Holdscroll (“we”, “us”, or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard information when you visit holdscroll.com.
Information we collect
We collect minimal information necessary to operate the site. This includes:
- Analytics data — collected via Google Analytics 4, including pages visited, time on site, approximate geographic location, device type, and referral source. This data is aggregated and does not identify you personally.
- Contact form data — if you submit a message via our contact form, we receive your name, email address, and message content. We use this only to respond to your inquiry.
- Advertising data — our advertising partners (see Advertising section below) may collect information about your visits to this and other websites to serve relevant advertisements.
How we use information
- To understand how visitors use our site and improve the content we publish
- To respond to messages you send via our contact form
- To serve advertisements that help fund this site
- To comply with legal obligations
Advertising
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on this site. Google AdSense is a third-party advertising service operated by Google LLC. To serve relevant ads, Google and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your browsing activity on this and other sites.
Google may use the DoubleClick cookie and other advertising cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our site and other sites across the internet. This is known as interest-based or personalised advertising.
You can opt out of personalised advertising at any time using the following options:
- Visit Google Ads Settings to manage or opt out of personalised ads from Google.
- Visit the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page to opt out of interest-based ads from NAI member companies.
- Visit aboutads.info to manage preferences for participating advertisers.
For more information on how Google uses data when you use our site, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
Cookies
We use cookies for analytics and advertising purposes. For a full breakdown of the specific cookies used on this site and how to manage them, see our Cookie Policy.
Third-party services
We use the following third-party services that may collect data independently according to their own privacy policies:
- Google Analytics 4 — website analytics. Google Privacy Policy
- Google AdSense — advertising. Google Privacy Policy
We do not sell your personal data to any third party.
Data retention
Analytics data is retained for 14 months by default in Google Analytics. Contact form submissions are retained only as long as needed to respond to your inquiry and are not stored in any database.
Your rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data, including:
- The right to access the personal information we hold about you
- The right to request correction of inaccurate data
- The right to request deletion of your data
- The right to object to or restrict certain processing activities
- The right to opt out of personalised advertising (see Advertising section above)
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected].
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.
Contact
If you have questions about this policy or how we handle your data, email us at [email protected].