Last updated: August 25, 2026
Top 10 respects your privacy and is committed to explaining how information is collected, used and protected when you visit or interact with our website.
This Privacy Policy applies to Top 10 and its content, features, advertisements, affiliate links and related services.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide when you:
- Contact us by email or through a contact form
- Report incorrect or outdated information
- Submit a suggestion, enquiry or partnership request
- Communicate with us for any other reason
This information may include your name, email address, message and any other details you choose to provide.
Please do not submit passwords, payment information, government identification numbers or other sensitive personal information.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit Top 10, certain information may be collected automatically by us or our service providers, including:
- Internet Protocol address
- Browser and device type
- Operating system
- Approximate location derived from your IP address
- Pages visited and links clicked
- Referring and exit pages
- Date and time of access
- Time spent on pages
- Advertising and cookie identifiers
- General website interaction and performance data
This information helps operate, secure, analyse and improve the website.
How We Use Information
Information may be used to:
- Operate and maintain Top 10
- Respond to questions, suggestions and enquiries
- Correct inaccurate or outdated content
- Understand how visitors use the website
- Improve content, navigation and performance
- Display and measure advertisements
- Track affiliate referrals and qualifying transactions
- Detect fraud, abuse and security problems
- Comply with legal obligations
- Protect the rights and safety of Top 10, its visitors and others
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Top 10 and its third-party service providers may use cookies, pixels, scripts, local storage and similar technologies.
These technologies may be used to:
- Remember preferences and consent choices
- Understand website traffic and visitor behaviour
- Measure content and advertising performance
- Prevent fraud and invalid advertising activity
- Provide relevant or personalised advertising
- Track eligible affiliate referrals
- Improve website functionality
Where required, you can accept, reject or manage non-essential cookies through the consent or privacy controls displayed on the website.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Blocking certain cookies may affect website features, advertisements or affiliate tracking.
Google AdSense and Advertising
Top 10 may use Google AdSense and other advertising services to display advertisements.
Google and its advertising partners may use cookies or similar technologies to:
- Select and display advertisements
- Personalise advertisements where permitted
- Measure advertisement performance
- Limit repeated advertisements
- Detect fraud and invalid activity
- Understand interactions with advertisements
Google may use information about visits to Top 10 and other websites to provide advertisements based on a visitor’s interests.
You can learn how Google uses information from websites that use its services at:
You can manage personalised Google advertising through My Ad Center:
Depending on your location and consent choices, you may receive personalised or non-personalised advertisements.
Analytics
Top 10 may use analytics and performance services, including Google Analytics, to understand how visitors find and use the website.
Analytics providers may process information such as your IP address, device information, approximate location, visited pages, referral source and website interactions.
This information is generally used to produce reports, identify technical problems and improve the website. Where required by law, analytics technologies will be used only after obtaining appropriate consent.
Affiliate Links
Some Top 10 content may contain affiliate links. These links may be provided through programs and networks such as Amazon Associates, Skimlinks or other merchant affiliate programs.
When you click an affiliate link:
- You may be redirected to a third-party website
- A tracking cookie or identifier may be placed on your device
- The merchant or affiliate network may record the referral
- Top 10 may receive a commission if you complete a qualifying action or purchase
Affiliate tracking information may include the clicked link, referring page, date, time, device information and transaction status. Top 10 generally does not receive your full payment card information or retailer account password.
Purchases, payments, deliveries, returns and refunds are handled by the relevant third-party merchant and are governed by that merchant’s own privacy policy and terms.
Skimlinks
Top 10 may use Skimlinks to automatically convert eligible merchant links into affiliate links.
Skimlinks and its affiliate-network partners may use cookies and similar technologies to track clicks, referrals and qualifying purchases. Information processed through these links is subject to the privacy practices of Skimlinks, the applicable affiliate network and the destination merchant.
Amazon Associates
Top 10 may participate in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program and related Amazon affiliate programs.
Amazon may use cookies, tracking identifiers and other technologies to record visits and qualifying purchases made through Amazon affiliate links. Information collected by Amazon is governed by Amazon’s own privacy policies.
Embedded Content and External Links
Articles may include embedded videos, images, social media posts, maps or other material supplied by third-party platforms.
Embedded content may behave as though you visited the third-party website directly. Those services may collect information, use cookies, track interactions or apply their own privacy policies.
Top 10 also links to external websites that we do not own or control. We are not responsible for the privacy, security or data-handling practices of third-party websites.
How Information May Be Shared
Information may be shared with:
- Website hosting and technical service providers
- Analytics and performance providers
- Advertising partners
- Affiliate networks and merchants
- Security and fraud-prevention providers
- Professional advisers where reasonably necessary
- Government authorities when legally required
- A successor organisation in connection with a merger, acquisition, restructuring or transfer of website assets
We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to enforce our policies, protect legal rights, investigate fraud or protect the safety of users and others.
Top 10 does not sell personal information for money. However, certain advertising or analytics activities may be considered “selling,” “sharing” or targeted advertising under some privacy laws. Where applicable, visitors may exercise relevant opt-out rights through the website’s privacy controls or by contacting us.
Legal Bases for Processing
Where laws such as the European Union or United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation apply, information may be processed under one or more of the following legal bases:
- Your consent
- Our legitimate interests in operating, securing and improving the website
- Compliance with legal obligations
- Performance of a requested service or response to your enquiry
- Protection of legal rights and safety
You may withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent. Withdrawal does not affect processing that occurred before consent was withdrawn.
Data Retention
Information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including responding to enquiries, maintaining records, preventing fraud, resolving disputes and complying with legal obligations.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.
International Data Transfers
Top 10 and its service providers may process information in countries other than the country in which you live.
These countries may have different data-protection laws. Where required, reasonable safeguards will be used for international transfers of personal information.
Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
- Request access to personal information
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of certain information
- Restrict or object to certain processing
- Withdraw consent
- Request a portable copy of certain information
- Opt out of targeted advertising or certain data sharing
- Lodge a complaint with an appropriate data-protection authority
- Appeal a decision concerning a privacy request where applicable
These rights may be subject to legal limitations and verification requirements.
To submit a privacy request, email hey@top10.neelamwrites.com with the subject line Privacy Request.
We may request reasonable information to confirm your identity and understand your request. We will not discriminate against you for exercising applicable privacy rights.
Children’s Privacy
Top 10 is intended for a general audience and is not directed specifically toward children under the age of 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, please contact us so the information can be reviewed and removed where appropriate.
Data Security
Reasonable administrative and technical measures are used to protect information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
However, no website, electronic transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated when our practices, services, technologies or legal obligations change.
The revised version will be published on this page with an updated “Last updated” date. Continued use of Top 10 after an update means the revised policy will apply to future interactions with the website.
Contact Us
For privacy questions, concerns or requests, contact: