Privacy Policy

Last modified: September 28, 2026

This is the privacy policy of macfixly.com. If you have any questions about it, you can contact us at [email protected].

There are different ways you can use our website – to read guides, search for Mac fixes, subscribe to our newsletter or contact us. When you share information with us, we can make the site more useful to you. As you use our site, we want you to be clear about how we use information and the ways in which you can protect your privacy.

Our Privacy Policy explains:

  • What information we collect and why we collect it.
  • How we use that information.
  • The choices we offer, including how to access and update information.

Information we collect

We collect information in two ways:

  • Information you give us. For example, when you subscribe to our newsletter or create a free member account, we ask for your email address and, optionally, your name. When you email us, we receive your email address and your message.
  • Information we get from your use of the site. This includes:
    • Device information – such as browser type, operating system and screen size.
    • Log information – such as your IP address, pages visited, the date and time of your visit and the referring URL.
    • Cookies and anonymous identifiers – small files stored on your device that help the site work and help us and our partners understand how the site is used.

How we use information we collect

We use the information we collect to provide, maintain, protect and improve the website, to develop new guides, and to protect macfixly.com and our readers. We use your email address only to send newsletters you have subscribed to, to reply to your messages, and to inform you about important changes. We will ask for your consent before using information for a purpose other than those set out in this Privacy Policy.

Advertising and cookies

We may use third-party advertising companies, such as Google, to serve ads when you visit our website. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to our site and/or other sites on the internet. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or www.aboutads.info.

We may also use analytics tools to understand how visitors use the site. Some links on our site are affiliate links; the stores they point to may set their own cookies.

Transparency and choice

People have different privacy concerns. Our goal is to be clear about what information we collect, so that you can make meaningful choices. For example, you can:

  • Unsubscribe from our emails at any time using the link at the bottom of every email.
  • Manage or delete your member account from the account portal.
  • Opt out of personalised advertising using the links above.
  • Set your browser to block all cookies or to notify you when a cookie is set. Some features of the site may not work properly if cookies are disabled.

Information you share

If you post a public comment on our site, your name and comment will be visible to others and may be indexed by search engines.

Accessing and updating your personal information

You can ask us to access, correct or delete the personal information we hold about you by emailing [email protected] with the subject "Privacy Request". We may need to verify your identity before acting on your request. Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR or CCPA), you may have additional rights, and we will respond within the time required by law.

Information we share

We do not sell your personal information. We do not share personal information with companies, organisations or individuals outside of macfixly.com unless one of the following applies:

  • With your consent.
  • For external processing – with trusted service providers that help us run the site (such as our publishing platform Ghost, hosting, email delivery, analytics and advertising partners), under appropriate confidentiality and security measures.
  • For legal reasons – if we have a good-faith belief that access, use or disclosure is reasonably necessary to meet applicable law or a legal request, to detect or prevent fraud, security or technical issues, or to protect the rights, property or safety of macfixly.com, our readers or the public.

Information security

We work hard to protect our site and our readers from unauthorised access to or alteration, disclosure or destruction of information. The site is served over encrypted HTTPS, and access to personal information is limited to those who need it to operate the site. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure.

Children's privacy

Our site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has given us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

Application

This Privacy Policy applies to macfixly.com only. It does not apply to other websites linked from our site, including advertisers and affiliate stores, which have their own privacy policies.

Changes

Our Privacy Policy may change from time to time. We will post any changes on this page with a new "Last modified" date.

The contents of this statement may be altered at any time, at our discretion. If you have any questions regarding the privacy policy of macfixly.com, you may contact us at [email protected].