Privacy Policy

1. Information We Do Not Collect

We do not ask for or collect personal information like your name, email address, mailing address, or phone number through the Site. There are no contact forms, comment sections, user accounts, or newsletter sign-ups on the Site. You can freely read the content without providing personal details. If you choose to contact us independently (for example, via email), any information you provide will be used solely to respond to your inquiry and will be handled in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

2. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on the Site and to collect usage data. Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. On cybfox.info, cookies are used for the following purposes:

• Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the Site to function correctly. For example, they may remember your cookie consent preferences so that the Site can honor your choices (such as which categories of cookies you have accepted or declined). Necessary cookies do not collect personal data and cannot be switched off in our systems.

• Analytics Cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors engage with the Site by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We use these cookies in conjunction with Google Analytics (described below) to gather statistics on page views, traffic sources, and user interactions. The data collected may include your device's IP address (which may be truncated or anonymized in certain regions), browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and timestamps of page visits.

• Advertising Cookies: Currently, the Site does not serve any third-party ads or use advertising cookies. The cookie consent tool may display an "Advertising" category as a default option, but at this time we do not utilize any advertising or targeting cookies on the Site. If we introduce advertising in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated accordingly and your consent will be obtained before any advertising cookies are used.

When you first visit the Site, you will see a cookie consent banner. You can choose which categories of cookies to allow (e.g., Analytics) and which to disable. Your preferences will be remembered by a necessary cookie so that the banner is not shown on every page load. You can also adjust your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Preferences" link (usually found in the Site footer) or by clearing your browser cookies and re-visiting the Site to bring up the consent banner again.

Please note that most web browsers also allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse certain cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, if you disable certain necessary cookies, some parts of the Site might not function properly.

3. Google Analytics

The Site uses Google Analytics to collect indirect usage data about how our visitors interact with the Site. Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google that uses cookies and similar technologies to help analyze website traffic.

When you visit the Site, Google Analytics automatically collects certain information about your device and browsing actions, including:

• Your device's Internet Protocol (IP) address (which in some cases may be anonymized),

• Browser type and version,

• Operating system and device information,

• The pages you visit on our Site and the time spent on those pages,

• The date and time of your visits,

• The referring URL or website that led you to the Site (for example, a search engine query or a link from another site),

• Clicks, scrolls, and other interactions with the Site's pages.

Google Analytics processes this information to provide us with reports and insights on Site usage. We use these insights to understand aggregate user behavior, such as which blog posts are most popular, how users navigate through the Site, and what sources are bringing visitors to the Site. This helps us improve the content and usability of the blog over time.

How Google Analytics uses this data: Google Analytics may use the collected data to track and examine the use of our Site, and to prepare reports on its activities. Google may also use this data in accordance with their own privacy policies. Personal data collected through Google Analytics (such as IP address and cookie identifiers) may be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States or other countries. Google is self-certified under frameworks like the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (as applicable) to legitimize these transfers of data for European visitors, and we have configured Google Analytics to respect privacy regulations to the extent possible (for example, by enabling IP anonymization for EU visitors).

We do not receive information from Google Analytics that personally identifies you. We only see aggregated information (for example, total number of visitors in a day, or average time on page). We do not combine information collected through Google Analytics with any personally identifiable information.

Opting out of Google Analytics: You are free to opt out of analytics tracking if you prefer. You can do so in several ways:

• By using our cookie consent banner or settings to decline or disable Analytics cookies. If you do not allow analytics cookies, Google Analytics will not track your visit on our Site.

• By installing the official Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, which is available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This plugin prevents your browser from sending data to Google Analytics for all sites, not just ours.

• By using browser settings or extensions to block scripts and trackers. For example, some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature or privacy modes that can limit tracking. (Note: At this time, our Site does not respond differently to a "Do Not Track" signal, but you can achieve the same effect by declining analytics cookies as described above.)

For more information about how Google Analytics collects and processes data, you can review the Google Analytics Terms of Service and Google's Privacy Policy. These links provide detailed information on Google’s data practices and how they protect the collected data.

4. Other Third-Party Services

Aside from Google Analytics, the Site may use basic tools that help with the operation and discovery of the blog, such as search indexing or performance monitoring. For example, we may use Google Search Console to monitor how the Site appears in Google search results, or other SEO/analytics services to understand site traffic trends. These services might collect information about your interaction with the Site (such as the fact that a certain page was visited or clicked from a Google search result), but this data is generally aggregated and does not identify individual users. We do not serve any advertising or use marketing pixels (like Facebook Pixel) on the cybfox.info site.

