Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 2026

ChoppnKnives.com (“we,” “us,” “our”) is a kitchen knife review and comparison website operated by Michael Vartholomaios as a personal project. We take your privacy seriously and are committed to protecting any personal data you share with us.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, and your rights under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR).

1. Data Controller

The data controller for ChoppnKnives.com is:

Name: Michael Vartholomaios

Email: [email protected]

If you have any questions about this policy or your personal data, contact us at the email address above.

2. What Information We Collect

Information you provide directly

  • Email address — when you sign up for our newsletter or knife finder waitlist
  • Name — if you provide it when contacting us
  • Message content — when you contact us through our contact form or email

Information collected automatically

  • IP address (anonymised where possible)
  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system
  • Referring website
  • Pages visited and time spent on each page
  • Date and time of your visit
  • Cookie data (see our Cookie Policy for details)

Information from third parties

We use Google Analytics and Google Search Console to understand how visitors use our site. These services may collect data as described in their respective privacy policies.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To send you our newsletter or knife finder tool notifications (only if you opted in)
  • To respond to your enquiries or messages
  • To understand how visitors use our site so we can improve our content
  • To monitor site performance and fix technical issues
  • To comply with legal obligations

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

We process your personal data under the following legal bases:

  • Consent — when you sign up for our newsletter or waitlist, you give us explicit consent to email you. You can withdraw this consent at any time by clicking “unsubscribe” in any email or contacting us directly.
  • Legitimate interest — we use analytics data to understand site performance and improve our content. This processing is necessary for our legitimate interest in running and improving ChoppnKnives.com.
  • Legal obligation — we may process data where required by law.

5. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to anyone. We may share data with the following categories of service providers who help us operate the site:

  • Email service provider — to manage our mailing list and send newsletters
  • Analytics providers — Google Analytics, for understanding site usage
  • Hosting provider — our web host stores site data as part of their service

These providers only process data on our behalf and are bound by their own privacy policies and data processing agreements.

We do not share your personal data with any affiliate partners. Affiliate links on our site take you to third-party websites (such as Amazon), and those sites have their own privacy policies that govern their collection of your data.

6. Affiliate Links & Third-Party Websites

ChoppnKnives.com contains affiliate links to third-party retailers and websites. When you click on an affiliate link, you leave our site and are subject to that third party’s privacy policy. We have no control over and take no responsibility for the privacy practices of these external sites.

Affiliate partners may use cookies or tracking technologies to attribute sales. See our Cookie Policy for more details.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary:

  • Email subscribers — until you unsubscribe or request deletion
  • Contact form messages — up to 12 months after our last communication
  • Analytics data — retained by Google Analytics according to their data retention settings (currently set to 14 months)

When data is no longer needed, we delete or anonymise it.

8. Your Rights Under GDPR

Under the UK GDPR and EU GDPR, you have the following rights:

  • Right of access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
  • Right to rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
  • Right to erasure — ask us to delete your personal data
  • Right to restrict processing — ask us to limit how we use your data
  • Right to data portability — request your data in a structured, machine-readable format
  • Right to object — object to processing based on legitimate interest
  • Right to withdraw consent — withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent

To exercise any of these rights, email us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. In the UK, this is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

9. International Transfers

Some of our service providers (such as Google) may process data outside the UK/EEA. Where this happens, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission or UK Addendum, or the service provider’s participation in an approved transfer mechanism.

10. Children’s Privacy

ChoppnKnives.com is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe we have collected data from a child, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, contact us at:

Email: [email protected]

Website: choppnknives.com/contact