Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Money Unpacked (“we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit moneyunpacked.com.

1. Who We Are

Money Unpacked is a personal finance blog operated independently. For privacy-related questions, you can contact us via the Contact page.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information in the following ways:

Automatically collected data: When you visit our site, we automatically collect certain information through Google Analytics 4, including your approximate location, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on the site. This data is anonymised and used solely to understand how our content performs.

Information you provide: If you use our contact form, we collect your name and email address solely to respond to your enquiry. We do not add you to any mailing list without your explicit consent.

3. Cookies

Our site uses cookies to function properly and to analyse traffic. These include:

  • Essential cookies — required for the website to work
  • Analytics cookies — used by Google Analytics 4 to track anonymous usage data

You can disable cookies at any time through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect site functionality.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to: improve our content and user experience, respond to enquiries you send us, and analyse site traffic. We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to any third party.

5. Affiliate Links & Advertising

Some articles on Money Unpacked contain affiliate links. This means we may earn a small commission if you click a link and make a purchase or sign up for a service — at no extra cost to you. We only recommend products and services we genuinely believe are useful. All affiliate relationships are disclosed clearly within relevant articles.

6. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services which have their own privacy policies:

7. Your Rights (GDPR)

If you are based in the European Union or United Kingdom, you have the right to: access the personal data we hold about you, request correction or deletion of your data, object to how we process your data, and withdraw consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us via our Contact page.

8. Data Retention

Contact form submissions are retained only as long as necessary to respond to your enquiry. Analytics data is retained in line with Google Analytics default settings.

9. Children’s Privacy

Money Unpacked is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. We encourage you to review it periodically.