If in the future we integrate additional third-party analytics or functionality that affects your personal data, we will update this Privacy Policy and seek any necessary consents.

5. How We Use Collected Information

Any information we collect about visitors (primarily via cookies and analytics as described above) is used for the following purposes:

• To Improve the Site: We analyze usage patterns to make content decisions. For example, knowing which topics are most popular or how users navigate helps us refine our blog content and layout.

• To Monitor and Secure the Site: We may use automatically collected information (such as IP addresses and logs) to help diagnose technical issues, prevent malicious activity (like attempts to hack or spam the site), and maintain the security of our Site.

• Compliance and Protection: Where required, we may use or disclose information to comply with legal obligations (such as responding to lawful requests by public authorities) or to protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property (for example, in the event of misuse of the Site).

We do not use the data we collect to profile you individually, to make automated decisions affecting you, or for any kind of advertising personalization at this time. The data is viewed in aggregate form. We do not sell or rent any personal information to third parties.

6. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We treat your data with care and do not share it with unauthorized third parties. However, certain data may be shared in the following circumstances:

• Service Providers: We use third-party service providers to operate and maintain the Site, such as hosting providers and analytics providers (like Google Analytics). These providers may process data on our behalf as part of providing their services. We ensure that such providers are bound by appropriate data protection obligations (for instance, Google's terms for Analytics include commitments to safeguard data).

• Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency), or when we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request.

• Business Transfer: In the unlikely event that our blog or the underlying business is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, user information (to the limited extent we have any) may be transferred to the new owner as part of that transaction. If that happens, we will ensure the confidentiality of any transferred data and give affected users notice before their data becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

Importantly, we do not sell your personal information to third parties. "Selling" in the context of certain laws (like the California Consumer Privacy Act) includes sharing personal information for monetary or other valuable consideration. We do not engage in such practices. Data collected (like analytics data) is used only for our internal purposes as described.

7. Data Retention

We retain the information we collect for only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. For example:

• Cookie data is retained according to the lifespan of the individual cookie. Analytics cookies may persist for a few months (Google Analytics cookies typically last 14 months by default, unless you clear them or we change this setting).

• Google Analytics retains aggregated site data for our analysis. We have configured our Google Analytics data retention settings to keep user-level and event-level data for a limited period (e.g., 14 months), after which it is automatically deleted from Analytics’ servers. Aggregate reports (which do not identify individuals) may be kept longer.

• If you contact us and provide personal information (like an email inquiry), we may retain that correspondence and your contact details for as long as needed to address your inquiry and any follow-up issues. We generally do not keep such communications longer than necessary.

We periodically review the data we hold and either delete or anonymize personal data that is no longer needed. Please note that we may retain certain information if necessary for legal compliance or legitimate business purposes. For instance, server logs may be stored for a short period for security monitoring, and we may retain data to resolve disputes or enforce our terms.

8. Your Rights and Choices

We respect the rights of users from all regions regarding their personal data. Because the Site is accessible globally, we strive to comply with major data protection laws such as the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have some or all of the following rights with respect to your personal data:

• Access and Correction: You have the right to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you (if any) and to request that we correct or update any inaccurate or incomplete information.

• Deletion: You have the right to request that we delete personal information we have collected from you. Since we generally do not collect identifiable personal data on this Site, this would typically apply only in cases where you have communicated with us directly or if some data we hold (like an IP address in logs or analytics data) can be connected to you. If you ask, we will erase your personal data to the extent possible (note that we cannot delete data that we do not have or that is held by third-party services like Google in aggregate form, but we can delete any identifiers we control).

• Objection and Restriction: If applicable, you have the right to object to our processing of your data or request that we limit the processing in certain cases. For example, you can object to data processing for direct marketing (though we do not engage in direct marketing) or ask us to restrict processing if you contest the accuracy of your data or have other concerns.

• Data Portability: In some jurisdictions (like the EU), you may have the right to request a copy of personal data you provided to us in a common machine-readable format, and to have that information transmitted to another service provider where technically feasible. (In practice, since we do not collect user-provided data on the blog, this is unlikely to be applicable.)

• California Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA): If you are a California resident, you have the right to know what categories of personal information we have collected about you, the purpose for collecting it, and the categories of sources and third parties with whom that information is shared. You also have the right to request that we delete any personal information collected from you (with certain exceptions) and the right to opt-out of the "sale" of your personal information (as noted above, we do not sell personal data). Additionally, California residents have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising their privacy rights. We want to emphasize that we apply the same principles of transparency and control to all users, not just those in California.

