Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

We are committed to protecting your privacy.

2. Cookies

We use cookies to improve your experience.

3. Google AdSense

We display ads via Google AdSense. Opt out at Google Ads Settings.

4. Contact

Contact us for any requests.

5. GDPR & Your Data Rights

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• Right of Access — You may request a copy of any personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification — You may ask us to correct inaccurate data.
• Right to Erasure — You may request deletion of your personal data.
• Right to Restrict Processing — You may ask us to limit how we use your data.
• Right to Data Portability — You may request your data in a portable format.
• Right to Object — You may object to processing based on legitimate interests.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us via our contact page. We will respond within 30 days as required by GDPR. We do not sell personal data. Analytics data is anonymised and aggregated. Advertising is served via Google AdSense; for Google's data practices, see Google's Privacy Policy.

6. Data Retention

We retain contact form submissions for up to 12 months. Newsletter subscriptions are retained until you unsubscribe. Analytics data is retained in anonymised form for up to 26 months, in accordance with Google Analytics data retention settings.

7. Contact the Data Controller

For any privacy-related queries, including GDPR requests, contact us via our contact page. We aim to respond to all data rights requests within 30 days.

5. Third-Party Advertising & Services

We use Google AdSense, a third-party advertising service provided by Google LLC. Google and its partners may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site or other websites. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to websites.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our sites and/or other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or aboutads.info.

We may also use third-party analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) to understand traffic patterns on this site. These services may collect information about your use of the site using cookies and similar technologies.

GDPR — Rights of European Users

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• Right to access — you may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification — you may request correction of inaccurate data.
• Right to erasure — you may request deletion of your personal data.
• Right to restrict processing — you may request that we limit how we use your data.
• Right to data portability — you may request your data in a machine-readable format.
• Right to object — you may object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us via our contact page. We will respond within 30 days.

CCPA — Rights of California Residents

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) grants you specific rights regarding your personal information:

• Right to know — you may request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.
• Right to delete — you may request deletion of personal information we have collected from you.
• Right to opt-out — you may opt out of the sale of your personal information. We do not sell personal information.
• Right to non-discrimination — we will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA rights.

To submit a CCPA request, contact us via our contact page.

Opt-Out of Personalised Advertising

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google and its partners may use cookies to serve personalised ads based on your browsing history. You can opt out of personalised advertising at any time:

• Google Ads Settings — manage or opt out of Google personalised ads
• aboutads.info — industry-wide opt-out tool
• NAI Opt-Out — Network Advertising Initiative opt-out

You may also disable cookies in your browser settings; however, this may affect site functionality.