Who we are
Prostir.info (https://prostir.info) is an independent educational website that documents persuasion tactics, dark patterns, and pricing tricks so that consumers can recognize them. The site is operated by [YOUR NAME / ENTITY], [COUNTRY]. You can reach us through our contact page.
What data we collect
We do not require you to create an account or provide personal information to read this site. The data we may collect is limited to:
- Server logs — your IP address, browser user agent, referring page, and the pages you visit. This is standard for any website and is used for security and to keep the site running. Logs are kept for no longer than [30] days.
- Comments (if you leave one) — the name, email address, and comment text you submit, plus your IP address and browser user agent, which are used for spam detection. Comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service (Akismet — see Automattic’s privacy policy). An anonymized hash of your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check whether you have a profile picture there.
- Contact messages — if you write to us through the contact page, we keep the message for as long as needed to reply and handle any follow-up.
Cookies
This site uses cookies for the following purposes:
- Comment cookies — if you leave a comment you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies so you do not have to re-enter them next time. These last one year.
- Analytics cookies — see “Analytics” below.
- Advertising cookies — see “Advertising” below.
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies will not prevent you from reading the site.
Analytics
We use [Google Analytics / Plausible / none] to understand how visitors use the site — which pages are read, roughly where visitors come from, and what devices they use. This data is aggregated and does not identify you personally. [If Google Analytics: IP addresses are anonymized. You can opt out with the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.]
Advertising
This site displays advertisements served by Google AdSense and may in future use other third-party advertising partners.
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other websites.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings, or opt out of third-party vendors’ use of cookies at www.aboutads.info (US) or www.youronlinechoices.eu (EU).
- 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.
Visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland will be shown a consent notice before any advertising or analytics cookies are set, and can change their choice at any time via the [cookie settings link in the footer].
Embedded content and external links
Articles may include embedded content (for example videos or images) from other websites. Embedded content behaves exactly as if you had visited the other website directly: that site may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction with the content.
Articles also link to third-party tools and websites (price-history trackers, review-checking services, regulators, and so on) for informational purposes. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their privacy practices. We do not receive any commission or payment for these links. [Adjust if you ever add affiliate links.]
Who we share your data with
We do not sell your personal data. Data is shared only with the service providers named on this page (hosting, spam filtering, analytics, and advertising partners) to the extent needed to operate the site, and with authorities where required by law.
How long we retain your data
Server logs are retained for up to [30] days. If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so that follow-up comments can be recognized and approved automatically. Contact messages are kept only as long as needed to handle your request.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, export, or delete the personal data we hold about you, and to object to or restrict its processing. If you have left comments, you can request an export of that data or ask us to erase it. To exercise any of these rights, contact us via https://prostir.info/contact/. We will respond within 30 days. This does not include data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Children
This site is not directed at children under 16 and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, contact us and we will delete it.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top of the page shows when it was last revised. Continued use of the site after changes are published constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
Contact
Questions about this policy or your data: https://prostir.info/contact/.