Central Vacuum Lab (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates the website at https://centralvacuumlab.com/ (the “Site”). This policy explains what information we collect when you visit the Site, how we use it, who we share it with, and what rights you have over it.
This Site publishes product reviews, buying guides, and recommendations for central vacuum systems and home appliances. We earn commissions when readers purchase products through affiliate links on the Site. No additional cost is passed to you.
This policy applies to all visitors, regardless of where in the world you are located. By continuing to use this Site, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
Information We Collect
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit the Site, the following information is collected automatically. You do not need to fill out a form for this to happen — it occurs as a normal part of how websites and analytics tools work.
| Category | What is collected | How it is collected |
|---|---|---|
| IP address | Your internet address (partially anonymised) | Google Analytics and server logs |
| Browser type | Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, etc. | Google Analytics |
| Device type | Desktop, mobile, or tablet | Google Analytics |
| Operating system | Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, etc. | Google Analytics |
| Pages visited | Which pages and articles you viewed | Google Analytics |
| Time on page | How long you spent reading each page | Google Analytics |
| Referral source | Whether you arrived from a search engine, another website, or directly | Google Analytics |
| Approximate location | Country and region only — not your street address | Google Analytics |
| Clicks on affiliate links | Whether you clicked a link to Amazon or another partner | Affiliate network tracking cookie |
We use Google Analytics to collect the analytics data listed above. Google Analytics uses cookies to track visitor behaviour in aggregate form. It does not identify you by name or contact details.
Information You Provide Voluntarily
This Site does not currently operate a contact form, email newsletter, or user account system. We do not ask you to submit personal information.
If you choose to contact us directly by email at [email protected], we will receive your email address and the contents of your message. This information is used only to respond to your enquiry.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information collected for the following purposes:
- To understand and improve the Site: We use Google Analytics data to see which articles are most useful, where visitors come from, and how to improve our content.
- To attribute affiliate commissions: When you click an affiliate link, a cookie from the affiliate network (for example, Amazon Associates) records the click. If you complete a qualifying purchase, that cookie tells the network to credit this Site with a commission. This process does not give us access to your name, address, or payment information.
- To respond to email enquiries: If you email us, we use your address to reply.
- To maintain site security: Server logs help us detect and respond to technical problems or malicious activity.
We do not use your information for advertising profiling. We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party for their own marketing purposes.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
A cookie is a small text file placed on your device when you visit a website. It allows the website or a third-party service to recognise your browser on subsequent visits.
This Site uses the following categories of cookies.
Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary for the Site to load and function. They do not track your browsing behaviour for advertising or analytics. They cannot be disabled without breaking how the Site works.
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors use the Site so we can improve it.
We use Google Analytics for this purpose. Analytics cookies track page views, session length, and traffic sources. They do not identify you personally. Google may process this data on servers located in the United States.
You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the official browser add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Google’s full privacy policy is available at https://policies.google.com/privacy
Affiliate Tracking Cookies
When you click an affiliate link on this Site, a tracking cookie is placed on your device by the affiliate network — for example, Amazon Associates. This cookie records that your visit to the retailer’s website originated from this Site. If you complete a qualifying purchase, the cookie allows the network to attribute a commission to us.
These cookies do not collect your name, email address, payment information, or any other personal details. They only confirm that a click came from this Site.
Amazon Associates cookie duration:
- Standard product link: 24 hours from the time of clicking
- Items added to your Amazon cart: 90 days
How to Control Cookies
You can view, delete, or block cookies through your browser settings. Instructions for common browsers:
- Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
- Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox
- Apple Safari: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-sfri11471/mac
- Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/manage-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-view-allow-block-delete-and-use#delete-all-cookies
Note: blocking all cookies may affect how some pages on this Site display or function.
Visitors from the EU, EEA, UK, and Quebec, Canada: Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Quebec’s Law 25, we are required to obtain your explicit consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device. When you first visit the Site from these regions, a cookie consent banner will be displayed. Non-essential cookies will not be activated until you choose to accept them. You may change your consent preferences at any time.
Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services. Each service operates under its own privacy policy, which governs how it collects and uses data. We do not control the data practices of any third-party service.
Google Analytics
Purpose: Understanding how visitors use the Site. Data collected: Page views, session duration, traffic sources, approximate location, device and browser type. Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy Opt-out: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Amazon Associates (Affiliate Program)
This 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 linking to Amazon.com and affiliated websites.
When you click an Amazon affiliate link on this Site, Amazon may place a cookie on your device. If you complete a qualifying purchase on Amazon, Amazon pays us a commission. We do not receive your name, address, payment details, or other personal information from Amazon.
Amazon Privacy Notice: https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GX7NJQ4ZB8MHFRNJ
Web Hosting Provider
This Site is hosted by a third-party web hosting company. The hosting provider may collect server log data — including IP addresses — for security and operational purposes. This data is governed by the hosting provider’s own privacy policy.
