The short version: we collect no names, emails, accounts, or form data. We use Matomo analytics to understand page journeys, decision-engine actions, and outbound provider clicks, with analytics cookies used only if you allow them.
Best Hosting Match ("we", "the site") is an independent web hosting comparison and decision platform within BestMatch Group. BestMatch Group is the public-facing parent brand for this portfolio of independent technology comparison platforms. The site is published from the United Kingdom and hosted on Netlify's global infrastructure.
Directly: none. We have no contact forms, no sign-up, no newsletter, no comments, and no accounts. We never ask you for your name, email, or payment details.
Automatically: like virtually every website, our host (Netlify) processes standard server request logs - including IP addresses and browser user-agent strings - to deliver pages and protect against abuse. Matomo processes pageviews, referrers, device/browser details, decision-engine interaction events, and outbound link clicks so we can understand what helps users choose a host. We use this in aggregate, not to identify individual visitors.
Matomo runs in cookie-consent mode. Until you allow analytics cookies, Matomo can still receive cookieless analytics requests, but it does not store Matomo tracking cookies in your browser. If you allow analytics cookies, Matomo may set first-party cookies such as _pk_id, _pk_ses, and _pk_ref to connect actions into sessions, recognise returning visits, and understand referrer attribution. Do Not Track is respected.
The site also stores local browser preferences: hosting-theme remembers light/dark mode, and bhm-analytics-cookie-consent remembers whether you allowed analytics cookies or chose to continue without them. You can change your analytics cookie choice below.
| Service | Why | What it sees |
|---|---|---|
| Netlify | Hosting & content delivery | Standard server logs (IP, user-agent) |
| Google Fonts | Loads the Inter typeface | Your IP, as part of fetching the font files |
| Matomo | Site analytics, decision-engine event analytics, and outbound link tracking | Page URL, referrer, device/browser details, interaction event labels, outbound link destination, IP/request data processed by the analytics server, and optional first-party analytics cookies if you allow them |
That's the complete list. We run no advertising pixels and no social-media trackers. If the analytics setup changes materially, this page will be updated before the change goes live.
When you click a "Visit site" button, you leave Best Hosting Match and go directly to the hosting provider's own website. We measure those outbound clicks in Matomo because this is central to understanding whether the decision engine is useful. We're not responsible for provider content or privacy practices — read their policies once you're there. Outbound links currently point to official provider homepages; we earn nothing from them (see disclosure below).
Current status: no affiliate links are active. Some provider links currently point to official provider pages. If affiliate links are activated in future, affiliate relationships will never affect scoring, rankings or recommendations. The site accepts no payment for placement.
Our scores are editorial opinions based on published specifications, SLA documentation, and public benchmark data — not first-person lab tests. We work to keep data accurate and date every update, but hosting prices and features change frequently. Always verify current pricing and terms on the provider's own site before purchasing. Nothing here is professional, legal, or financial advice.
Under UK GDPR and similar laws, you have rights over personal data held about you. Because we have no accounts, forms, or customer database, there is no account profile for us to access, correct, or delete. Server logs are controlled by Netlify under their privacy policy. Matomo analytics is used for aggregate site measurement and behavioural diagnostics.
If the site's data practices change - for example if affiliate links are introduced or analytics settings change - this page will be updated and re-dated before the change goes live.
Last updated: 14 June 2026.