Last updated: August 4, 2026
Overview
The Product Shortlist (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is operated by Mynians, LLC and operates the website located at theproductshortlist.com (the “Site”).
This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, how it may be shared, and the choices you have regarding your information. We aim to collect only the information reasonably needed to operate the Site, provide our email newsletter, respond to visitors, measure content performance, and protect the Site from misuse.
Mynians, LLC
1322 Daniels Cove Drive
Winter Garden, FL 34787
Email: hello@theproductshortlist.com
Information We Collect Automatically
We may use privacy-focused, cookieless analytics to understand how visitors use the Site. Depending on the analytics service configured on the Site, this may include information such as:
- The pages viewed
- The referring website or source
- General geographic information, such as country or city-level location
- Device, browser, and operating-system type
- Approximate visit times and session duration
- Outbound links clicked, including affiliate links
Where our analytics provider derives general location from an IP address, the full IP address is not used by us to identify individual visitors or create advertising profiles.
Our website host, security services, and content-delivery providers may also record technical information such as IP addresses, browser information, request timestamps, and requested pages. This information may be used to operate the Site, prevent fraud, identify malicious activity, troubleshoot technical problems, and maintain security.
Information You Provide Directly
We collect personal information when you choose to provide it to us.
- Newsletter signup: We collect your email address to send product reviews, buying guides, weekly shortlists, updates, and related content. You can unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link included in each marketing email.
- Contact forms: We may collect your name, email address, and the contents of your message so we can review and respond to your request.
- Product submissions: If you submit a product for consideration, we may collect your name, email address, product information, category suggestions, links, and any comments you provide. We use this information to review products and maintain our research or testing queue.
- Direct communications: If you contact us by email or through another communication channel, we may retain the information you provide and our response.
You do not need to create an account or provide a password to read the Site.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our primary analytics system is intended to operate without analytics or advertising cookies.
WordPress, our hosting provider, security services, embedded content, or other necessary website tools may place strictly necessary or functional cookies. These cookies may be used to keep the Site working, maintain security, remember certain preferences, or support administrative functions.
We do not currently use cookies to create behavioral advertising profiles or track visitors across unrelated websites.
If we add advertising, retargeting, or other non-essential tracking tools in the future, we will update this Privacy Policy and provide any notice or consent controls required by applicable law.
Affiliate Links and Third-Party Tracking
The Site contains affiliate links. If you click an affiliate link and complete a purchase or another qualifying action, we may receive a commission or referral payment. This does not normally increase the price you pay.
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
We may also participate in other affiliate programs or networks, including programs operated by retailers and affiliate platforms such as Impact, CJ Affiliate, Awin, or similar providers.
When you click an affiliate link, the retailer or affiliate network may use cookies, tracking parameters, device information, or similar technologies to record the referral and determine whether a commission is owed. These technologies are controlled by the third party, not by The Product Shortlist or Mynians, LLC.
Retailers, affiliate networks, embedded services, and other third-party websites operate under their own terms and privacy policies. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of a retailer or service before providing personal information or completing a purchase.
How We Use Your Information
We may use the information described in this policy to:
- Send newsletters and other content you requested
- Process and respond to questions, messages, and product submissions
- Research products and plan future reviews or buying guides
- Understand which pages, reviews, and links are useful to visitors
- Maintain, troubleshoot, and improve the Site
- Detect spam, fraud, abuse, security threats, and technical problems
- Comply with legal obligations and enforce our policies
- Protect the rights, property, and safety of Mynians, LLC, our visitors, and others
We do not use personal information to make automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects.
How We Share Information
We do not sell your personal information for money.
We may share limited information with service providers that help us operate the Site and communicate with visitors. These providers may include:
- Website-hosting and content-delivery providers
- Email newsletter and email-delivery providers
- Website analytics providers
- Security, spam-prevention, and fraud-detection providers
- Contact-form and product-submission services
- Professional advisers, such as accountants, attorneys, or technical consultants
These providers may process information on our behalf according to their service agreements, privacy terms, and applicable law.
