Privacy Policy

1. Controller

HostingCompare operates the website 3dsettings.xyz. Contact for privacy requests: [email protected]

2. What we collect

• Usage data — pages visited, referrer, browser type (server logs, short retention).
• Affiliate clicks — when you use /go/ links we log provider slug and country for statistics (no personal profile).
• Cookies — essential preference cookies, consent storage, and anonymous visitor id for price reactions. See our Cookie Policy.
• Price reactions — optional emoji votes on provider and stack pages, tied to an anonymous visitor id (hosting_vid), not linked to your identity.
• Contact — if you email us, we process your address and message content.

3. Legal basis (GDPR Art. 6)

• Consent — analytics and non-essential cookies.
• Legitimate interest — operating the comparison service, fraud prevention, aggregated statistics.
• Contract / pre-contractual — responding to your inquiries.

4. Affiliate disclosure

Some outbound links are affiliate links. When you click them, you are redirected through our /go/ tracker to the provider with UTM parameters. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. This does not affect our editorial ratings.

5. Third parties

• Hosting providers — when you leave our site via affiliate links, their privacy policies apply.
• Cloudflare — may process connection data as CDN/DNS provider.
• Analytics — only after cookie consent; we use privacy-friendly tools where possible.

6. Retention

Server logs: up to 30 days. Cookie consent records: 12 months. Affiliate click logs: 24 months (aggregated). You may request deletion of personal data where applicable.

7. Your rights

Under GDPR you have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing, data portability, and to object. You may lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority. Contact: [email protected]

8. Changes

We may update this policy. The "Last updated" date will reflect material changes.