Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 20, 2026

What Gifts Should I Buy? ("we," "us," or "our") operates whatgiftshouldibuy.com. This privacy policy explains how we handle information on our site.

Who uses this site

This site is designed for parents and caregivers. Parents fill out the gift finder on behalf of their children. Children do not interact with this site directly and are not intended users of this service.

COPPA compliance

We comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. The gift finder asks parents to describe their child's age and interests — this information is used only to generate an activity recommendation and is not stored, retained, or associated with any individual child.

Information we collect

We do not require account creation and do not collect names, email addresses, or personal information to use the gift recommendation engine.

• Gift finder inputs — age, interests, materials, and energy level you enter are sent to our AI generator to produce a recommendation. These inputs are not stored after your session.
• Saved results — activities you save are stored locally on your device using your browser's localStorage. This data never leaves your device and is not accessible to us.
• Analytics — we use Google Analytics to understand how the site is used (pages visited, time on site, general location by region). This data is anonymous and aggregated.
• Cookies — Google Analytics sets cookies to track sessions. These are analytics cookies only. We do not use advertising cookies or tracking pixels.

Affiliate links

Some links on this site are Amazon affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, we earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. We only link to products we would genuinely recommend. Clicking affiliate links may allow Amazon to set their own cookies per their privacy policy.

Google AdSense

We display advertisements through Google AdSense. Google may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our site or other sites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings.

Third-party services

• Google Analytics — anonymous usage analytics
• Google AdSense — advertising
• Anthropic Claude API — powers the gift recommendation engine. Inputs are processed to generate recommendations per Anthropic's privacy policy.
• Amazon Associates — affiliate program for product links

Data retention

We do not store gift finder inputs after your session ends. Analytics data is retained by Google Analytics per their standard retention policies. Saved results are stored on your device only and can be cleared by you at any time.

Your rights

Since we do not collect personal information, there is no personal data to access, correct, or delete on our end. You can clear your locally saved results at any time by clearing your browser's localStorage or visiting whatgiftshouldibuy.com/saved and removing items individually.

Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent update. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact

Questions about this privacy policy? Contact us at: hello@zenmonkeystudios.com