Privacy & cookies policy

Last updated: 6 July 2026

Introduction

This policy explains how Product Sourcing School (“we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses and protects your information when you visit this website: https://productsourcingschool.com. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data transparently and securely, in line with the UK GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR). This website is informational in nature and does not sell products directly. It is funded by advertising.

What data we collect

We do not collect personally identifiable information unless you choose to provide it to us directly (for example, by emailing us or using our contact form). Where you consent, we collect limited technical and usage data automatically through Google tools. This may include:

• Pages visited
• Time spent on pages
• Device and browser type
• Approximate location (country or region level)
• Referral source (how you arrived at the site)
• Anonymous identifiers and cookies

This data does not directly identify you as an individual.

How we collect data

Data is collected through:

• Google Analytics (via Google Site Kit)
• Google Search Console
• Google AdSense (advertising)

Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to measure site usage and performance. Google Site Kit is the WordPress plugin that connects this site to Google’s tools. Google Search Console does not use cookies or track individual visitors; it gives us aggregate data about how this website appears in, and is crawled by, Google Search. Google AdSense is described in the advertising section below.

We manage cookie consent through CookieYes. Analytics and advertising cookies are only set if you accept them on the cookie banner (either by clicking “Accept All”, or by switching on the relevant category via “Customise”). If you click “Reject All”, these cookies are not set.

How we use your data

• Understand how visitors use the website
• Improve content and structure
• Monitor technical performance
• Measure traffic and engagement
• Identify popular topics and pages
• Fund the site by displaying advertising

We do not use analytics data to personally identify visitors.

Advertising (Google AdSense)

This website is free to read and is funded by advertising. We use Google AdSense, a service provided by Google LLC, to display adverts. AdSense and its partners may use cookies and similar technologies to serve adverts, measure their performance, and — where you consent — personalise the adverts you see based on your browsing.

Advertising cookies are only set with your consent. If you reject advertising cookies on our banner, Google may still serve non-personalised adverts, which rely on contextual information (such as the page content) rather than tracking your browsing across sites. You can manage how Google personalises adverts to you at https://myadcenter.google.com.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. We use cookies for:

• Remembering your cookie consent choices (necessary)
• Site analytics and traffic measurement (only with your consent)
• Advertising, including Google AdSense (only with your consent)

The main cookies used on this site are:

Exact cookie names may vary depending on configuration changes. You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect how the site functions.

Managing your cookie preferences

You can change your cookie choices at any time by clicking “Cookie Settings” in the website footer, which reopens the consent banner. You can also control or delete cookies through your browser settings.

Google tools

This website uses Google tools provided by Google LLC. Google may set cookies and collect usage data according to its own privacy policies, and may process this information on servers outside your country of residence.

• Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
• Google’s cookie policy: https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies
• Opt out of Google Analytics: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Data sharing

We do not sell, rent or trade your personal data. Analytics data is processed by Google as a data processor acting on our behalf. Advertising data is processed by Google and its advertising partners in connection with serving adverts. We do not share visitor data with other third parties except where required by law.

Data retention

Cookie expiry and our analytics data-retention setting are two different things. Cookies on your device expire automatically after the durations listed above. Within Google Analytics, we have separately configured a data-retention period for user-level and event-level data, after which it is automatically deleted from Google’s systems.

Your rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to request access to your personal data; request correction or deletion; restrict or object to processing; request data portability; and withdraw consent where applicable. Because we do not directly store personal visitor identities through analytics, we may not be able to link technical data back to a specific individual.

If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you can complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO): https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/

Data security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect website data and analytics information from unauthorised access or misuse.

External links

This website may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external sites.

Children’s privacy

This website is not intended for children under 13 (or the equivalent local age). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised “last updated” date.

Contact

If you have questions about this policy, you can contact us at hello@productsourcingschool.com.