Effective date: August 3, 2026
Previous version effective January 25, 2019.
The Savings Guide ("we", "us", or "our") operates this site (the "Service"). This policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, who we share it with, and the choices you have.
Depending on which part of the Service you use, we collect:
Cookies are small files stored on your device by your browser. This site sets one cookie, and it is strictly necessary:
| Cookie | Category | Purpose | Typical duration |
|---|---|---|---|
PHPSESSID |
Strictly necessary | Keeps your session together as you move through a multi-step ad submission or payment form. | Until you close your browser |
Because we set no analytics, advertising, or other non-essential cookies on this site, there is no cookie consent banner here and nothing for you to opt in or out of. Strictly necessary cookies are exempt from consent because the Service cannot function without them — ad submission and payment depend on them. You can still block them in your browser settings, but parts of the site will stop working.
Our digital editions and auction flyers are hosted on Google Drive and displayed on our publications and auction pages inside an embedded Drive viewer. When one of those pages loads, your browser connects to Google to fetch the document, and Google may set its own cookies through that viewer — particularly if you are signed in to a Google account and your browser allows third-party cookies. These are Google's cookies, not ours: we do not set them, cannot read them, and receive nothing from them. They are set by the viewer that displays the publication you asked to see, not for advertising by us.
If you would rather not load the Drive viewer, you can block third-party cookies in your browser, or read the printed edition. Google's handling of this data is governed by its own policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
We do not respond to Do Not Track (DNT) browser signals. We do not act on Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals either. This site does not track you in the first place.
Advertising copy, images, and auction details you submit are intended for publication and will appear in print and, where applicable, online.
The details you submit through our forms — your name, address, phone number, ad copy, and order history — go to the service providers listed below, who use them only to carry out the work we have engaged them for. We do not pass them to anyone else to use for their own marketing.
We may also disclose information where we are required to by law or valid legal process, to enforce our terms, to investigate suspected fraud or wrongdoing, to protect the safety of any person, or in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
Card payments are handled by our payment processor. Card numbers are captured and tokenized in your browser by the processor and are transmitted directly to them — we do not receive or store your full card number or security code. Our records show only whether an order was paid, when, and the associated order details.
We keep ad submissions, order records, and the related billing information for as long as needed to run the campaign and afterwards to meet accounting, tax, and legal requirements. Contact and delivery enquiries are kept while we deal with them and for a reasonable period afterwards for reference. Server logs are rotated on a routine schedule. When information is no longer needed, we delete it or render it non-identifying.
The Service is served over HTTPS, access to submission records is restricted to authorized staff, and account passwords are stored hashed. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so while we use commercially reasonable measures to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Whatever your location, you may ask us to:
We offer these choices to anyone who asks, wherever you live. Depending on where you live you may also have additional rights under local law; if you believe you do, tell us what you are asking for and we will work through it with you.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details below. We may need to verify your identity before acting, and we will respond within the timeframe the applicable law allows.
We are based in the United States and our servers are located there. If you access the Service from outside the United States, your information will be transferred to and processed in the United States, where data protection law may differ from that of your own country.
The Service is not directed to anyone under the age of 18, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
The Service contains links to sites we do not operate, including advertisers' own websites. We have no control over their content or privacy practices, and this policy does not apply to them. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of any site you visit.
We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will post the revised version on this page and update the effective date above. If the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice on the Service. Please review this page periodically.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise any of your rights: