Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 25, 2025

YourAIPedia.com (“we,” “our,” “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains what we collect, why we collect it, how we use and share it, and the choices you have.

0) Who We Are (Controller) & How to Contact Us

Controller: YourAIPedia.com
Contact: Contact form (preferred) or email shown on that page.

1) Information We Collect

  • Information you provide (e.g., name, email, message contents) when you submit forms, subscribe to a newsletter, or post a comment.
  • Usage & device data (e.g., IP address, pages viewed, referral URL, approximate location, browser/device type) collected via logs, analytics, and security tools.
  • Cookie & similar IDs used for preferences, analytics, and (where enabled) advertising/affiliate attribution.
  • Affiliate/referral data (e.g., click IDs) when you follow monetized links.

2) Why We Use Your Information (Purposes & Legal Bases)

  • Site operation & security (e.g., load pages, prevent abuse, maintain logs) — legitimate interests.
  • Respond to you (support, inquiries) — legitimate interests or pre-contractual steps.
  • Comments/community — legitimate interests (to host a safe, functional website).
  • Newsletter/marketing emails — consent (you can withdraw anytime via unsubscribe or by contacting us).
  • Analytics — consent in EEA/UK; outside those regions we rely on legitimate interests unless local law requires consent.
  • Advertising/affiliate tracking — consent in EEA/UK (for non-essential cookies or cross-context ads).
  • Legal obligations — where processing is needed to comply with law or lawful requests.

3) Cookies & Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies for essential functionality, analytics, and (where enabled) advertising/affiliate tracking. In the EEA/UK, non-essential cookies run only with your consent. You can change your choices anytime:

For detailed cookie lists and lifetimes, see our Cookie Policy (EU).

4) Third-Party Services We Use

  • Hosting & infrastructure (to serve the site and store logs).
  • Analytics (e.g., Google Analytics 4) — aggregated usage statistics (IP addresses for EU users are not logged in GA4; see Analytics help).
  • Email & newsletter tools (only if you subscribe).
  • Security/anti-spam (e.g., firewall, rate-limiting; Akismet for comment spam detection).
  • Affiliate networks/partners (to attribute referrals and calculate commissions).

These providers process data on our behalf under contracts and their own privacy notices. See also the WordPress-specific section below.

5) When We Share Data

We don’t sell your personal data. We share it only with: (i) service providers that help run our site (hosting, analytics, email, security), (ii) affiliates/advertising partners to attribute referrals (if you consent in EEA/UK), (iii) authorities when required by law, or (iv) to protect our rights, users, or safety.

6) Your Rights

If you are in the EEA/UK, you can request: access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, and objection to processing based on legitimate interests, and you can withdraw consent at any time (this doesn’t affect prior lawful processing). Use our Contact page to make a request. We’ll respond within a month where required.

7) Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your data (e.g., HTTPS, access controls, security logging). No method is 100% secure.

8) Data Retention

  • Contact messages: typically up to 12 months after resolution (longer if needed for legal purposes).
  • Newsletter data: until you unsubscribe or your address bounces.
  • Server/security logs: typically 30–180 days unless needed for investigations.
  • Comments: comment content and moderation logs are kept to preserve discussion history and site security.
  • Analytics (GA4): user-level data retained 2 or 14 months depending on our GA4 setting; aggregated reports may persist longer but aren’t identifiable.

9) International Transfers

We may use providers outside your country. Where personal data is transferred from the EEA/UK to a country without an adequacy decision, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses and, where applicable, a provider’s participation in an approved certification framework. We also implement additional measures where needed.

10) Links & Embedded Content

Our articles may include embedded content (e.g., YouTube, X/Twitter, GitHub). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited those sites and may collect data in line with their policies.

11) Children’s Privacy

Our site isn’t directed to children. We don’t knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (US) or under the age of digital consent in your country (13–16 in the EEA/UK). If you believe we’ve collected such data, please contact us and we will delete it.

12) Automated Decision-Making

We don’t engage in automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects.

13) Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy; we’ll post changes here with a new “Last updated” date.

14) California Residents (CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have the rights to know/access, delete, correct, and to opt-out of the sale or sharing of personal information (including cross-context behavioral advertising). We do not sell personal information for money. Where our use of advertising/affiliate cookies could be considered “sharing,” you can opt out via our cookie banner, the link below, or by sending a verifiable request.

15) WordPress-Specific Details

  • Comments & commenter cookies. If you leave a comment, WordPress may set convenience cookies (comment_author_*, comment_author_email_*, comment_author_url_*) so you don’t have to re-enter details next time. These typically last ~347 days and are optional (the comment form includes a “save my details” checkbox).
  • Security plugins. A firewall/threat-prevention tool may log IPs and activity to detect abuse.

16) Contact Us

Questions or requests? Contact us here.

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