NowSpike Privacy Policy: What We Collect and How We Use It
How NowSpike collects, uses, and protects your information when you read the site, and how to reach us with a question about your data.
This Privacy Policy describes how NowSpike ("we", "us") handles information when you visit NowSpike (the "Site").
Information we collect
We do not require you to create an account or submit personal information to read the Site. Like most websites, our hosting provider automatically logs technical data such as IP address, browser type, and pages visited, which we use in aggregate to operate and improve the Site.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand which pages are read and how visitors arrive, in aggregate. Google Analytics sets cookies and collects information such as pages viewed, the referring site, approximate location derived from your IP address, and device and browser type. We do not collect names or email addresses through analytics. For visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland, analytics storage is turned off until you consent. You can also block analytics with the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. Google describes its handling of this data at How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
Do Not Track
Some browsers can send a "Do Not Track" signal. There is no common standard for how websites should respond to it, and the Site does not change its behavior when it receives that signal. The consent and opt-out choices described on this page apply regardless.
Advertising and cookies
The Site may display advertisements served by Google AdSense. Google and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve personalized ads. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings or www.aboutads.info. For more detail on how Google uses data from sites that use its services, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
Consent for visitors in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland
If you visit from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, personalized advertising is served only after you give consent through a consent banner (a Google-certified consent management platform). You may decline consent, in which case only non-personalized or limited ads are shown, and you can change your choice at any time through the banner's privacy settings link.
Your privacy rights
Depending on where you live (including the EEA/UK under GDPR and California under CCPA/CPRA), you may have rights to access, correct, or delete personal information, and to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information as those terms are defined by applicable law. To exercise these rights, contact us using the details below.
Children's privacy
The Site is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The revision date at the top of this page reflects the latest version.
Contact
Questions about this policy: contact@nowspike.com