Last updated: 28 May 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how PixStok (“PixStok”, “we”, “us”, or “our”), operating the website at pixstok.com (the “Site”), collects, uses, and protects information when you visit. PixStok publishes troubleshooting guides for image-related problems within Microsoft Office, Windows, and related Microsoft products. By using the Site, you agree to the practices described below.

Site owner contact: privacy@pixstok.com.

Who we are

PixStok is an independent online publication. The Site provides informational, technical troubleshooting content. We are based in the United Kingdom, and this policy is written with the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 in mind, alongside Google’s requirements for sites displaying its advertising.

What information we collect

We do not ask you to create an account, and we do not knowingly collect names, postal addresses, or payment details through the Site. The information collected falls into the following categories:

Information collected automatically. Like most websites, our servers and analytics tools record technical information when you visit — your IP address (often truncated or anonymised by our analytics provider), browser type and version, operating system, the pages you view, referring URLs, and the date and time of your visit.

Cookies and similar technologies. We and our third-party partners use cookies and similar technologies to operate the Site, measure traffic, and serve advertising. See our Cookie Policy for the detail of what is set and how to control it.

Advertising data. Google AdSense, which serves the advertising on this Site, collects data through cookies and similar identifiers to deliver and measure ads. This is described below.

Google AdSense

This Site displays advertising through Google AdSense. Google and its advertising partners use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this Site and other sites across the web.

  • Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this and other sites.
  • You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalised advertising via www.aboutads.info.
  • Third-party vendors and ad networks may also serve ads on this Site and use their own cookies.

For more on how Google uses information from sites that use its services, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the Site — which articles are read, how visitors arrive, and how the Site performs. Google Analytics sets cookies and processes usage data, including a truncated or anonymised version of your IP address where supported. We use this data only in aggregate to improve our content and the Site experience; we do not use it to identify you personally. You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

How we use information

We use the information collected to:

  • deliver and maintain the Site and its content;
  • understand which troubleshooting topics are most useful so we can prioritise and update them;
  • measure and improve Site performance and loading speed;
  • serve and measure advertising through Google AdSense;
  • detect, prevent, and address technical issues or abuse.

Where the UK GDPR applies, our legal bases are: your consent for non-essential cookies (analytics and advertising), obtained through our cookie banner; and our legitimate interests in operating, securing, and improving the Site for essential, strictly necessary processing.

Sharing of information

We do not sell your personal information. Information may be processed by the third-party service providers that make the Site work — principally Google (AdSense and Analytics) and our hosting provider. Each processes data under its own terms. We may also disclose information where required by law.

Data retention

Analytics data is retained according to our Google Analytics configuration and Google’s retention settings. Advertising data is governed by Google’s own retention practices. We retain automatically collected server data only as long as needed for security and operational purposes.

Your rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to access, correct, or delete personal data we hold about you, to object to or restrict its processing, and to withdraw consent for cookie-based processing at any time (via the cookie controls described in our Cookie Policy). To exercise any of these rights, contact us at the address above. If you are in the UK and are unhappy with our response, you may complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

Children

The Site is intended for a general, professional audience and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Our articles link to Microsoft documentation, support pages, and other third-party resources. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites; review their policies separately.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by the “Last updated” date above. Continued use of the Site after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

Contact

Questions about this Privacy Policy can be sent to the contact address listed at the top of this page.