Privacy and terms

Who is responsible

Skatebase is run by Bits and Bytes, a private person in Sweden, who is responsible for the personal data described here.

What happens when you visit

Like every website, Skatebase receives your IP address and the details of each request, such as the page asked for and your browser’s name. Requests pass through Cloudflare, which delivers the site and protects it from attacks, before they reach the server that runs Skatebase. This data is used only to deliver and secure the site, and is kept only as long as that needs. It isn’t used to profile you or shared with anyone else.

Cloudflare, Inc. is based in the United States and handles this data under the EU–US Data Privacy Framework.

Cookies and your browser’s storage

Skatebase sets no cookies for visitors. It remembers a few display settings, such as light or dark mode and whether the sidebar is open, in your browser’s local storage. They stay on your device and you can clear them at any time in your browser’s settings. The only cookie, for signing in to the admin pages, is used by the site’s administrator alone.

Links to shops

Product photos are served by Skatebase itself, so loading a page sends nothing to the shops. When you follow a link to a shop, you leave Skatebase and that shop’s own privacy policy applies. The links carry no tracking, and your browser is asked not to tell the shop which Skatebase page you came from.

Legal basis and your rights

Request data is processed on the basis of a legitimate interest in running a working, secure website (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR). You have the right to ask for access to, correction of or deletion of your personal data, to restrict or object to its processing, and to complain to the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection, Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten (IMY).

What Skatebase is

Skatebase is a free price comparison. It sells nothing: when you buy, you buy from the shop, on the shop’s terms.

Prices and product details

Prices, stock, descriptions and photos are collected automatically from the shops’ websites, usually once a day, and can be out of date or wrong. Prices don’t include shipping. A discount shows the shop’s own reference price. Always check the final price, shipping, stock and delivery at the shop before you buy.

Names and trademarks

Brand names, product names and photos belong to their owners and are shown only to identify the products being compared. Skatebase isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by any brand or shop.

Using the site

Use Skatebase for personal shopping. Don’t try to break it, overload it or copy its catalogue in bulk. The site is offered as it is, without any guarantee that it is complete or always available, and, as far as Swedish law allows, Bits and Bytes isn’t liable for decisions made on the basis of its data.

These terms are governed by Swedish law. They may change as the site does; the date at the top shows the latest version.