Privacy Policy
CryptoSimplified.net
📋 Purposes of Processing
What is Personal Data?
Personal data, as defined under applicable laws like the GDPR, includes any information that identifies you as an individual, either alone or combined with other data we process. Examples include your name, email address, phone number, social media profile, or payment details.
Why Do We Need Your Personal Data?
We process your personal data only in compliance with relevant data protection and privacy laws. We require certain data to provide access to the Site, its content, features, and, where applicable, to facilitate product purchases or services. If you register for our newsletter, engage with interactive tools, or make a purchase, you may be asked to consent to sharing this information. This consent serves as our legal basis for processing under applicable law, and you may withdraw it at any time (see Section Your Rights).
Important: If you disagree with our use of your data as described, please refrain from using the Site.
📊 Collecting Your Personal Data
Information You Provide:
- Personal data you share when subscribing to our newsletter, participating in quizzes, contacting us (e.g., name, email address) via contact@cryptosimplified.net or the feedback form.
- Details you provide when reporting issues or seeking support.
- If you purchase products or services in the future, data such as your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (e.g., credit card details, cryptocurrency wallet addresses), and transaction history.
Information Automatically Collected:
- Usage data such as IP address, browser type, device details (e.g., operating system, model), pages visited, session duration, and referral sources, collected via cookies and similar technologies.
- Analytics data (e.g., visitor numbers, popular pages) using tools like Google Analytics, processed in aggregated, anonymized form.
Information from Third Parties:
- Data from social media (e.g., X) if you interact with our content publicly, subject to those platforms' privacy policies.
We do not intentionally collect sensitive data (e.g., government IDs) unless required for purchases or specific features, and only with your explicit consent.
🤖 Automated Decision-Making and Profiling
We do not use your personal data for automated decision-making or profiling. If future legal obligations or business needs require this (e.g., for personalized product recommendations), we will notify you and offer an opportunity to object.
🍪 Cookies
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files stored on your device by a website. We use both session cookies (which expire when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which remain until deleted) to enhance your experience on cryptosimplified.net.
Cookies We Use
We employ the following cookie types for these purposes:
- Essential Cookies: Necessary to deliver core services (e.g., enabling logins, processing purchases). Without these, requested features or transactions may not function.
- Functionality Cookies: Remember your preferences (e.g., language settings, cart contents) to personalize your visit and reduce re-entry needs.
- Analytics and Performance Cookies: Track site traffic and usage patterns (e.g., visitor count, referral sources, page views) without identifying individuals. We use Google Analytics for this, improving site efficiency. Learn more at Google Analytics Help. Opt-out is available at Google Analytics Opt-out.
- Targeted and Advertising Cookies: Monitor browsing habits to display relevant ads or product recommendations, using third-party cookies with our permission. Manage these at Your Online Choices. Disabling may reduce ad or offer relevance.
- Social Media Cookies: Active when you share or engage with content via social buttons (e.g., X, Facebook), recorded by those networks.
Disabling Cookies
You can manage cookies through your browser settings (typically under "Settings" or "Help"). Disabling cookies may limit some Site features, including purchase functionality or personalized content, requiring re-login or re-entry on each visit.
📢 Advertising
We may partner with third-party companies to display ads on the Site. These entities may collect clickstream data, browser details, and ad interactions to tailor advertisements or product offers to your interests across websites. Their tracking technologies are governed by their own privacy policies, which we encourage you to review.
🔧 Using Your Personal Data
We may use your personal data to:
- Operate, maintain, and enhance the Site, content, tools, and future products or services.
- Manage newsletter subscriptions, account details (if applicable), or respond to inquiries.
- Process and fulfill product purchases, including payment handling and shipping coordination.
- Analyze usage for site optimization, demographic insights, or product development.
- Send technical updates, security alerts, support messages, or order confirmations.
- With your consent, share marketing emails about promotions, affiliate offers (e.g., exchanges), or new products, with opt-out instructions included. Non-marketing emails (e.g., account or order updates) may continue.
- Comply with legal requests, enforce this Policy, or protect our rights, safety, or property.
- Support analysis and research services.
🔗 Sharing Your Personal Data
We do not sell your personal data.
We may share it with:
- Third Parties You Designate: With your consent (e.g., shipping providers for purchases).
- Our Service Providers: Vendors for data analysis, IT infrastructure, payment processing (e.g., Stripe, PayPal), customer support, email delivery, or shipping, bound by confidentiality.
- Legal Authorities: As required by law, subpoenas, or to address security/threats.
- Business Transfers: In mergers or acquisitions, subject to this Policy.
We ensure third parties handle data securely and comply with applicable laws, especially for payment or shipping data.
🌐 Third-Party Sites
The Site may link to third-party websites or features (e.g., payment gateways, affiliate links). This Policy does not apply to their privacy practices. Review their policies before sharing data, as we assume no responsibility for their handling.
💬 User-Generated Content
If you submit content (e.g., quiz feedback, reviews), it may become public. Exercise caution, as we cannot ensure privacy once published.
🌍 International Data Transfers
Your data may be transferred, stored, or processed outside your country, where data protection standards may differ (e.g., for payment processing or analytics). By using the Site, you consent to these transfers. We take reasonable steps to ensure secure handling per this Policy.
🔐 Security
We use reasonable organizational, technical, and administrative measures (e.g., encryption, secure hosting) to protect your data, including payment information for future purchases. However, no internet transmission or storage is fully secure.
Security Alert: If you suspect a security issue (e.g., compromised account or order), notify us immediately at contact@cryptosimplified.net.
⏱️ Retention
We retain your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes stated or as required by law. For example:
- Newsletter data: Until you unsubscribe.
- Usage data: Up to 12 months for analytics, then anonymized.
- Purchase data: Until the transaction is complete and as required for warranty, returns, or legal purposes (e.g., 7 years for tax records).
Request deletion anytime (see Section Your Rights).
👶 Our Policy on Children
The Site is not intended for users under 16. We do not knowingly collect data from minors. If a parent/guardian discovers such collection, contact us, and we will delete it promptly.
✅ Your Rights
You may:
- Opt-Out: Request to stop marketing emails, automated processing, sensitive data collection (e.g., payment details), new processing, or data transfers outside the EEA. Note: Opting out may limit Site functionality or purchases.
- Access: View data we hold via your account (if applicable) or by contacting us.
- Correct: Update inaccurate data (e.g., shipping address).
- Erase: Request deletion when data is irrelevant or incorrect.
- Portability: Receive data in a structured format.
To exercise these rights, email contact@cryptosimplified.net, specifying the data and right involved. We may verify your identity and retain some data for recordkeeping or ongoing transactions (e.g., order history). We aim to respond within 30 days.
⚖️ Complaints
We aim to resolve concerns about your data. Contact us at contact@cryptosimplified.net with complaints; we will reply within 30 days. If unresolved, you may contact your local data protection authority.
Contact Information
For questions or comments about this Privacy Policy: