This Privacy Policy is intended to protect your privacy. Please read it in its entirety.
1. Introduction
The website, known as the “Website” or “FindBestVPN.com” or https://findbestvpn.com/, is used by us to collect and process certain personal data of the individual user, referred to as “you” or “your”. This Privacy Policy outlines our policies and practices for collecting and processing personal data via the Website.
Definitions
The terms “personal data” and “processing” are used interchangeably for the purpose of this Privacy Policy. Personal data includes any information related to a natural person that can be identified, either directly or indirectly, through the use of that information. Processing includes the collection, retention, deletion, use, and publication of personal data.
Data Controller
FindBestVPN is the entity in charge of collecting and managing your personal information (we, us, and our).
Term and Termination
The Terms and Conditions of Use of this Privacy Policy shall enter into effect on the date specified at the head of this Privacy Policy and shall remain in effect until terminated or modified by us.
2. Your Consent
By accessing the Website, you signify your acceptance of the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy and your acceptance of your obligation to abide by it. By accessing this Website, you consent to the processing of your personal information for the specific, explicit, and justified purposes outlined in this Policy. If you fail to comprehend or agree to one or more of the Terms and Conditions set forth in this Privacy Policy, you are strongly advised not to use the Website.
If we would like to do this, we will ask your explicit permission beforehand.
- The use of your personal data for purposes not specified in this Privacy Policy shall be prohibited;
- To provide you with all marketing communications;
- The transfer of personal data to a third party that is not covered by this Privacy Policy; or
- Make substantial modifications to this Privacy Policy.
3. Types Of Personal Data Collected By Us
We adhere to data minimization regulations and only collect a limited amount of personal information that is essential for your effective use of the Website.
- Upon accessing the Website, we will request your individual Internet Protocol (IP) address.
- When you reach out to us through the contact form on our Website, we will collect the following information: (a) your name; (b) your email address; (c) your website address (optional); and (d) any additional information you choose to include in your message.
- When you comment under the Blog posts, Articles, News, and Instructions section of the Website, or when you create a profile, we collect the following information: (a) Name or nickname; (b) Email address; (c) Website (optional); and (d) Any other information you may choose to share with us.
Sensitive Data
Under no circumstances shall we collect any personally identifiable information from you, including, but not limited to, your medical data, views on your religious and political affiliations, racial background, affiliation in a professional or trade organization, or sexual orientation.
4. The Purpose Of Personal Data
We adhere to data protection regulations and only collect your personal information for specific, express, and authorized purposes. Personal information accessed through the Website shall only be used for the following purposes:
- We strive to meet your needs by providing you with the services you have asked for, responding to your inquiries, and meeting your demands.
- Verification of your contact details.
- Ensuring Website performance;
- Changing the content of the Website according to your location.
- Sending you up-to-date information about your Website; and
- Security and audit purposes.
Our legal basis for collecting your personal information is in pursuit of our legitimate commercial purposes. We shall not use your personal information for purposes other than those set out in this Privacy Policy without obtaining your prior written consent.
5. Non-Personal Data Collected By Us
We may collect non-sensitive information about you when you visit the Website. For example, we may collect your browser type, operating system, and the URL addresses of the websites you click to and from on the Website.
We collect such non-sensitive information to:
- Analyze the type of users who visit the Website
- Analyze how the users find the Website
- Analyze how long the users stay on the Website,
- Analyze which other websites they visit from the Website,
- Which pages the users visit, and
- Which other websites the users access from the Website.
6. Marketing Communication
We will not send you direct marketing communications, such as newsletters, promotional brochures, or advertisements, and we will not contact you by telephone or any other means unless you give us your prior written consent for such marketing communications.
Opt Out Of Marketing Communications
If you have given us your explicit permission to receive marketing communications, you can withdraw your consent at any time by:
- To unsubscribe, click on the “unsubscribe” link in any of the marketing emails we send you; or
- Get in touch with us directly by sending us a mail at [email protected].
7. Protection Of Personal Data
To safeguard your personal data, we use organizational and technical measures such as restricted access by your staff, secure networks, pseudonymisation, and encryption.
Please note that, because of the risks associated with using the internet, we cannot guarantee that your personal data will not be destroyed, lost, leaked, or falsified as a result of circumstances beyond our control.
We will take reasonable steps to ensure the security of your personal information and to prevent abuse, loss, unauthorized access, and alteration of your personal information.
We kindly request that you use secure networks for communication with us.
8. Third Party Access To Personal Information
In certain circumstances, we may share your personal information with third parties. Such sharing is only permitted when your personal information is necessary for (i) the provision of the services you request, (ii) the pursuit of our legitimate business interests; (iii) for law enforcement purposes; or (iv) when you give your prior written consent. For instance, your personal information may be shared with third parties that serve on behalf of us; or provides us with technical support.
The third parties will only have access to your personal data as part of their agreement with us, and only if they agree to ensure an appropriate level of protection for your personal data in accordance with this Privacy Policy, subject to the exceptions set out in this Privacy Policy. We do not share your personal data with third parties unless we are required by law to do so.
Your Comments
Please keep in mind that the comments you leave under the Blog posts, Articles, News, and Instructions featured on the Website might be seen and accessed by others on the Website. Be careful not to post any personal information about yourself or any third party through the comments.
