Privacy policy

Last updated 11 November 2026.

Who runs this site

How old is my appliance? (howoldismyappliance.com) is run by Ricardo Matias, who is the data controller for this site. For anything about your data, email privacy@howoldismyappliance.com.

Your serial numbers stay on your device

The decoder and the recall checker run in your browser. The numbers you type or paste are not sent to us or stored anywhere. There are no accounts.

Hosting

The site is served by Cloudflare. To deliver pages and protect the site from abuse, Cloudflare processes technical data such as your IP address, browser type and the pages requested. We rely on our legitimate interest in running a secure website. SeeCloudflare's privacy policy.

Visitor statistics

We count visits with Cloudflare Web Analytics, which does not use cookies or build a profile of you. It tells us which pages are read and roughly where visitors come from, so we know what to improve. This also relies on our legitimate interest.

Advertising

Pages may show ads from Google AdSense. Google and its partners may use cookies to show ads and measure them, and, if you agree, to personalise them. Visitors in the UK, the EU and the EEA are asked for consent first, and ads that rely on cookies are only used if you agree. You can change your choice at any time from the privacy settings link shown by the consent message. Readhow Google uses information from sites that use its services.

Shop links

Some links to shops are affiliate links: the shop may pay us a commission if you buy something. We may use an affiliate network that sets cookies to record that a sale came from this site; where that needs consent, it is only loaded after you agree. Once you leave this site, the shop's own privacy policy applies. See how this site earns money.

How long data is kept

We don't keep personal data ourselves. Cloudflare and Google keep the data described above under their own retention policies.

Your rights

Under the UK GDPR and the EU GDPR you can ask to access, correct or delete personal data about you, object to processing based on legitimate interests, and withdraw consent at any time. Email privacy@howoldismyappliance.com. You can also complain to a data protection authority: in the UK, the Information Commissioner's Office; in the EU, the authority in your country.

Changes

If this policy changes, the date at the top will change with it.