🔒Privacy Policy

Effective Date: February 21, 2025

👋1. Introduction

Welcome to Check A Device. Your privacy is our top priority. This Privacy Policy explains our minimal data collection approach - we collect only anonymized statistical data to improve our website. No personal information is ever collected, stored, or shared.

🌟 Privacy-First Approach: We believe in providing excellent device testing tools while respecting your privacy completely.

📊2. What Data We Collect

We collect minimal, anonymized data only:

Country Location (Anonymized): We determine your country based on your IP address for statistical purposes only. This data is completely anonymized and never linked to your identity. We use this information purely to understand our global audience and improve our services.

🔒 Privacy Guarantee: No personal information, browsing history, or identifying data is collected or stored.

❓3. Why We Collect This Data

Statistical Analysis for Site Improvement Only:

Geographic Distribution: Understand where our users are located globally to better serve different regions
Content Focus: Determine which regions to prioritize for content creation and localization
Performance Optimization: Improve our website's speed and accessibility for different geographical areas
Resource Allocation: Focus our development efforts on features most valuable to our user base

📈 Our Goal: Use this anonymized data to make Check A Device better for everyone, without compromising your privacy.

🍪4. Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your experience. These cookies are only set after you provide consent via our cookie banner.

🛡️5. How We Protect Your Data

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data against unauthorized access, alteration, or deletion.

⚖️6. Your GDPR Rights

Your Rights Under GDPR:

Important Note: Since we collect only anonymized statistical data that cannot be linked to your identity, traditional GDPR rights regarding personal data do not apply to our data collection practices.

Right to Access: We cannot provide access to your specific data because no personal data is collected or stored
Right to Deletion: We cannot delete your specific data because it's anonymized and not traceable to you individually
Right to Rectification: No personal data exists to correct
Right to Data Portability: No personal data exists to transfer

⚠️ GDPR Clarification: GDPR applies to "personal data" - information that can identify an individual. Our anonymized country statistics do not qualify as personal data under GDPR definitions.

What you CAN do:

Opt-out of cookies: Use our cookie banner to decline non-essential cookies
Contact us: Ask questions about our privacy practices
Request information: Learn more about our data handling procedures

If you have concerns about our privacy practices, please contact us using the information below.

⏰7. Data Retention

Short-Term Statistical Data Only:

We retain anonymized country statistics for up to 12 months for analysis purposes
After 12 months, all data is automatically and permanently deleted
No personal data is ever stored or retained
Statistics are aggregated and cannot be traced back to individual users

🗑️ Auto-Deletion: All data is automatically purged after the retention period with no manual intervention required.

📧8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your data rights, please contact us at:

Email: support@checkadevice.com

📝9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.

By using our website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.