Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 7, 2026

Energy Cost Check ("we", "us", or "our") is a website focused on household electricity costs, practical energy-saving advice, and related product recommendations.

Energy Cost Check is an independent editorial website for U.S. households. It is not an energy supplier, utility company, regulated tariff comparison service, or switching broker.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you visit energycostcheck.com.

1. Who We Are

Energy Cost Check is the controller of personal data collected through this website.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect limited technical information when you visit this website, including:

• IP address
• Browser type
• Device information
• Pages visited and time spent on pages
• Referral source, such as search, social media, or another website that sent you to us

This information is used to understand website performance and improve user experience.

3. How We Use Information

We use this information to run the website, understand which pages are useful, improve content, measure affiliate performance, and keep the website secure.

4. Cookies

This website uses an essential preference technology to remember your cookie choice.

Non-essential cookies, such as analytics or marketing cookies, should not be set unless you actively accept them through the cookie banner.

Rejecting non-essential cookies does not stop you from using the site.

At the time of this policy update, Energy Cost Check is designed so that non-essential cookies are not enabled before consent.

5. Analytics

If analytics services are enabled on this site, they should only be activated after the required consent is obtained. These services help us measure traffic, improve content, and understand which pages are most useful.

6. Affiliate Links and Commercial Content

This website contains affiliate links, including Amazon affiliate links. If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Affiliate partners may use cookies or similar technologies to track referrals from this website.

We aim to make the commercial nature of affiliate links clear on the page where they appear.

7. Social Media and Referrals

If you visit this website from Pinterest, Google, Facebook, or another platform, that platform may collect information under its own privacy policy before you arrive here. Once you are on this website, this Privacy Policy applies to information collected by Energy Cost Check.

8. Legal Basis for Processing

We process data under our legitimate interests in operating and improving the website.

Where non-essential cookies are used, we rely on your consent where required.

9. Data Sharing

We do not sell personal data.

We may share limited technical data with trusted service providers, such as hosting, analytics, or affiliate partners, strictly for operational purposes.

We may also share referral and transaction-related data with affiliate networks and retailers where this is needed to report commissions and validate referred sales.

10. International Transfers

Some service providers or affiliate partners may process limited data outside your country. Where this happens, we expect appropriate safeguards to be used where required.

11. Data Retention

We retain data only as long as necessary for legitimate business or legal purposes.

12. Your Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights including:

• Request access to your data
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request deletion of personal data
• Object to certain processing activities
• Request restriction of processing in some situations

To exercise your rights, please contact us using the details below.

13. Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, you may contact:

Email: flowandnest@gmail.com

Address: Unit 82A, James Carter Road, Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 7DE, UK