Trust

Trust & privacy.

This page is maintained by PickGrade to answer common security and privacy questions about the site. It describes the controls currently in place and is not an independent certification or audit.

Shared responsibility

PickGrade is built and hosted on the Lovable platform, which provides the underlying infrastructure, managed database, authentication primitives, and deployment pipeline. PickGrade is responsible for the application logic, content, access policies, and how visitor data is used on this site.

Hosting & platform

The site runs on Lovable’s managed edge runtime with TLS in transit. The managed database enforces row-level security policies on every request, so tables are only readable to the extent an explicit policy allows.

Access & authentication

PickGrade does not require visitor accounts to read reviews, compare products, or use the recommender. Administrative content management is gated behind a server-side session secret; browser-side checks alone are never trusted.

Data we collect

  • Recommender answers. When you use the product recommender, your answers are stored against an anonymous session ID so we can improve the questionnaire. We don’t link those answers to your identity.
  • Feedback. If you submit feedback on a page, we store the message and the page it referenced.
  • Anonymous analytics. Basic page views and outbound affiliate clicks are recorded to understand which content is useful.

Cookies

PickGrade uses a small number of first-party cookies and local storage entries for site preferences and to remember your consent choice. We do not run third-party advertising trackers. Outbound affiliate links to Amazon are tagged with our associate ID.

Subprocessors & integrations

  • Lovable — hosting, database, storage, and deployment.
  • Amazon Associates — affiliate link attribution on outbound clicks.
  • Google Search Console — indexing and search performance metrics for site owners.

Privacy requests & contact

For privacy questions, data-deletion requests, or to report a security concern, contact PickGrade through the address listed on the About page. We aim to acknowledge security reports within a few business days.

Editorial independence

See our affiliate disclosure for how PickGrade is funded and why commissions never affect product grades.