Privacy Policy

Overview

Horror of the Year ("HOTY," "we," "us") is a horror film review-aggregation site. This page explains what information we collect from visitors, why, and what your options are. We keep this simple on purpose — we're not in the business of collecting more than we need.

Information We Collect

Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand overall traffic — pages visited, general location (country/city level), device type, and how people found the site. This is aggregate usage data; we don't use it to identify individual visitors. Google Analytics may set cookies to do this — see how Google uses data from sites that use its services.

Satan's Boardroom Submissions

If you submit a score through the Satan's Boardroom form, that submission (including your email address) is emailed directly to the site's founder. It's used only to review and verify board submissions and to contact you about them if needed. We don't sell it, share it with third parties, or use it for marketing.

Third-Party Links & Data

Film posters and "Where to Watch" streaming availability come from The Movie Database (TMDB), which sources streaming data from JustWatch. Clicking a streaming provider or a "More options on JustWatch" link takes you to a third-party site with its own privacy policy — we don't control what happens there.

Some links on this site may be affiliate links. See our Advertising & Affiliate Disclosure for details.

Cookies

Aside from what Google Analytics sets (above), this site doesn't use cookies for tracking, advertising retargeting, or to store account data — we don't have user accounts.

Children's Privacy

This site is not directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect information from them.

Changes to This Policy

If what we collect or how we use it changes materially, we'll update this page and revise the "Last updated" date above.

Contact

Questions about this policy or a submission you made? Reach out at horroroftheyear@proton.me.