Privacy Policy

Last updated: 30 October 2026

The Shoe Buff is operated by MAPT Media. For privacy questions or requests, contact contact@everyguyed.com.

Information we collect

Hosting and security services process technical information such as IP address, browser and device details, pages requested, and request time to operate and protect the site.

If you leave a comment, we collect the details shown in the comment form and technical information such as your IP address, browser user agent, and referring page to help moderate comments and prevent spam. We use Akismet to check comments for spam; comment content and related technical details may be sent to Akismet for that check.

If you subscribe to The Dispatch, we use the email address you provide to manage your subscription and send the newsletter. You can ask us to correct or remove your address by contacting us. Use any unsubscribe instructions included with a newsletter to stop future emails.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use The Shoe Buff, including pages viewed and general device, browser, and location information. Google Analytics uses first-party cookies or similar identifiers for measurement. Google uses IP addresses at collection to derive location information and then discards them before the data is logged. Learn more about how Google uses data when you use our partners’ sites or apps. You can opt out using the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

Advertising

This site may display ads provided by Google AdSense. Google and other advertising partners may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses, or other identifiers to serve, measure, and limit ads. Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site or other sites. You can manage personalized advertising in Google Ads Settings or opt out of some participating companies’ personalized advertising at aboutads.info. Ad delivery and personalization depend on your location, settings, and applicable consent choices.

Affiliate links

Some links may be affiliate links. If you click one, the merchant or an affiliate service such as Skimlinks may use cookies or similar technologies to record the referral and any resulting purchase. We may earn a commission if you buy through an affiliate link; this does not change the price you pay. The privacy policies of those services and merchants apply to their processing.

Cookies and browser choices

You can manage or block cookies using your browser settings. Some site features, subscriptions, measurements, or advertising may not work as intended if cookies or similar technologies are blocked.

External websites

Links to other websites take you outside The Shoe Buff. Their privacy policies and practices apply after you leave this site.

Your privacy rights

If privacy laws such as the GDPR or UK GDPR apply to you, you may have rights to request access, correction, deletion, restriction, or a copy of personal data; to object to certain processing; to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent; and to complain to a supervisory authority. These rights depend on the applicable law and circumstances. Contact us using the address above to make a request.

Updates

We will update this policy when our practices change.