms
Information submitted via contact forms is retained for customer service purposes only. We do not use this information for marketing purposes or share it with third parties.
3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
🍪 What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help websites remember information about your visit.
Comment Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies last for one year.
Login Cookies
When you log in, we set temporary cookies to determine if your browser accepts cookies. We also set cookies to save your login information and screen display choices:
- Login cookies last for 2 days
- Screen options cookies last for 1 year
- If you select “Remember Me,” your login persists for 2 weeks
- Logging out removes the login cookies
Editing Cookies
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie saves in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and indicates only the post ID you edited. It expires after 1 day.
🔗 Amazon Affiliate Cookies
Important: When you click on Amazon affiliate links on QuickRate.Site, Amazon places cookies on your device to track your purchase and attribute commissions to us. These cookies typically last 24 hours.
Amazon collects:
- Your browsing activity on Amazon.com after clicking our links
- Products you view and purchase
- Device and browser information
For more information about Amazon’s data practices, please review Amazon’s Privacy Notice.
4. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on QuickRate.Site may include embedded content (videos, images, articles, etc.) from other websites. Embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited that other website directly.
These websites may:
- Collect data about you
- Use cookies
- Embed additional third-party tracking
- Monitor your interaction with embedded content
5. Analytics and Tracking
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site. Google Analytics collects information such as:
- Pages you visit
- Time spent on pages
- Your approximate location (country/city)
- Device and browser type
- Referral sources (how you found our site)
This data is retained for 26 months and helps us improve our content. Read Google’s privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy
6. How Long We Retain Your Data
Comments
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in moderation.
User Accounts
For registered users, we store the personal information you provide in your user profile. You can view, edit, or delete your personal information at any time (except username changes). Website administrators can also see and edit this information.
Analytics Data
Google Analytics data is retained for 26 months, after which it is automatically deleted.
7. Your Rights Over Your Data
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Access: Request a copy of all personal data we hold about you
- Correction: Request correction of inaccurate data
- Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data
- Restriction: Request restriction of processing your data
- Portability: Receive your data in a structured format
- Objection: Object to our processing of your data
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at: admin@quickrate.site
8. Where We Send Your Data
Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services (Akismet). We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to others.
Third-Party Service Providers
We may share generic aggregated demographic information (not linked to personal identification) with:
- Amazon (for affiliate tracking)
- Google Analytics (for website statistics)
- Email service providers (for newsletters, if you subscribe)
9. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no internet transmission is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. Children’s Privacy
QuickRate.Site does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 years of age. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will notify you of significant changes by posting a notice on our homepage or sending you an email.
12. California Privacy Rights (CCPA)
If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):
- Right to know what personal information is collected
- Right to know if personal information is sold or disclosed
- Right to say no to the sale of personal information
- Right to access your personal information
- Right to equal service and price
13. Contact Information
If you have questions or concerns about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us:
Email: admin@quickrate.site
Website: https://quickrate.site
Response Time: We aim to respond to all inquiries within 48 hours.