Privacy Policy

Last updated: 13.03.2026

At CookieBannerGuide, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect, how we use it, when we share it, and what rights you may have in relation to your information.

This website is intended to provide educational information about cookie banners, privacy rules, and website compliance topics. It does not provide legal advice.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, you can contact us at:
Email: info@cookiebannerguide.com

1. Who We Are

Website name: CookieBannerGuide
Website URL: https://www.cookiebannerguide.com/
Contact email: info@cookiebannerguide.com

2. What Personal Data We Collect

We may collect and process the following types of personal data:

a) Information you provide directly

When you contact us through our contact form or by email, we may collect:

  • your name

  • your email address

  • the subject or type of inquiry

  • any message or information you include in your request

b) Technical and usage data

When you visit the website, we may collect limited technical information such as:

  • IP address

  • browser type

  • device type

  • pages visited

  • referral source

  • basic website interaction data

Some of this information may be collected through cookies or similar technologies, depending on the choices you make through our cookie banner.

c) Cookie-related data

We may store information about your cookie consent choices, such as:

  • whether you accepted or rejected certain cookie categories

  • the date and time of your consent choice

  • your consent preferences

3. How We Use Your Data

We use personal data for the following purposes:

  • to respond to messages or inquiries you send us

  • to operate, secure, and improve the website

  • to understand how visitors use the website

  • to manage cookie consent choices

  • to comply with legal obligations

  • to protect our website from misuse, spam, or security threats

We only use personal data where we have a valid legal basis to do so.

4. Legal Bases for Processing

Depending on the situation, we may rely on one or more of the following legal bases:

  • Consent — for example, when you consent to non-essential cookies

  • Legitimate interests — for example, to operate, secure, and improve the website, and to respond to general inquiries

  • Legal obligation — where we must process data to comply with applicable laws

If we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time. If we rely on legitimate interests, we will only do so where those interests are not overridden by your data protection rights.

5. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to:

  • remember user preferences

  • support essential website functions

  • measure website performance

  • understand visitor behavior

  • improve content and user experience

Some cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function. Other cookies, such as analytics or marketing cookies, may only be used after you give consent where required by law. The European Commission and the ICO both explain that people must be clearly informed about data use and that privacy information should be accessible and transparent.

For more information about the cookies used on this website, please see our Cookie Policy page once it is available.

6. Contact Forms and Communications

If you send us a message through our contact form or by email, we use the information you provide only to:

  • review your inquiry

  • reply to you

  • keep a record of the communication if needed for follow-up or support

Please do not send sensitive personal information through the contact form unless it is absolutely necessary.

7. Analytics and Third-Party Tools

If enabled and accepted through the cookie banner, we may use analytics or similar tools to understand how visitors use the website.

These tools may collect information such as:

  • pages viewed

  • time spent on pages

  • device or browser information

  • interactions with content

If you use specific tools, list them here. For example:

  • Google Analytics

  • Microsoft Clarity

If you do not use any analytics tools yet, remove this section or leave only a short note saying that analytics may be added later and will be subject to cookie consent where required.

8. Sharing of Personal Data

We do not sell your personal data.

We may share personal data only where necessary with trusted service providers that help us operate the website or respond to inquiries, such as:

  • website hosting providers

  • email providers

  • contact form providers

  • analytics providers

  • security or anti-spam services

These providers may process data on our behalf only as needed to provide their services.

We may also disclose personal data where required by law or where necessary to protect our legal rights.

9. International Data Transfers

Some of our service providers may process data outside your country or outside the European Economic Area.

Where this happens, we take reasonable steps to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, such as contractual protections or other lawful transfer mechanisms required under applicable data protection law.

If you do not use any providers outside your region and are not sure, you can keep this section in a simple form as written above.

10. How Long We Keep Data

We keep personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

For example:

  • contact form messages may be kept for up to 12 months

  • technical logs may be kept for up to 90 days

  • cookie consent records may be kept for as long as needed to document consent choices and compliance

We may keep data longer if required for legal, tax, security, or compliance reasons.

11. Your Rights

Depending on where you are located and which laws apply, you may have the right to:

  • be informed about how your data is used

  • request access to your personal data

  • request correction of inaccurate data

  • request deletion of your data

  • request restriction of processing

  • object to certain processing

  • withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

  • lodge a complaint with a data protection authority

Under the GDPR, individuals have rights including the right to be informed, access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, objection, and rights related to automated decision-making. Privacy notices should explain these clearly and in plain language.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at: info@cookiebannerguide.com

12. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, disclosure, or alteration.

However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

13. Children’s Privacy

This website is not intended for children, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

If you believe that a child has submitted personal data to us, please contact us so we can review and remove the information if appropriate.

14. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, tools, or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third parties.

We encourage you to review their privacy policies before submitting any personal data to them.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect legal, technical, or business changes.

When we make updates, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.

16. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, you can contact us at:

CookieBannerGuide
Email: info@cookiebannerguide.com
Contact page: Contact page