Privacy Policy
Last updated: [date]
This policy explains what personal data is processed when you visit thetrackingguide.com (the “Website”). The Website is purely informational. It has no user accounts, contact forms, comments, newsletter or analytics, and it does not use advertising or tracking cookies.
1. Controller
The controller of your personal data is The Tracking Guide. You can contact us about privacy at [email protected].
2. What data we process and why
| Data | Purpose | Legal basis (GDPR) | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical data sent automatically by your browser when you open a page: IP address, date and time, requested URL, browser and device type, referring page | Delivering the Website, keeping it secure and fixing errors | Art. 6(1)(f): our legitimate interest in running a secure website | Server logs: [period set by the hosting provider, e.g. up to 30 days] |
| Your email address and the content of your message, if you email us | Replying to you | Art. 6(1)(f): our legitimate interest in answering enquiries | Until the matter is closed, then up to [12 months] |
We do not use your data for profiling or automated decision-making. Giving us data by email is voluntary.
3. Cookies
The Website itself does not set cookies for visitors. Our security and delivery provider, Cloudflare, may set strictly necessary cookies (for example cf_clearance or __cf_bm) to protect the Website from bots and attacks. These cookies do not track you across websites and are used only for security. Because they are strictly necessary, they do not require your consent. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings; some security checks may then not work.
WordPress sets its own cookies only for people who log in to the admin area.
4. Fonts and embedded content
Fonts are hosted on our own server, so no data is sent to Google Fonts. If an article embeds content from another site (for example a YouTube video), that site may receive your data when the content loads, under its own privacy policy.
5. Affiliate links
Some links to apps and tools are affiliate links. We do not pass your data to the linked company. When you click such a link, you leave the Website, and the destination site may set its own cookies to record that you came from us. That processing is the responsibility of the destination site and is covered by its privacy policy.
6. Who receives the data
We use these service providers, who process data on our behalf:
- Hosting: dhosting.pl (Poland), which stores the Website and its server logs.
- Security and content delivery: Cloudflare, Inc., which passes all traffic to the Website through its network.
- Email: Gmail, provided to users in Europe by Google Ireland Limited, if you write to us.
We do not sell or share your data for marketing.
7. Transfers outside the EEA
Cloudflare and Google (Gmail) may process data outside the European Economic Area, including in the United States. Such transfers are based on the EU–U.S. Data Privacy Framework or on standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission.
8. Your rights
You have the right to:
- access your data and get a copy of it,
- have it corrected,
- have it deleted,
- restrict its processing,
- object to processing based on our legitimate interest,
- data portability, where it applies.
To use these rights, email [email protected].
9. Changes
We will update this policy if the Website starts processing data in a new way, for example by adding analytics or a contact form. The date at the top shows the latest version.