• Withdrawal of Consent: If we are processing your data based on consent (for example, if you consented to Analytics cookies), you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. You can do so by adjusting your cookie settings on our Site (unchecking Analytics in the Cookie Preferences) or by using other opt-out methods described in Section 3. Withdrawing consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided in the "Contact Us" section below. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling your request (for example, by asking you to provide information that matches our records, if any). We will respond to legitimate requests within the timeframe required by applicable law (for instance, within 30 days for most GDPR requests, and within 45 days for CCPA requests, with the possibility of a 45-day extension).

Please note that some rights may not fully apply in all circumstances. For example, if you request deletion, we may not be able to delete data that we are required to keep for legal reasons or that is stored on backup systems (we would securely isolate and protect such data from further processing until deletion is possible). If we decline a request for a lawful reason, we will inform you of our decision and the basis for it.

9. Security of Your Information

We take reasonable measures to protect the information collected on our Site from loss, theft, misuse, and unauthorized access or disclosure. Our website is hosted on secure servers with modern security practices (including HTTPS encryption for data in transit). We also restrict access to analytics accounts and logs to authorized personnel who need to analyze this data.

However, please understand that no website or internet transmission is completely secure. While we strive to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security. You use the Site and provide information at your own risk. If we become aware of a data breach that affects your personal data, we will notify you and the relevant authorities as required by law.

To help maintain security, we encourage you to keep your own devices protected (for example, use up-to-date antivirus software and secure network connections) when browsing the internet.

10. International Users and Data Transfers

The Site is operated from servers that may be located in multiple countries. If you are accessing the Site from outside of the country where our servers or our organization are based, please be aware that your information (such as cookie and analytics data) may be transferred to, stored in, and processed in a country different from your own. In particular, our analytics data is likely to be processed by Google in the United States (or other countries where Google maintains data centers).

By using the Site, you consent to the transfer of your information to such countries and the processing of it there. We will take steps to ensure that adequate safeguards are in place to protect your privacy wherever the data is processed. For example, when we utilize service providers like Google, we rely on standard contractual clauses or other legally approved transfer mechanisms (in line with GDPR requirements) as applicable, and we only use services that commit to high standards of privacy.

If you are in a jurisdiction with data transfer restrictions (such as the European Economic Area), we ensure that any transfer of your personal data will be under the governance of legal agreements that provide appropriate protections. You may contact us if you have questions about how your data may be transferred or if you need more information about the safeguards we have put in place.

11. Children’s Privacy

Protecting the privacy of minors is important to us. The Site is not directed to individuals under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under 13, please do not use or provide any information on this Site. If we discover that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13, we will delete that information as quickly as possible.

For teens under 18: We recommend that minors who are 13 or older only use the Site with the permission and supervision of a parent or guardian, especially if any personal information might be provided through contacting us.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child under 13 may have provided personal information on our Site, please contact us immediately so that we can investigate and delete any such information.

12. Links to Other Websites

Our blog content may contain links to external websites or services that are not operated by us. For example, our posts might reference an article, a project, or a resource on another site, and provide a hyperlink for your convenience. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site.

This Privacy Policy applies only to cybfox.info. We have no control over the content, privacy practices, or policies of any third-party websites. We strongly encourage you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit, especially if you follow links from our blog.

We are not responsible for the privacy or data-handling practices of external sites, even if linked from our content. Nonetheless, we aim to only provide links to reputable sources that we believe will respect your privacy. If you find that one of our links leads to a site with questionable practices, feel free to notify us so we can reconsider linking to it.

13. Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may update or revise this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, legal requirements, or for other operational reasons. When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy. Any changes will become effective when we post the revised Privacy Policy on this page.

If the changes are significant, we may provide a more prominent notice or seek your consent where required by law (for example, by placing a notice on the Site or by directly sending you a notification if we somehow have your contact information, though that scenario is unlikely for this blog).

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting the information we collect. Your continued use of the Site after any modifications to the Privacy Policy will signify your acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to abide by the updated terms.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

• By Email: contact@cybfox.info

We will do our best to address your inquiry promptly and thoroughly. Whether you need clarification about our practices, want to exercise your rights (as described in Section 8), or have feedback on how we can improve our privacy commitment, we are here to help. Your privacy is important to us, and we welcome your questions and comments.

Thank you for reading our Privacy Policy. We value the trust you place in us by using cybfox.info and are committed to safeguarding your privacy while you explore our AI-generated content and insights.