Privacy Policy

Last Updated: November 4, 2025

Privacy Policy

OnlineInformation.org (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website at onlineinformation.org.

Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

1. Information We Collect

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device, including:

• Log data (IP address, browser type, operating system)
• Device information (device type, unique device identifiers)
• Usage data (pages visited, time spent on pages, links clicked)
• Referring website addresses
• Date and time of visits

Information You Provide

We may collect information you voluntarily provide, such as:

• Contact information when you email us
• Feedback or suggestions you submit
• Information entered into our calculators and tools (note: most tools process data locally in your browser and do not transmit information to our servers)

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve our website and services
• Understand how visitors use our site to enhance user experience
• Develop new features, tools, and content
• Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
• Monitor and analyze usage patterns and trends
• Detect, prevent, and address technical issues
• Comply with legal obligations

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and store certain information. Cookies are small data files stored on your device.

Types of Cookies We Use:

• Essential Cookies: Required for the website to function properly
• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website
• Functionality Cookies: Remember your preferences and settings
• Advertising Cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements (if applicable)

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, you may not be able to use some portions of our website.

4. Third-Party Services

We may use third-party service providers to help us operate our website and analyze how it is used. These third parties may have access to your information only to perform specific tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Third-Party Services May Include:

• Google Analytics: For website traffic analysis
• Google AdSense: For displaying advertisements (subject to Google’s privacy policy)
• Content Delivery Networks (CDNs): For faster content delivery
• Hosting Services: For website infrastructure

These third-party services may use cookies and similar technologies. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.

5. Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings or by visiting www.aboutads.info.

6. Data Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

7. Data Retention

We retain collected information for as long as necessary to provide our services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Analytics data is typically retained for up to 26 months.

8. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: Request access to the personal information we hold about you
• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate personal information
• Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information
• Opt-Out: Opt out of certain data collection and processing
• Cookie Controls: Manage cookie preferences through your browser settings

To exercise these rights, please contact us at info@onlineinformation.org.

9. Children’s Privacy

Our website is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us, and we will delete such information.

10. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and maintained on servers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ. By using our website, you consent to the transfer of your information to facilities located in different jurisdictions.

11. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers incorporate a “Do Not Track” (DNT) feature that signals to websites you visit that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. Our website does not currently respond to DNT signals.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date. Changes are effective immediately upon posting.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Your continued use of the website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

13. California Privacy Rights

California residents have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

• Right to know what personal information is collected
• Right to know whether personal information is sold or disclosed
• Right to opt-out of the sale of personal information
• Right to deletion of personal information
• Right to non-discrimination for exercising CCPA rights

14. GDPR Compliance (European Users)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• Right to access your personal data
• Right to rectification of inaccurate data
• Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”)
• Right to restrict processing
• Right to data portability
• Right to object to processing
• Right to withdraw consent

15. Contact Information

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

16. Consent

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.