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Last Updated: August 2026

This policy explains what information Shopping Therapy Guide collects when you visit this site, how we use it, and the choices you have. Last updated August 2026.

1. Who We Are

Shopping Therapy Guide is published by Thistle & Bench Media LLC, a Portland, Oregon-based company. This policy applies to shoppingtherapyguide.com and all its pages.

Thistle & Bench Media LLC
1420 SE Belmont St, Suite 220
Portland, OR 97214, USA

2. Information We Collect

We collect information you provide directly, such as your email address if you contact us, along with automatically collected data like your device type, browser, approximate location, and pages viewed.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use collected information to operate and improve this site, respond to inquiries, understand which guides are useful, and measure how affiliate links perform.

4. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies for essential site functions, analytics, and affiliate link tracking. See our separate Cookie Policy for full details on each type and how to manage them.

5. Affiliate Links & Third-Party Retailers

Many product links on this site are affiliate links. Clicking one may set a tracking cookie with the retailer, governed by that retailer's own privacy policy, not ours.

6. Analytics & Performance Tools

We use third-party analytics tools to understand aggregate site traffic and behavior. These tools collect data on our behalf and are contractually restricted from selling it.

7. Email Communications

If you subscribe to updates from us, we use your email only to send the content you signed up for. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in every email.

8. Data Sharing & Third Parties

We do not sell your personal information. We share limited data with service providers (hosting, analytics, email delivery) strictly to operate this site, under agreements that limit their use of it.

9. Data Retention

We retain data only as long as needed for the purposes described in this policy, or as required by law, after which it is deleted or anonymized.

10. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal information, or to opt out of certain data uses. Contact us using the address below to exercise these rights.

11. Children's Privacy

This site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them.

12. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards to protect your information, though no method of transmission or storage is completely secure.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by an updated "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

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Thistle & Bench Media LLC
1420 SE Belmont St, Suite 220
Portland, OR 97214, USA

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