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Your Privacy Rights
EU, EEA, and UK Visitors — Rights Under GDPR
If you are located in the European Union, European Economic Area, or the United Kingdom, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) gives you the following rights:
- Right of access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to rectification: Ask us to correct any inaccurate data.
- Right to erasure: Ask us to delete your personal data (sometimes called the “right to be forgotten”).
- Right to restrict processing: Ask us to limit how we use your data.
- Right to data portability: Request your data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
- Right to object: Object to our use of your data for certain purposes.
- Rights related to automated decision-making: You have the right not to be subject to decisions made solely by automated processes that significantly affect you. This Site does not use automated decision-making.
- Right to withdraw consent: Where we use your data based on your consent (such as analytics cookies), you may withdraw that consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.
Lawful basis for processing: We process visitor data on the basis of legitimate interests (to understand and improve the Site) and consent (for analytics and affiliate tracking cookies from EU/EEA/UK visitors).
To exercise any of these rights, email us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days. If you are unsatisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority.
California Residents — Rights Under CCPA/CPRA
If you are a resident of California, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) may give you the following rights:
- Right to know: Request details about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you in the past 12 months, the purposes for collection, and any categories of third parties with whom it was shared.
- Right to delete: Request deletion of personal information we have collected from you.
- Right to correct: Request that we correct inaccurate personal information.
- Right to opt out of sale or sharing: This Site does not sell your personal information. We do not share your information with third parties for their own independent commercial purposes.
- Right to non-discrimination: We will not treat you differently or deny you services for exercising your CCPA privacy rights.
To submit a CCPA request, email us at [email protected] with the subject line “California Privacy Request.” We will respond within 45 days.
Canadian Residents — Rights Under PIPEDA and Quebec Law 25
Federal (all provinces): Your privacy is protected under Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). Under PIPEDA, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you, request corrections to inaccurate information, and withdraw your consent to our use of your data at any time (subject to legal or contractual restrictions).
If you believe we have not respected your privacy rights, you may contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada at https://www.priv.gc.ca or call 1-800-282-1376.
Quebec residents: Quebec’s Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector (Law 25 / Loi 25), fully in effect since September 2024, gives Quebec residents additional rights including the right to data portability and the right to withdraw consent. Non-essential cookies will not be placed on your device without your explicit prior consent. To exercise your rights under Law 25, email us at [email protected].
To exercise any PIPEDA or Law 25 rights, email us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.
Opt-Out of Interest-Based Advertising (All Visitors)
Regardless of your location, you can limit interest-based advertising through the following opt-out tools:
- Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA): https://www.aboutads.info/choices/
- Network Advertising Initiative (NAI): https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/
- Your Online Choices (EU): https://www.youronlinechoices.eu/
Data Retention
| Type of data | How long we keep it |
|---|---|
| Google Analytics visitor data | Up to 26 months, based on the retention setting in our Google Analytics property |
| Email correspondence | For as long as needed to handle your enquiry, plus up to 2 years thereafter |
| Affiliate click / cookie data | We do not store this data directly. Amazon’s tracking cookie expires after 24 hours (standard) or 90 days (cart items). Other network durations vary. |
| Server log data | Up to 90 days, then automatically deleted by the hosting provider |
Children’s Privacy
This Site is not directed at children under the age of 13. The content we publish — product reviews and buying guides for central vacuum systems and home appliances — is intended for adult consumers making purchasing decisions.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 13. If we discover that we have inadvertently received personal information from a child under 13, we will delete it promptly.
If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided personal information to this Site, please contact us at [email protected] and we will take immediate steps to locate and remove that information.
Links to Other Websites
This Site contains links to external websites, including product pages on Amazon.com and other retailers. Clicking a link will take you away from this Site.
This privacy policy applies only to https://centralvacuumlab.com/. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of any external website, including sites we link to. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit before submitting any personal information.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. Reasons for an update may include adding a new third-party service, changing our data practices, or responding to changes in privacy law.
When we update the policy, we will post the new version on this page and change the “Last updated” date at the top. We recommend reviewing this page periodically.
Your continued use of the Site after any changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
Under the CCPA/CPRA, this policy will be reviewed and the “Last updated” date refreshed at least once every 12 months, even if no other changes are made.
Contact Information
For privacy-related questions, data access requests, correction requests, or deletion requests, please contact us at:
Central Vacuum Lab Email: [email protected] Website: https://centralvacuumlab.com/
We will respond to all privacy enquiries within 30 days. California residents submitting CCPA requests will receive a response within 45 days.
Affiliate Disclosure
Central Vacuum Lab participates in affiliate marketing programs. This means we may earn commissions when you click a link on this Site and complete a qualifying purchase, at no additional cost to you.
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
This disclosure is required by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under its Endorsement Guides, 16 C.F.R. Part 255. Affiliate commissions do not influence which products we choose to review or recommend. All product assessments and opinions on this Site are our own, based on independent research and evaluation.