Privacy policy

Last updated: July 2026

In this policy, “the Verdict,” “we,” and “our” mean this website, The GLP-1 Verdict; “you” means the reader; “personal data” means information that identifies you or could reasonably be linked to you; and “analytics” means the usage measurement described below.

We hold providers to account for how they treat people, so we hold ourselves to the same bar here. This is a reading site, not an account service. We do not ask you to register, we do not run ads that profile you, and we never sell your data. What follows is the full, honest picture of the little we do collect.

What we collect — and what we do not

We do not run user accounts, logins, newsletters, or contact forms, so we do not ask you for your name, address, or payment details, and we do not have a database of readers. If — and only if — you consent (see below), we use Google Analytics 4 to understand how the site is used in aggregate: which pages are viewed, approximate location derived from your IP address (the IP itself is not retained by us), device and browser type, and the referring source that sent you here. This is measurement, not surveillance — we cannot use it to identify you by name.

Consent Mode v2 — off until you say yes

We use Google Consent Mode v2, configured to deny by default. Until you accept through our cookie banner, analytics storage and advertising storage are denied, no analytics cookies are set, and no tracking pings fire. If you decline, that denied state simply stays in place. Consent is a switch you flip on, not one we flip on for you.

Cookies and local storage

Your choice is remembered on your own device under the cookie-consent key in your browser’s localStorage — that entry stays local to your browser and is not sent to us. Only after you accept does Google Analytics set its own cookies to measure the visit. Decline, and those cookies are never written.

How we use what little we have

Aggregate analytics is used for one purpose: to see which reviews and comparisons readers find useful so we can improve them, fix what is confusing, and decide what to cover next. We do not use it to build advertising profiles, we do not attempt to re-identify visitors, and we do not enrich it with data bought from anyone.

We do not sell your data

We do not sell, rent, or trade personal data — full stop, and regardless of how “sale” is defined under laws such as the CCPA/CPRA. The only third party in the picture is Google, which processes the analytics data described above under its own terms when you have consented. We are not in the business of monetizing readers; we are funded by affiliate commissions, explained in our affiliate & advertising disclosure.

Third parties

Beyond Google Analytics, this site is served through standard web hosting infrastructure that may log routine technical request data (such as IP address and user-agent) to deliver pages and defend against abuse, as any website’s host does. When you click an outbound link to a provider, you leave the Verdict and enter a site governed by that provider’s own privacy policy, which we do not control and are not responsible for.

Your choices and rights

Because we do not maintain reader accounts, the most direct controls are in your hands:

• Opt out of analytics by declining the cookie banner — or never accepting it. Denied is the default.
• Reset your consent choice by clearing this site’s data (or deleting the cookie-consent localStorage entry) and reloading — the banner will ask again.
• Access or delete any personal data you believe we hold: email us and we will act on reasonable requests. In practice we do not keep a reader profile that identifies you, so there is usually little for us to return or erase.
• We do not sell your data, so there is no sale for you to opt out of — but you retain every right the law gives you to say so.

Children

This site is intended for adults. It is not directed to children, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18 — and certainly not from anyone under 13. If you believe a child has provided us personal data, contact us and we will delete it.

Retention

We do not maintain our own store of reader personal data. Aggregate analytics is retained within Google Analytics according to Google’s retention settings and policies. Any consent record lives on your device, not our servers, and disappears the moment you clear it.

Security

The site is served over HTTPS, and we deliberately minimize what we collect — the data we never gather is the data that can never leak. That said, no method of transmission or storage on the internet is perfectly secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as our practices or the law change. When we do, we revise the “last updated” date above. Material changes will be reflected here, and your continued use of the site after an update means you accept the current version — this policy is incorporated by reference into the terms of service, so the two are meant to be read together.

Contact

Questions, requests, or a privacy concern? Email us at hello@theglp1verdict.com and we will respond.