This Privacy Policy explains what information the Ai Spark Blog (aispark.info) collects, how it is used, and the choices you have. By using this website, you agree to the practices described below.
1. Who we are
The Ai Spark Blog is published by Ai Spark, run by Subtain Nisar Abbasi. If you have any questions about this policy, please use the contact form on our website.
2. Information we collect
Information you give us
If you use the contact form on our contact page, we receive your name, your email address, the topic you choose and the content of your message. We use this information to review and respond to your enquiry where appropriate, and to keep a record of it. The form asks you to tick a box to confirm you are happy for us to use your details in this way. Information submitted through the contact form is processed and stored through our website form provider, Netlify, so we can review the enquiry. We do not use your details for marketing unless you ask us to.
Information collected automatically
Like most websites, our hosting provider and the services described below may automatically collect technical information when you visit, such as your IP address, browser type, device type, the pages you visit, the time of your visit and the website that referred you. This information helps us keep the site secure and understand how it is used.
3. Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your web browser. They help websites remember information about your visit. Our site uses cookies set by third-party services, including advertising partners, as described below. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, although some parts of the site may not work as intended without them.
4. Advertising and Google AdSense
This website uses, or may use, Google AdSense to show advertisements. Please note:
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits to this website or to other websites.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the internet.
- You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings.
- You can also opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalised advertising at www.aboutads.info/choices.
To learn more about how Google uses information from websites that use its services, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services and Google's advertising policy page.
Where required by law, such as for visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, we will ask for your consent before personalised ads or non-essential cookies are used.
5. Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors find and use our site, for example which articles are most read. For visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, analytics cookies are switched off until you give consent. These services may use cookies and collect information about your visit in a form that does not directly identify you. You can learn how to opt out of Google Analytics using the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
6. How we use information
- To operate, maintain and improve the website.
- To review and respond to your messages, form submissions and requests where appropriate.
- To understand which content is useful so we can write better guides.
- To show advertising that helps keep this blog free.
- To protect the website against fraud, abuse and security threats.
We do not sell your personal information.
7. Third-party links
Our articles link to other websites, such as the tools we write about. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites, and we encourage you to read their privacy policies.
8. Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct or delete the personal information we hold about you, to object to or restrict certain processing, and to withdraw consent. Residents of places such as the European Union, the United Kingdom and California have specific rights under local law (for example, the GDPR and the CCPA/CPRA). To make a request, please use the contact form on our website.
9. Children's privacy
This website is intended for a general adult audience and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
10. Data retention and security
We retain contact-form submissions only as long as reasonably needed to review and handle the enquiry, subject to applicable operational or legal requirements. We take reasonable steps to protect information, but no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure.
11. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will change the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Please check back periodically.
12. Contact
For any privacy question or request, please use the contact form on our website.