Privacy Policy for LeftyFretz.com
Last Updated: July 2026
If you require any further information or have any questions about our privacy policy, please feel free to contact us by email through our contact page.
At leftyfretz.com, the privacy of our visitors is of extreme importance to us. This privacy policy document outlines the types of personal information received and collected by leftyfretz.com and how it is used.
How We Handle Emails
The form on our contact page collects your name and email address purely to allow us to reply to your query. Your data will not be stored or used in any other way.
Embedded Content From Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Affiliate Disclosures and Monetization Partnerships
This website utilizes performance-based affiliate links to help fund its operations and content creation. If you click on an affiliate link and make a purchase on a merchant’s site, we may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.
1. Amazon Associates Program
We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
2. Other Affiliate Marketing Networks
In addition to Amazon, this website partners with several third-party enterprise affiliate networks to track and reward product referrals. These networks include:
- Impact (Impact Radius, Inc.)
- Partnerize (Performance Horizon Group)
- Clickfire (operated by Thomann GmbH)
3. How Cookie Tracking Affects You
When you click any affiliate link on this website, a secure, pseudo-anonymous tracking cookie is placed on your browser by the respective network. These cookies do not store identifiable personal data like your name or address. Their sole function is to log a technical “Click ID” to prove your visit originated from our site.
In accordance with our California and global privacy configurations, these tracking mechanisms respect your choices. You can manage or block these performance-tracking cookies at any time using our site’s privacy banner settings.
Support and Donations (BuyMeACoffee)
We offer our readers the option to support our content through voluntary tips or donations using the third-party platform BuyMeACoffee.
If you choose to use this service to support our site, you will be redirected to the secure BuyMeACoffee platform. BuyMeACoffee acts as an independent data controller for any information you provide during the transaction, which may include your name, email address, message, and payment details.
Please note that we do not collect, process, or store your credit card or financial account numbers on our website servers. All transactions are securely handled directly by BuyMeACoffee and their integrated payment processors (such as Stripe or PayPal) in accordance with their own Privacy Policy.
Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)
The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.
First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.
Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.
The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:
- IP Address
- Operating System type
- Operating System version
- Device Type
- Language of the website
- Web browser type
- Email (in hashed form)
Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.
If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.
For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.
Email Marketing and Subscriber Data
1. Information We Collect and Purpose
When you voluntarily subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address. The sole purpose of collecting this information is to send you updates, newsletters, and promotional content related to LeftyFretz.com. We will never sell, rent, or share your email address with unauthorized third parties.
2. Legal Basis and Double Opt-In Consent
We process your email data strictly on the basis of your explicit consent. We operate a strict Double Opt-In system. After entering your details on our website, you must confirm your subscription by clicking a link sent to your email address. This process verifies your ownership of the email account and records a legal timestamp of your affirmative consent. You may withdraw this consent at any time by clicking the “Unsubscribe” link found at the bottom of every email we send.
3. Third-Party Service Provider (EmailOctopus)
Our email marketing campaigns are managed and delivered through EmailOctopus (a third-party email service provider). By confirming your subscription, you acknowledge that the information you provide will be transferred to EmailOctopus for processing in accordance with their Privacy Policy. EmailOctopus securely stores your data and is contractually prohibited from using your personal information for any purpose other than facilitating our email communications.
EmailOctopus’s Privacy Policy is available at https://emailoctopus.com/legal/privacy
4. Email Tracking Technology
To improve our content and understand what our audience enjoys, our emails may contain standard tracking technologies, such as web beacons (clear pixels). These beacons track aggregate performance data, including whether an email was opened and which links within the email were clicked. This data is used solely to optimize future newsletter campaigns and is not cross-referenced with external third-party tracking databases.
Gumroad
We use Gumroad to handle the sale and electronic delivery of our ebook products. Gumroad is an e-commerce service provider that allows for a secure connection to the payment providers and ensures the delivery of the product to the buyer.
If you purchase a LeftyFretz product on the Gumroad website, the data you enter during the checkout is handled by Gumroad. By completing the download, you agree to the transfer of personal data required for payment processing and/or file delivery. Gumroad collect information relating to any transactions recorded by Gumroad or returned by the payment gateway.
Gumroad’s Privacy Policy: https://gumroad.com/privacy
Google Analytics and Visitor Tracking
1. Use of Google Analytics (GA4)
We use Google Analytics (GA4), a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, to understand how visitors interact with our website. This data helps us analyze traffic patterns, monitor site performance, and improve our content. Google Analytics processes anonymized information, including truncated IP addresses, device types, operating systems, and page engagement data.
2. Strict Prior Consent Protocol (CIPA & CPRA Compliance)
In compliance with the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) and other modern privacy regulations, this website does not track or record your visit upon page load.
We operate a strict “Prior Consent” system. Google Analytics script execution is hard-blocked and defaults to a denied privacy state the moment you enter the site. No user identifiers are captured, and no tracking cookies are placed until you explicitly grant affirmative consent by clicking “Accept” or “Agree” on our cookie consent banner.
3. Integration with Mediavine CMP
Our consent framework is integrated with our Mediavine Consent Management Platform (CMP). If you grant consent, the CMP dynamically updates our Google Analytics configuration to allow restricted tracking.
If you deny consent or ignore the banner:
- Google Analytics remains entirely blocked from storing browser data.
- Only completely anonymous, server-side data models are used by Google to calculate baseline page views without identifying you.
4. Managing and Revoking Your Consent
You are in complete control of your tracking preferences. You can view, alter, or completely revoke your tracking consent choices at any time. To update your preferences, scroll to the bottom of any page on this site and click the “Update Privacy Settinngs” link located in our footer.
COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)
When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under the age of 13 years old, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, United States’ consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children’s privacy and safety online.
We do not specifically market to children under the age of 13 years old. If you are under 16 years old, you must first have parental permission before using our website or entering personal information.
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