At SpotGuidely (accessible from https://spotguidely.com/), one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that are collected and recorded by SpotGuidely and how we use it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.

1. Log Files

SpotGuidely follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this as part of hosting services’ analytics. The information collected by log files includes:

  • Internet Protocol (IP) addresses
  • Browser type and Internet Service Provider (ISP)
  • Date and time stamp, referring/exit pages
  • The number of clicks during a session

These data points are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering broad demographic information.

2. Cookies and Web Beacons

Like any other commercial website, SpotGuidely uses “cookies”. These cookies are used to store information including visitors’ preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users’ experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors’ browser type and/or other tracking information.

3. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising

We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. Google, as a primary third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on SpotGuidely.

Google’s Advertising Cookies & Policies:

  • Personalized Advertising: Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to your website or other websites on the internet.
  • Ad Selection: Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their specific visit to SpotGuidely and/or other sites on the Internet.
  • User Opt-Out Control: Users may opt out of personalized advertising at any time by visiting Google My Ad Center at https://myadcenter.google.com/. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page at www.aboutads.info.

If you have not opted out of third-party ad serving, the cookies of other third-party vendors or ad networks may also be used to serve ads on our site, which operates in full compliance with Google’s Publisher Policies.

4. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our content, track user engagement metrics, and improve overall performance. Google Analytics relies on cookies to collect data regarding your device type, session duration, and on-site behavior.

  • Data Processing Disclosure: To understand exactly how Google collects, shares, and processes your data when you use SpotGuidely, please review the official Google disclosure page: How Google uses data when you use our partners’ sites or apps.
  • Analytics Opt-Out: If you wish to prevent your data from being tracked or used by Google Analytics across all web properties, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on provided directly by Google.

5. Privacy Policies of Advertising Partners

You may consult this list to find the Privacy Policy for each of the advertising partners of SpotGuidely.

Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are utilized in their respective advertisements and links that appear on SpotGuidely, which are sent directly to users’ browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.

Important Note: SpotGuidely has no access to or structural control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

6. GDPR & CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Info)

Depending on your geographical location, you are granted clear data protection rights under international regulations like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

  • The Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data held by us.
  • The Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.
  • The Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The Right to Opt-Out of Data Sale: You have the explicit right to direct a business that sells personal information not to sell or rent your personal information to third parties.

If you make a formal request regarding these rights, we have 30 days to respond to you. Please use our Contact page to initiate any data inquiry.

7. Children’s Information

An essential priority for us is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

SpotGuidely does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you believe that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately, and we will deploy our best structural efforts to promptly purge such data from our records.

8. Consent

By continuing to use our website, you hereby give explicit consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its formal Terms and Conditions.Terms and Conditions.