This site is simple, and so is this policy. Here's exactly what we collect, why, and what we never do with it.
What We Collect
Nothing account-based. You don't need to sign in or hand over personal information to read anything here.
If you email us at contact@grillsmokelab.com, we'll have your email address. That's it, really. We won't share it or add you to any list. We'll use it to reply to you, and then it just sits there.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how people actually use the site. That means seeing which guides get read start to finish, where readers drop off, and where something's clearly not working. It collects standard usage data (pages visited, how you arrived, approximate city-level location, device and browser type, and clicks on affiliate links -- Amazon and other affiliate/brand-partner programs) and sets a cookie to recognize returning visitors. We look at this in aggregate. We can't pick you out of it, and we don't try to.
The first time you visit, you'll see a short banner at the bottom of the page. We track by default. You can say no by clicking "No thanks," and we'll stop from that point on. It won't undo anything from the current visit, but nothing further gets recorded. Your choice is saved so we won't keep asking. You can revisit it anytime using the "Cookie preferences" link in the footer, or use Google's opt-out browser add-on if you want a more global solution.
We don't run advertising pixels or anything that follows you around the rest of the internet.
Hosting
The site runs through Cloudflare, which may set a cookie for bot detection and security. We don't control that cookie, and it doesn't track you anywhere else. Details are in Cloudflare's privacy policy.
Affiliate Links
Some links on this site are Amazon affiliate links, and some go to other affiliate/brand-partner programs (currently Z Grills, via the Impact network). Click one and buy something, and that program tracks the purchase to credit the referral. That tracking happens on the retailer's or brand's own side, through cookies on their site, not ours. See Amazon's privacy policy or the relevant brand's own privacy policy for the details, and our Affiliate Disclosure page for the full picture.
Third-Party Content
Product links go to Amazon, to brand-direct affiliate programs (currently Z Grills), and to the manufacturers we cite. Click through, and their privacy policy takes over from there, not ours.
Your Choices
Any content blocker or your browser's built-in tracking protection will block our analytics cookie, and the site works exactly the same either way. Nothing here is locked behind accepting tracking.
Your Data
We hold very little about anyone. Whatever email you've sent us, and nothing more. Email us anytime to ask what we have, get it corrected, or have it deleted.
Children
This site doesn't knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 16. If you think a child has sent us information, tell us and we'll delete it.
Changes
If this policy changes, we'll update this page and the date below. No email blasts, no pop-ups, no drama.
Questions
Email us: contact@grillsmokelab.com
Last updated: August 8, 2026