Last updated: 3 August 2026
This policy explains what light.style collects when you visit, what it does not collect, and how to reach us about it. We have tried to keep it short and specific rather than long and generic.
Who we are
light.style is an independently run website publishing guides and buying advice about home and outdoor lighting. Our website address is https://light.style. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of any lighting manufacturer or retailer.
Analytics — and why there is no cookie banner
We measure traffic with a self-hosted, cookieless analytics tool that runs on our own server. It records aggregate information such as the page requested, the approximate country, the referring site and the type of device. It does not set cookies, does not create a persistent identifier that follows you across websites, and does not send your data to a third-party analytics provider.
Because of this, there is nothing for you to consent to and no cookie banner to dismiss. We do not use Google Analytics, and we do not run advertising networks on this site.
Affiliate links
Some articles link to products on Amazon.com. Where those links are commercial, they are marked in the page code as rel="sponsored". If you buy something after following one, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Amazon will process that visit under its own privacy policy, which we do not control. See our Affiliate Disclosure for the full explanation.
Server logs
Like practically every website, our hosting provider records standard access logs, which include IP addresses, for security and troubleshooting. These are kept for a limited period and are not used to build a profile of you.
Comments and accounts
Comments are closed across the site, and there is no way for visitors to register an account. We therefore hold no user accounts, no comment data and no mailing list. We do not run a newsletter and do not collect email addresses from visitors.
Embedded content from other sites
Articles may embed content such as images or videos hosted elsewhere. Embedded content behaves exactly as if you had visited that other website, and those sites may collect data about you under their own policies.
Your rights
Since we do not maintain accounts, mailing lists or personal profiles, there is normally no personal data of yours for us to export or delete. If you believe we hold information about you and want to ask about access, correction or deletion, write to us and we will respond.
Children
This site is intended for a general adult audience. We do not knowingly collect information from children.
Changes to this policy
If we change how the site handles data, we will update this page and the date at the top.
Contact
Questions about this policy: team@light.style, or via our contact page.
Analytics with Dackel Analytics
This website uses Dackel Analytics, a self-hosted analytics plugin, to measure how the site is used. It uses no cookies and no local storage, and it does not store or read any information on your device.
What is processed?
- The page URL you requested (query parameters that may carry sensitive values, such as e-mail addresses or tokens, are stripped before storage)
- The referring URL (the page you came from)
- Browser, operating system and device type (derived from the user agent)
- An anonymized portion of your IP address (IPv4: the final octet is set to 0; IPv6: the lower 80 bits are set to 0 — a full IP address is never stored)
- Approximate location (country, sometimes region or city) resolved locally via a GeoIP database (DB-IP Lite or MaxMind GeoLite2)
- Time spent on the page and scroll depth
- UTM campaign parameters and advertising click IDs, where present in the URL
- An anonymous visitor identifier (a SHA-256 HMAC of the anonymized subnet, browser family and a secret salt that rotates daily — it cannot be reversed to identify a person)
Where the data is stored, and for how long
All data is processed solely in this website’s own database. Nothing is transmitted to third-party analytics services. Records are deleted automatically after 365 days.
Opt-out signals we honor
If your browser sends the DNT (Do Not Track) header or a Global Privacy Control signal, no data is collected at all. Both signals are respected automatically — you do not need to contact us.
Your California privacy rights (CCPA/CPRA)
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended, the categories of personal information collected here are identifiers (an anonymized network address and a non-reversible visitor identifier), internet or other electronic network activity information (pages viewed, referring page, time on page) and coarse geolocation (country, sometimes region or city). This information is collected for analytics purposes only.
We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. No personal information is disclosed to third parties for their own purposes, and none of it is used for profiling or automated decision-making.
We honor the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal: if your browser or extension sends it, no data is collected. The same applies to the Do Not Track header.
You may request access to, or deletion of, information relating to you. Note that the data is anonymized before storage and is not linked to your name, account or e-mail address, so in most cases we cannot identify which records — if any — relate to you. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any privacy right.
Residents of other US states with comparable privacy laws (including Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah and Texas) have equivalent rights, which we apply in the same way.
Optional third-party data flows (depending on configuration)
- Google Search Console: if the Search Console integration is enabled, the plugin retrieves your own site’s aggregated search performance data from Google once a day. No visitor data is sent to Google — only your property URL, for authentication.
- Alert webhooks: if anomaly alerts are enabled, summary figures (site name, affected metric, deviation) are sent to the webhook provider you configured (Slack, Discord, Telegram or a generic endpoint). No visitor data is included.
- GeoIP database updates: the plugin downloads an updated GeoIP database from DB-IP or MaxMind once a month. No visitor data is sent to these providers — only the database file is fetched.
Administrator activity log
Actions taken by administrators of this plugin (settings changes, plugin activation, management of goals, funnels and API tokens) are recorded with a timestamp, the user login and the IP address. This is done on the basis of legitimate interests, to keep administrative changes auditable. These records are deleted automatically after 90 days.
Anonymous visitor properties (custom dimensions)
If the custom dimensions feature is in use, additional anonymous properties may be stored per visitor (for example reader_type=pro). Personal data is technically excluded from these values: the plugin rejects anything that looks like an e-mail address, bank account number, telephone number or payment card number.