Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

SafetyPages.com is an independent digital safety education website. Our mission is to provide free cybersecurity awareness content to help individuals and families protect themselves online. We are not a financial institution, law firm, or government agency.

Website: https://www.safetypages.com
Contact: Contact Form

2. Information We Collect

2a. Information You Provide

We collect personal information you voluntarily provide, including:

• Email address — when you subscribe to our newsletter or contact us
• Name — if provided through our contact form
• Message content — when you contact us directly

2b. Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect:

• IP address and general geographic location (country/region)
• Browser type and version
• Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)
• Pages visited and time spent on pages
• Referring website (where you came from)
• Date and time of your visit

This data is collected through cookies and analytics tools (see Section 5).

3. How We Use Your Information

We use collected information to:

• Send our weekly safety alerts and newsletter (only if you subscribed)
• Respond to your contact messages and inquiries
• Improve our website content and user experience
• Analyze traffic patterns to understand what topics are most helpful
• Comply with legal obligations
• Detect and prevent fraudulent activity on our site

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

4. Affiliate Relationships & Disclosure

SafetyPages.com participates in affiliate marketing programs, including the Impact.com affiliate network. This means we may earn a commission if you click a link on our site and purchase a product or service we recommend.

Our editorial content is independent of affiliate relationships. We only recommend products and services we genuinely believe help protect people online. Affiliate commissions help us fund our free content and keep the site running.

All affiliate relationships are disclosed on pages where affiliate links appear, and in our full Affiliate Disclosure. This complies with FTC guidelines on endorsements and testimonials.

5. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. We use them to make our site work better and to understand how it is used.

Types of Cookies We Use

• Essential cookies: Required for the website to function. Cannot be disabled.
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand site traffic and usage patterns (e.g., Google Analytics). These are anonymized and aggregated.
• Affiliate cookies: Track referrals to affiliate partner sites. These are placed when you click an affiliate link.

Managing Cookies

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies. Note that disabling cookies may affect website functionality. You can also opt out of Google Analytics at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

6. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may collect or process data:

• Google Analytics — website traffic analysis (anonymized IP)
• Google Fonts — font delivery (may log requests)
• Impact.com — affiliate tracking network
• Email newsletter provider — for sending subscriber emails
• Hostinger — our web hosting provider

Each third party has its own Privacy Policy governing their data practices. We encourage you to review them.

7. Data Retention

We retain your email address and subscription data for as long as you remain subscribed to our newsletter. You may unsubscribe at any time via the unsubscribe link in any email we send, or by contacting us directly. Upon unsubscription, your email address will be removed within 30 days.

Server logs and analytics data are retained for up to 26 months and then deleted.

8. Your Rights

For EU/EEA Residents (GDPR)

Under the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Correct inaccurate personal data
• Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten")
• Object to or restrict processing of your data
• Data portability (receive your data in a structured format)
• Withdraw consent at any time (where processing is based on consent)
• Lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority

For California Residents (CCPA)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, you have the right to:

• Know what personal information is collected about you
• Know whether your personal information is sold or disclosed
• Opt out of the sale of your personal information
• Access your personal information
• Request deletion of your personal information
• Not be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights

We do not sell personal information. To exercise any of these rights, please use our Contact Form.

9. Children's Privacy

SafetyPages.com is intended for users aged 13 and older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately and we will delete it.

Our Children's Online Safety Guide is intended as educational content for parents and guardians.

10. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include HTTPS encryption, secure server infrastructure through Hostinger, and restricted access to personal data.

However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Links to Other Websites

Our website contains links to third-party websites, including affiliate partner sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any website you visit through our links.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of our website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your data rights, or have a privacy concern, please contact us: