Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

This Privacy Policy applies to ZappMint, operated at zappmint.com (the "Website"). For the purposes of applicable data protection laws, ZappMint is the data controller for personal data collected through this Website.

If you have any questions about this policy or wish to exercise any of your rights, please contact us at: zappmint@gmail.com

2. Information We Collect

ZappMint is primarily an informational website. We collect data in the following limited ways:

2a. Information You Provide Directly

• Contact form submissions: If you use the contact form, we collect your name, email address, and message content. This information is transmitted to our email address and used solely to respond to your enquiry.

2b. Information Collected Automatically

• Log data: When you visit our Website, our servers may automatically record standard log information including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URL, and pages visited.
• Cookies: We use cookies as described in Section 4 below.
• Analytics data: We use Google Analytics to collect aggregated information about how visitors use our Website.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To respond to enquiries submitted via the contact form
• To understand how visitors use our Website and improve our content (via Google Analytics)
• To display relevant advertising (via Google AdSense)
• To comply with our legal obligations
• To detect and prevent fraud or abuse of our Website

Legal basis (GDPR): Where the GDPR applies, we process your data on the basis of legitimate interests (Website analytics, security), consent (cookies and personalised ads), and contract performance (responding to contact form submissions).

4. Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device. We use the following types of cookies:

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies or delete existing cookies. Note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Website.

To opt out of Google Analytics tracking, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

5. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4), provided by Google LLC, to analyse Website traffic. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information such as:

• Pages visited and time spent on each page
• Traffic sources (how you arrived at our Website)
• Geographic region (country/city level, not precise location)
• Device type and browser
• User flow through the Website

This data is processed by Google and may be transferred to servers in the United States. We have enabled IP anonymisation. We do not enable User ID or cross-site tracking in our Google Analytics configuration.

Google's privacy policy is available at: policies.google.com/privacy

6. Google AdSense and Advertising

We display advertisements on ZappMint through Google AdSense, provided by Google LLC. Google AdSense may use cookies and web beacons to:

• Show you personalised advertisements based on your browsing behaviour
• Measure ad performance and prevent fraud
• Limit the number of times you see the same ad

Google may use your data for ad personalisation purposes. To opt out of personalised advertising by Google, visit: adssettings.google.com

You can also opt out of interest-based advertising from participating companies via the Digital Advertising Alliance (USA), Your Online Choices (EU/UK), or Network Advertising Initiative.

7. Affiliate Links

Some articles on ZappMint contain affiliate links. If you click on an affiliate link and make a purchase or sign up for a product, ZappMint may earn a commission. Affiliate links do not cost you anything extra. We only link to products and services we believe may be genuinely useful to our readers. The existence of affiliate links does not influence our editorial recommendations.

8. Third-Party Links

ZappMint articles contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of any third-party site you visit.

9. Data Retention

Contact form submissions are retained for as long as necessary to respond to your enquiry and for a reasonable period thereafter, typically no more than 12 months. Google Analytics data is retained for 14 months (our configured retention period in GA4). Server logs are typically retained for 30–90 days.

10. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification: Request correction of inaccurate personal data.
• Right to erasure: Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
• Right to restrict processing: Request that we limit how we use your data.
• Right to data portability: Receive your data in a portable format.
• Right to object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent, withdraw it at any time.
• Right to complain: Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority (e.g., ICO in the UK, CNIL in France).

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at zappmint@gmail.com. We will respond within 30 days.

11. Children's Privacy

ZappMint is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us immediately at zappmint@gmail.com and we will promptly delete such information.

12. California Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have the following additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA):

• Right to Know: You may request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the sources from which it was collected, the purposes for collection, and the third parties with whom it is shared.
• Right to Delete: You may request deletion of personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.
• Right to Correct: You may request correction of inaccurate personal information we hold about you.
• Right to Opt Out of Sale or Sharing: ZappMint does not sell your personal information. We do share certain data (such as advertising identifiers) with Google AdSense for ad personalisation purposes. You may opt out of this sharing via adssettings.google.com.
• Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA rights.

To exercise your California privacy rights, contact us at zappmint@gmail.com. We will respond within 45 days as required by California law.

13. International Data Transfers

As we use Google Analytics and Google AdSense, your data may be transferred to and processed in the United States by Google LLC. Google is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and complies with applicable data transfer mechanisms. For transfers from the UK and EEA, Google relies on Standard Contractual Clauses as approved by the relevant authorities.

14. How We Use Google AdSense

ZappMint participates in the Google AdSense programme. This means Google may serve advertisements on our Website. To do this, Google may:

• Use cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies to collect data about your visit
• Use your browsing history across websites to show you personalised ads
• Combine data collected on our site with data from other Google services
• Use your approximate location (country/region) to serve regionally relevant ads

ZappMint has implemented AdSense in accordance with Google's programme policies, including requirements around privacy policy disclosure, cookie consent, and prohibited content. We do not display Google ads on pages directed at children or on pages containing prohibited content categories.

To manage your Google ad personalisation preferences: adssettings.google.com

15. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make significant changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of the Website after changes constitutes your acknowledgment of the updated policy.

16. Contact Us

For any privacy-related questions, requests, or complaints, please contact: