Privacy Policy

Nerdivation LLC ("we, "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, process, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, subscribe to our newsletter, or interact with our educational tutorials.

1. What Information We Collect

We collect information that identifies, relates to, or could reasonably be linked to you ("Personal Information"), including:

• Information you provide: Name and email address when subscribing to our newsletter or submitting a contact form.
• Automated Log & Usage Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and pages viewed. This data is collected automatically via cookies and similar tracking technologies.

2. How and Why We Use Your Data

We rely on legally established bases to process your information, primarily for our legitimate business interests and to fulfill user requests. We use your data to:

• Deliver requested content, newsletters, and technical guides.
• Analyze website traffic to improve our DIY and programming resources.
• Comply with legal obligations and prevent fraudulent activity.

3. Affiliate Marketing & Third-Party Trackers

Nerdivation participates in affiliate marketing programs. When you click on an affiliate link for recommended hardware or tools, you are redirected to a third-party merchant. These merchants may place cookies on your browser to track the referral and assign commission. We do not control these third-party cookies, and your interactions with those merchants are governed by their respective privacy policies. We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

4. Your Privacy Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right to Know & Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Deletion (Erasure): Request that we delete your personal data, subject to certain legal exceptions.
• Right to Opt-Out: Unsubscribe from our marketing communications at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link in our emails.
• Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not deny you service or provide a different quality of service for exercising your privacy rights.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within the legally required timeframe (typically 30 to 45 days).

5. Data Security & Retention

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to secure your personal data against unauthorized access or disclosure. We retain your information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy or as required by law.

6. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13 (or 16 in certain jurisdictions). We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. If we discover that a minor has provided us with personal information, we will delete it immediately.