Privacy Policy

Last Update: 22 June 2023

Welcome to www.hidemytraffic.com (the “Website”), owned and operated by HideMyTraffic Inc. (“we,” “us,” “our,” or “HideMyTraffic”). We value the privacy of our users, and this Privacy Policy (“Policy”) explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you visit our Website. This Policy applies to all visitors, users, and others who access the Website (“Users”).

By using the Website, you agree to us collecting and using information under this Policy. If you disagree with this Policy, please do not access or use our Website.

1. Information We Collect

We collect several types of information to provide and improve our Website for you.

Personal Identifiable Information (PII): This refers to any information you voluntarily submit to us and that identifies you personally, including contact information, such as your name, e-mail address, company name, address, phone number, and other information about yourself or your business.

Non-Personal Identifiable Information (Non-PII): This refers to information that does not identify a specific individual. We gather certain information about you based on where you visit our Website in several ways. This information, collected in various ways, is compiled and analyzed on both a personal and an aggregated basis.

This information may include the Website's Uniform Resource Locator (“URL”) that points to the site you just came from, which URL you go to after visiting our site, what browser you are using, and your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address.

2. Use of Your Information

We may use the information we collect from you to:

  • Improve, personalize, and expand our Website
  • Understand and analyze how you use our Website
  • Develop new products, services, features, and functionalities
  • Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the Website, and for marketing and promotional purposes
  • Process your transactions
  • Find and prevent fraud

3. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your PII to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any PII regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates, and advertisers. We may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the Website, who will have access to your PII.

Their respective privacy policies dictate each third-party service provider's use of your personal information. The Website currently uses the following third-party services:

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the website. This tool uses cookies to collect standard internet log information and visitor behavior information. The information is processed to compile statistical reports on website activity. All data collected by Google Analytics is anonymized and cannot be used to identify you personally.

Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display ads on our website. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on users' visits to our site and/or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings.

StatCounter

We use StatCounter to monitor and analyze web traffic to understand visitors' needs and improve our service. StatCounter uses cookies to track user interaction on our website, but all data collected is anonymized.

CJ Affiliate and Impact.com

We are participants in the CJ Affiliate and Impact.com affiliate marketing programs. These programs use cookies to track visits to our website and the links clicked to assign commission on these sales. Any information collected through these programs is subject to the privacy policies of CJ Affiliate and Impact.com, respectively.

These third parties are subject to their privacy policies. We encourage our users to read these policies when leaving our website or providing these third parties with personal information.

4. Cookies

We may use ‘cookies' to enhance your experience on our Website. Your web browser places cookies on your hard drive for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information about you. You may choose to set your web browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you do so, note that some parts of the Website may not function properly.

5. Data Security

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your PII when you enter, submit, or access your PII. We adopt appropriate data collection, storage, processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of your PII and data stored on our Website.

6. Data Retention

We will retain your PII only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your PII to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

7. Your Rights

As a user, you have certain rights concerning your PII. Depending on the laws of your country, you may have the right to:

  • Request access to your PII
  • Request correction of the PII that we hold about you
  • Request erasure of your PII
  • Object to the processing of your PII
  • Request the restriction of processing of your PII
  • Request the transfer of your PII to another party

Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests. To exercise these rights, please contact us.

8. Third-Party Websites

Our Website may contain links to other websites that we do not operate. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third-party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for any third-party sites or services' content, privacy policies, or practices.

9. Children's Privacy

Our Website is not intended for use by children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect PII from children under 13. If we discover a child under 13 has provided us with PII, we will delete such information from our servers immediately.

10. 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. We will inform you via email and/or a prominent notice on our Website before the change becomes effective and update the “effective date” at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

12. Governing Law

This Privacy Policy is governed by and construed under the laws of the United States and the European Union. By using our Website, you consent to the jurisdiction of the courts located within the United States for any action arising from this Privacy Policy or your use of our Website.

This Privacy Policy was last updated on the date indicated at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Website after any changes or revisions to this Privacy Policy shall indicate your agreement with the terms of such revised Privacy Policy.