Privacy Policy

Personally Identifiable Information

We do not collect personally identifiable information about visitors to our site, unless in cases where the visitor chooses to provide this information to us by filling out the form with his name and email address. In such cases, the provision of information is a voluntary action that constitutes the visitor's explicit consent, which serves as the legal basis for data processing in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR).

We obtain some types of non-personally identifiable information such as IP address, browser type, or type of operating system (for example, Windows, Macintosh, iOS), and device type (for example, iPad, smart phone). This information enables us to determine how our pages will look like on your browser. The information collected is on general categories and is not specific to individual visitors.

User Rights

In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right of access: You can request information about the personal data we hold about you, how it is processed, and for what purposes.
Right to rectification: You have the right to request the correction of your personal data if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
Right to erasure (right to be forgotten): You can request the deletion of your personal data if it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or if its processing is unlawful.
Right to restrict processing: You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances, such as if you contest its accuracy.
Right to data portability: You can request that your data be provided to you or transferred to another data controller in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
Right to object: You can object to the processing of your personal data if it is based on legitimate interests or is being used for direct marketing purposes.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using our contact form. We will review your request and respond within 30 days.

Cookies

Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site's or service provider's systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information.

We use cookies to:

Understand and save visitor's preferences for future visits.
Compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions in order to offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may also use trusted third-party services that track this information on our behalf.

You can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser settings. Since each browser is a little different, look at your browser's Help Menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.

Transfer of Data to Third Parties

We transfer data only to third parties that are necessary for the operation of our website, provision of services, and improvement of user experience. Below are the third parties we work with and the purposes of data transfer:

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyze website traffic and improve its performance. The transferred information may include:

Data about user behavior on the website (e.g., visited pages and actions).

Google Analytics operates in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy and complies with GDPR requirements.

Google Adsense

We use Google Adsense to display personalized and contextual ads. The transferred information may include:

Cookies for displaying relevant ads.
Anonymized data about your interests and activities on the website.

Google Adsense may use cookies and similar technologies to personalize ads in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy.

Ezoic Services

This website uses the services of Ezoic Inc. (“Ezoic”), including to manage third-party interest-based advertising. Ezoic may employ a variety of technologies on this website, including tools to serve content, display advertisements and enable advertising to visitors of this website, which may utilize first and third-party cookies.

A cookie is a small text file sent to your device by a web server that enables the website to remember information about your browsing activity. First-party cookies are created by the site you are visiting, while third-party cookies are set by domains other than the one you're visiting. Ezoic and our partners may place third-party cookies, tags, beacons, pixels, and similar technologies to monitor interactions with advertisements and optimize ad targeting. Please note that disabling cookies may limit access to certain content and features on the website, and rejecting cookies does not eliminate advertisements but will result in non-personalized advertising. You can find more information about cookies and how to manage them here.

The following information may be collected, used, and stored in a cookie when serving personalized ads:

IP address
Operating system type and version
Device type
Language preferences
Web browser type
Email (in a hashed or encrypted form)

Ezoic and its partners may use this data in combination with information that has been independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements across various platforms and websites. Ezoic’s partners may also gather additional data, such as unique IDs, advertising IDs, geolocation data, usage data, device information, traffic data, referral sources, and interactions between users and websites or advertisements, to create audience segments for targeted advertising across different devices, browsers, and apps. You can find more information about interest-based advertising and how to manage them here.

You can view Ezoic’s privacy policy here, or for additional information about Ezoic’s advertising and other partners, you can view Ezoic’s advertising partners here.

Security Measures

Data transfer to third parties is carried out using secure communication channels (e.g., HTTPS).

Data Retention Policy

We retain personal data only for as long as it is necessary to achieve the purposes for which it was collected or to comply with our legal obligations.

Identifiable information is retained for as long as it is necessary to provide the requested services or until the user requests its deletion. After that, it will be deleted within 30 days.

Cookies:

Session cookies are deleted after the browser is closed.
Persistent cookies are stored on your device for the duration specified in the cookie settings (typically no longer than 12 months) unless you delete them manually.

After the retention period expires, the data is deleted or anonymized.

Last edited on 2024-12-10