Privacy

Last updated 10 September 2026

PayoutDeals is a free directory of affiliate programmes and networks. We do not run advertising networks, and we do not use Google AdSense or similar ad pixels.

What we store

• Directory listings — programme and network details in our database so the public site can render.
• Mailing list — if you join the bi-weekly digest, we store your email, whether you chose all niches or one category, whether you want new programmes and/or listings we paused, confirmation and unsubscribe tokens, and when we last emailed you. We do not create a public user account. You must confirm via email before anything is sent. Every digest includes an unsubscribe link.
• Listing problem reports — if you report a broken apply or join link, or an outdated programme or network listing, we store which listing it is, the reason you chose, optional notes, optional email, and the time. We do not store your IP address with the report. Reports are reviewed by operators and do not automatically hide a listing.
• Site feedback — if you send a bug note or an idea on the feedback page, we store the type (bug or idea), your message, optional email, the page you came from (same-site only), a short browser user-agent string so we can see which browser had the problem, and the time. We do not store your IP address with the note. Email is optional. Notes are reviewed by operators and are not published.
• Apply / Visit click counts — when you follow an Apply link through /out/{id}, or a network Visit/Join link through /out/network/{slug}, we increment a count on that programme or network. We do not store who clicked. Some of those hops may use our own referral URL, stored only on the server.
• Search terms — when you search the public directory, we may store the search text and how many results it returned. We use this only to improve the directory (for example, to see which programmes people look for and miss). We do not store your IP address, user-agent, or a cookie for search. Repeat searches from the same coarse network within a short window are counted once. Rows older than 90 days are deleted automatically (daily job) and can also be purged on demand by operators.

What we do not do

• We do not sell search logs or listing data to advertisers.
• We do not use search terms for advertising profiles.
• We do not set a search cookie. Theme preference and saved programmes stay in your browser’s localStorage only. See Cookies.

Affiliate commissions, if any, are explained on our disclosure page. They are not tied to the search log.