Last updated: October 2026. This page explains what information is collected when you visit Reliable or Not, how it's used, and the choices available to you.
Reliable or Not does not require an account, and we do not ask visitors to submit personal information to read any page on this site. Standard technical information (such as browser type, approximate location derived from IP address, and pages visited) may be collected automatically through analytics and advertising services described below, consistent with how most websites operate.
This site displays advertising served by Google through Google AdSense. Google and its partners use cookies — including the DoubleClick cookie — to serve ads based on a visitor's prior visits to this site or other websites.
Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on someone's past visits to this website or other websites. This allows Reliable or Not and its partners to advertise in a way that's relevant to visitors, and to measure how well those ads perform.
We may use standard web analytics tools to understand overall traffic patterns — which pages are visited, how long people stay, and general geographic and device trends. This data is aggregated and is not used to identify individual visitors.
Pages on this site may link to external sources, including manufacturer recall lookup tools, consumer complaint databases, and independent specialist resources. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites, and we encourage visitors to review the privacy policy of any site they navigate to.
This site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us and it will be removed.
This policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal and regulatory reasons. The "last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision.