Privacy Policy | Win-Linux.com

This Privacy Policy explains how Win-Linux.com ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and shares information when you visit this website. By using this site you agree to the practices described here.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information collected automatically

When you visit Win-Linux.com, certain information is collected automatically by us and by third-party services operating on the site. This includes:

Your IP address and general geographic location (country / region level)
Browser type and version, operating system, and device type
The pages you visit, time spent on each page, and referring URL
Clickstream data and interactions with page elements

1.2 Cookies and similar technologies

We and our advertising partners use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies. A cookie is a small text file stored in your browser. We use the following categories:

Strictly necessary cookies — used to remember your dark/light theme preference (stored locally in your browser under the key win-linux-theme). No personal data is transmitted to any server for this cookie.
Advertising cookies — set by Google AdSense and its partners to serve relevant advertisements. These may include the DoubleClick DART cookie. See Section 3 for details.
Analytics cookies — if analytics are enabled, aggregate traffic data is collected to help us improve the site.

2. How We Use Your Information

Information collected is used to:

Operate, maintain, and improve the website
Understand how visitors use the site so we can improve content and navigation
Display advertisements through Google AdSense
Detect and prevent fraudulent or abusive activity
Comply with legal obligations

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

3. Google AdSense and Advertising

Win-Linux.com uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense is an advertising service provided by Google LLC. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site and other sites on the Internet.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to Win-Linux.com and/or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices.

The DoubleClick DART cookie is used by Google in the ads served on this website. DART uses non-personally-identifiable information collected from your visits to this site and other sites on the Internet in order to provide ads based on your interests. You can opt out of DART cookies by visiting the Google Ads and Content Network Privacy Policy.

Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies such as cookies, JavaScript, or web beacons in their respective advertisements and links that appear on Win-Linux.com. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalise the advertising content that you see. Win-Linux.com has no access to or control over these cookies placed by third-party advertisers.

For more information on Google's data practices, see the Google Privacy Policy.

4. Sharing of Information

We may share information with:

Google LLC — for advertising services (AdSense, DoubleClick) and analytics, subject to Google's own privacy policy
Service providers — hosting and infrastructure providers who process data only on our behalf under confidentiality obligations
Law enforcement or regulators — when required by applicable law, court order, or governmental authority

5. Your Privacy Choices

5.1 Opt out of personalised ads

You can opt out of personalised advertising from Google and other participating companies at any time:

5.2 Browser cookie controls

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, some features of the site may not function correctly. Most browsers provide instructions for managing cookies in their Help sections.

6. California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have the right to know what personal information we collect about you, to request deletion of that information, and to opt out of the sale of personal information. As noted above, we do not sell personal information. To exercise your rights, contact us using the details in Section 9.

7. European Privacy Rights (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation including the right to access, correct, or delete personal data we hold about you, the right to object to or restrict processing, and the right to data portability. Our lawful basis for processing data for advertising purposes is legitimate interest and, where required, consent. To exercise your rights, contact us using the details in Section 9.

8. Data Retention

We retain automatically collected data only as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy or as required by law. Advertising and analytics data is typically retained for no more than 26 months.

9. Contact

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

Win-Linux.com
Email: privacy@Win-Linux.com

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates when the most recent changes were made. Continued use of the site after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the new policy.