We may also disclose information when we reasonably believe disclosure is required to comply with a law, regulation, court order, subpoena, or other valid legal request; investigate fraud or security incidents; enforce our agreements; or protect legal rights and safety.
If Mynians, LLC or The Product Shortlist is involved in a merger, acquisition, sale, financing, restructuring, or transfer of business assets, information associated with the Site may be included in that transaction, subject to applicable privacy requirements.
Data Retention
We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably needed for the purposes described in this policy, including legal, accounting, security, and record-keeping needs.
- Newsletter information: Retained while you remain subscribed and for a reasonable period afterward to maintain suppression and unsubscribe records.
- Contact-form messages: Retained for as long as needed to respond and maintain reasonable business records.
- Product submissions: Retained for as long as the submission may be relevant to our product research, testing, editorial planning, or business records.
- Security and server logs: Retained according to the schedules established by our hosting, security, and infrastructure providers.
- Aggregate analytics: Non-identifying or aggregated analytics information may be kept for longer periods because it is not intended to identify an individual visitor.
Your Privacy Choices and Rights
Depending on where you live and which privacy laws apply, you may have the right to:
- Request access to personal information we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of certain personal information
- Request a copy of certain information in a portable format
- Object to or request limits on certain processing
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- Unsubscribe from marketing emails
- Submit a complaint to an applicable privacy regulator
To submit a privacy request, email hello@theproductshortlist.com. Please include enough information for us to understand and respond to your request. We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.
We will respond within the time required by applicable law. When no specific deadline applies, we generally aim to respond within 30 days.
Newsletter Choices
You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in each email. We may retain your email address on a suppression list so that we can honor your request and avoid sending additional marketing messages.
California Residents
If the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act, applies to Mynians, LLC or to the processing of your information, you may have rights including the right to request information about the personal information collected, used, disclosed, sold, or shared; request correction or deletion; and opt out of certain sales or sharing.
We do not currently sell personal information or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising as those terms are defined under California law.
We will not discriminate against you for exercising an applicable privacy right. To submit a California privacy request, email hello@theproductshortlist.com.
European Economic Area and United Kingdom
If European Union or United Kingdom data-protection law applies to the processing of your personal information, our legal bases may include:
- Consent: For newsletters or other communications you specifically request.
- Legitimate interests: For operating, protecting, measuring, and improving the Site; responding to messages; preventing fraud; and maintaining business records, provided those interests are not outweighed by your rights.
- Legal obligations: When processing is necessary to comply with applicable law.
You may have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, object to, or request a portable copy of your information. You may also withdraw consent at any time where consent is the basis for processing.
Because Mynians, LLC is located in the United States, information submitted through the Site may be processed or stored in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate.
Children’s Privacy
The Site is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
If you are a parent or guardian and believe a child has provided personal information through the Site, contact us at hello@theproductshortlist.com so we can review and, where appropriate, delete the information.
Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control
Some browsers offer “Do Not Track” signals. There is not currently a single universally accepted standard for responding to these signals.
Because we do not currently sell personal information or use it for cross-context behavioral advertising, the Site does not provide a separate sale or sharing opt-out process. Where applicable law requires us to recognize a browser-based opt-out signal, such as Global Privacy Control, we will process that signal as required.
Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect the information handled through the Site. These measures may include encrypted HTTPS connections, access restrictions, security monitoring, software updates, backups, and the use of established hosting and email providers.
No website, transmission method, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You are responsible for using appropriate caution when sending information over the internet.
Third-Party Links and Embedded Content
The Site may link to or display content from retailers, video platforms, social-media services, review platforms, and other third parties. Interacting with third-party content may allow that third party to collect information according to its own privacy policy.
We are not responsible for the privacy, security, availability, or content practices of third-party websites or services.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy as the Site, our services, or legal requirements change. When we update it, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of the page.
If a change materially affects how we handle personal information, we may provide additional notice through the Site, by email, or through another appropriate method. Any consent required by law will be obtained separately.
Contact Us
For privacy questions, requests, or concerns, contact:
Mynians, LLC
1322 Daniels Cove Drive
Winter Garden, FL 34787
Website: theproductshortlist.com
Email: hello@theproductshortlist.com