Privacy Policy

Welcome to AbroVa ("we", "our", "us"). Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you use our website at https://abrova.com.

1. Information We Collect

a) Personal Information

We may collect personal information only when you voluntarily provide it, such as:

• Name
• Email address (for contact, comments, or newsletter subscription)
• Google account information (when you sign in to post comments)

b) Non-Personal Information

We may automatically collect non-personal information including:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Device and operating system
• Pages visited and time spent
• Referring URLs

This data is collected using cookies, analytics tools, and standard server logs.

2. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

AbroVa uses cookies and similar technologies to improve your experience. Cookies are small data files stored on your device. We use the following types:

a) Essential Cookies

Required for the website to function properly, such as authentication session cookies. These cannot be disabled.

b) Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand how visitors interact with our website. GA4 collects information such as pages visited, session duration, and traffic sources. This helps us improve our content and user experience. Google Analytics may use cookies to track your activity. You can opt out by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

c) Advertising Cookies

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense may use cookies, including the DART cookie, to serve ads based on your visits to AbroVa and other websites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings or the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.

You can control or disable all cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain features.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use collected information to:

• Provide and improve country and category content
• Respond to your inquiries and messages
• Send newsletter updates (only if you subscribe)
• Understand how users interact with the site
• Display relevant advertisements
• Maintain website security and prevent abuse
• Comply with legal obligations

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

• Google Analytics — for website traffic analysis (Google Privacy Policy)
• Google AdSense — for serving advertisements (How Google uses cookies in advertising)
• Google OAuth — for user authentication when posting comments
• Supabase — for storing comments, newsletter subscriptions, and contact messages

These services may collect data according to their own privacy policies. AbroVa does not control how third parties process your data.

5. Google AdSense & Advertising

AbroVa uses Google AdSense to display ads. Here is how it works:

• Google uses the DART cookie to serve ads based on your visit to AbroVa and other sites on the internet.
• Third-party ad vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on prior visits.
• You may opt out of personalized advertising at any time through Google Ad Settings.
• You can also opt out of third-party vendor cookies at aboutads.info.

6. Your Data Rights (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or other jurisdictions with data protection laws, you have the following rights:

• Right to Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: You can request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to Erasure: You can request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
• Right to Data Portability: You can request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we limit how we use your data.
• Right to Object: You can object to the processing of your personal data for certain purposes, including direct marketing.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at abrova6355@gmail.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy. Newsletter subscriptions and comments are kept until you request deletion. Analytics data is retained according to Google's data retention policies.

8. International Users

AbroVa provides content for users across multiple countries. By using this website, you consent to the processing of your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy, regardless of your location.

9. Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your data, including encrypted connections (HTTPS) and secure data storage through our service providers. However, no method of online transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. External Links

Our website may contain links to external websites, including government portals and partner services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those third-party sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies separately.

11. Children's Information

AbroVa is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected data from a child, please contact us immediately.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, you can contact us at:
Email: abrova6355@gmail.com