Effective Date: June 26, 2025
Last Updated: June 26, 2025

Welcome to AppYears (“we,” “us,” or “our”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you visit appyears.com, the “Global Guide to Essential Apps.”

1. Information We Collect

• Personal Information: Name, email address, and any other details you voluntarily submit via our contact form or newsletter signup.
• Usage Data: IP address, browser type and version, pages visited, time and date of your visit, time spent on each page, and other diagnostic data.
• Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We and our third-party partners (e.g., Google Analytics, Google AdSense) use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to track site activity and store certain information.

2. How We Use Your Information

• To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support.
• To improve, personalize, and optimize our content and recommendations of essential apps.
• To monitor site performance and usage trends.
• To deliver relevant advertising and measure its effectiveness.

3. Disclosure of Your Information

• Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your data with analytics providers and ad networks (including Google) to help us understand site usage and serve ads.
• Legal Requirements: We will disclose information if required by law or in good-faith belief that disclosure is necessary to protect rights, comply with legal process, or respond to government requests.

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

For details about the specific cookies we use and your choices around them, please see our Cookie Policy (to be provided next).

5. Data Security

We implement industry-standard technical and organizational measures to safeguard your information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.

6. Children’s Privacy

Our website is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such data, please contact us to have it removed.

7. Your Rights and Choices

• Access & Update: You may review, correct, or delete your personal information by emailing us at [email protected].
• Opt-Out of Cookies: You can disable cookies through your browser settings, though this may affect site functionality.
• Marketing Communications: You may unsubscribe from our newsletters or promotional emails at any time via the “unsubscribe” link in the email.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]