Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 9, 2026

Unshelved is a free product recall search engine. We are committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights.

Information We Collect

Automatically Collected

• Country detection — We detect your country from your request to show recalls relevant to your region. We do not store your IP address.
• Standard web logs — Our hosting provider may collect standard access logs (IP address, browser type, pages visited) for security and performance purposes.

Cookies

• Country preference — A single cookie (country) stores your selected country when you use the country switcher. This cookie contains only a two-letter country code (e.g., "US", "GB") and expires after one year. No tracking or analytics cookies are used.
• Theme preference — A cookie (theme) stores your light/dark mode preference.

Information We Do Not Collect

• We do not collect email addresses, names, or personal information.
• We do not use analytics trackers (no Google Analytics, no Facebook Pixel).
• We do not serve advertisements.
• We do not create user profiles or track you across websites.

Affiliate Links

Some pages contain affiliate links to third-party services (marked as "Affiliate link"). If you click these links and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. These third-party services have their own privacy policies.

Data Sources

All recall data displayed on Unshelved is sourced from public government databases including CPSC, FDA, NHTSA, USDA, Health Canada, CFIA, Transport Canada, OPSS, FSA, MHRA, ACCC, FSANZ, and the EU Safety Gate. We do not modify this data.

Third-Party Services

We use third-party infrastructure providers for hosting and data storage. These providers process only technical data necessary to serve the website and do not receive any personal information from us.

Children's Privacy

Unshelved does not knowingly collect any personal information from children under 13.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date.

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy, you can reach us through the feedback button on this site.