9. Exporting Personal Data Outside Of The EEA
Please be aware that some of the third parties listed in this Privacy Policy are not located in your jurisdiction and, if you live in the EEA, you may have your personal data transferred outside of the EEA. If it is necessary to transfer your personal data outside the EEA, we shall ensure that the jurisdiction of the recipient third party guarantees an appropriate level of protection for your personal data, or we shall enter into an agreement with the relevant third party that guarantees such protection.
10. Your Rights In Relation To Your Personal Data
You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:
- You can request that we access, change, transfer or erase your personal information. For example, we may request that you provide us with a unique identifier so that we can find you in our database.
- You may request that we object to or limit the use of your personal information (for example, we may no longer send you marketing communications);
- If you have given us your explicit permission, you are free to change your mind at any time.
- If you’d like to file a complaint regarding the processing of your personal data, please get in touch with us first. Once you’ve contacted us, we’ll send you a message confirming that we’re aware of your complaint. We’ll then look into your complaint and give you our reply within a reasonable period of time, but no more than two weeks.
- If you’re an EU resident and you’re not satisfied with how your complaint has been handled, you can file a complaint at your local EU data protection authority.
If you wish to exercise any of the rights mentioned above, please do not hesitate to contact us. Please use the contact details given in Section 16 ‘Contact us’. We will respond to your request within 2 weeks.
11. Retention Period
We will only store your personal data for the period of time necessary for the purposes for which we collected it. When we no longer need your personal data, we will erase your personal data without delay unless we are legally obligated to keep it.
12. Children’s Privacy
The Website cannot be accessed or used by anyone under 13 years of age according to the Terms and Conditions of the Website available at https://findbestvpn.com/terms-and-conditions/. We cannot differentiate between the age of people who access the Website.
If a person is under 18 years old and has given us personal data without prior consent of their parents or guardians, their parents or guardians may contact us and ask us to destroy the personal data.
Our contact details are listed in section 16 “Contact us” of this Privacy Policy.
13. Links To Third Party Websites
The Website may include links to third party websites (social media service providers, etc.). The privacy practices of these third party websites are not our responsibility and are not covered by this Privacy Policy. Please read the privacy policy of the third party websites carefully before providing any personal information to them.
14. Cookies
We use cookies on this Website. By using this Website, you accept our cookie usage as described in our Privacy Policy. Please refuse cookies if you do not accept our cookie usage. Below you will find more information on what we use cookies for, why we use cookies, and how you can refuse cookies.
What Is A Cookie?
A cookie is a tiny computer file. It usually contains letters and numbers. A cookie is sent to your browser when you visit a website. The browser then stores the cookie on your system.
The primary purpose of cookies is for a website to recognize your device.
There are two main types of cookies: persistent and session.
Persistent cookies remain valid up to their expiration date unless you delete them before that date.
Session cookies are stored on your web browser and will stay valid until you close your browser.
Cookies don’t usually contain personal data.
Personal data stored by us can be linked to information stored in and extracted from cookies.
Web servers can use cookies (1) to identify and track users as they navigate through various pages on a website, and (2) to identify users as they return to a website.
What Type Of Cookies Are We Using?
We use two types of cookies: session and persistent.
Session cookies: [“gads”, “ga”]. session cookies are used to verify your information until you’re on a new page of the Website. By using session cookies, you don’t have to re-enter your details every time you go to a new page.
Persistent cookies: permanently uses cookies (e.g. [“gid”, “cfduid”]) to identify you as a “unique” user when you come back to your Website.
We don’t use cookies for any purpose that isn’t specified in our Privacy Policy.
Google Analytics
We utilize Google Analytics to track your usage of your Website. Google Analytics collects statistical and other data about your Website through cookies. The data collected by Google Analytics in connection with your Website is used to generate reports about your Website usage.
We use Google Analytics advertising features such as:
- Remarketing using Google Analytics
- Google Display Network Impression Reporting
- Google Analytics Demographics & Interest Reporting
- Integrated services where Google Analytics collects data through advertising cookies and identifiers.
You can opt out of Google Analytics advertising features by using Ads Settings, Ads Settings for mobile apps or by using any of the other available options (such as the NAI’s consumer opt-out) or by installing the Google Analytics Opt-Out browser add-on at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
Third-Party Apps
Advertising cookies are used by third-party vendors such as Google to serve ads to you based on your previous visits to your Website. Google uses advertising cookies to serve you and its partners ads based on the number of times you visit your Website (and/or any other websites you visit on the Internet). You can opt out of this personalized advertising by going to https://www.google.com/settings/u/0/ads/authenticated.
Alternatively, you can find more information about how you can opt out of third-party vendors’ use of cookies to serve you personalized advertising at http://www.aboutads.info/consumers.
Ads may be served on your Website by third party vendors that have been approved by Google as third-party advertisers. You can find the names of these third-party vendors and their websites at https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/94149?hl=en.
You can also opt out of using cookies for personalized advertising by visiting these websites if the vendor(s) or ad network(s) offer this option.
How To Turn Down Cookies?
If you don’t agree to our cookie usage, you must either (a) stop using the Website, or (b) turn off cookies in your browser. If you want to turn off our cookie usage, please check your browser’s ‘help’ information or go to our website at http://www.whatarecookies.com for more information.
Please note that without cookies, some elements of the Website will not work as they should.
15. Amendment Of This Privacy Policy
From time to time, we may publish an updated version of this Privacy Policy on the Website. By continuing to use the Website after such an updated version is published, you acknowledge and agree to comply with the updated Privacy Policy.
If we make substantial changes to this Privacy Policy, we shall request your explicit consent.
16. Contact Details
If you have any queries or queries regarding this Privacy Policy please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected].
