Privacy Policy
Last Updated: July 8, 2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to CGEcho.net (“we,” “our,” or “us”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in an open and transparent manner. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, process, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, CGEcho.net (the “Site”).
By using our Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
2. Data We Collect
We collect information in a few different ways to provide and improve our service to you.
a) Information You Provide to Us
Contact Form: When you contact us through our contact form, we collect the personal information you provide, such as your name, email address, and the content of your message. We use this information solely to respond to your inquiries.
Email Newsletter Subscription: If you choose to subscribe to our email newsletter, we will collect your email address. We use this information to send you news updates, articles, and other information related to our Site. You may unsubscribe at any time by following the “unsubscribe” link included in every email.
b) Information We Collect Automatically (Usage Data)
Analytics Data: We use analytics services such as Google Analytics (via Site Kit by Google) to understand how our visitors use the Site. This information is collected automatically and may include your IP address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, the links you click, and other diagnostic data. This data is often aggregated and anonymized and helps us improve our website’s functionality and content.
Log Files: Like many websites, our servers automatically collect log file information. This may include your IP address, browser type, referring/exit pages, and operating system. We use this information to analyze trends, administer the site, track user movement, and gather broad demographic information for internal use. This information is not linked to personally identifiable information.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for various purposes, relying on legitimate interest as the legal basis for processing your data (where applicable), including:
- To operate and maintain our Site.
- To improve your experience and personalize content.
- To understand and analyze how you use our Site.
- To respond to your questions and comments.
- To send you our email newsletter, if you have subscribed.
- To monitor the security of our Site.
- To comply with legal obligations.
- To display personalized advertising based on your browsing activity, as described in our “Advertising” section below.
4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
CGEcho.net uses cookies for several purposes:
- Essential Cookies: Necessary for the Site to function properly.
- Analytics Cookies: Help us understand traffic and user interaction (e.g., Google Analytics).
- Advertising Cookies: Used by third-party advertising partners like Google AdSense to deliver personalized ads based on your browsing history across the web. These cookies help track ad performance and show you ads that are more relevant to your interests.
- Affiliate Cookies: If you click on an affiliate link, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions.
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can manage your cookie preferences through the consent banner on our Site or through your browser settings. For more information about opting out of personalized advertising, please visit Google’s Ad Settings.
5. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this Site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Our use of the “Featured Image from URL” (FIFU) plugin to display YouTube video thumbnails is an example of this.
Embedded content from other websites (like YouTube) behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website. We do not control the data collection or tracking practices of these third-party sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.
6. Affiliate Disclosure
CGEcho.net may engage in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the website. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions. This is a common way for websites to generate revenue to support their operations.
We are committed to transparency. Our editorial content is not influenced by affiliate partnerships. We only promote products or services that we genuinely believe will be valuable to our audience.
7. Advertising
CGEcho.net uses Google AdSense and may use other third-party advertising networks to display ads on the Site. These companies may use cookies to collect information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. This information does not include your name, address, email address, or telephone number.
Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on CGEcho.net. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our Site and other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ad Settings. For more information about how Google uses data, please visit Google’s Advertising Privacy Policies.
8. Data Retention
We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies. Usage and analytics data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Site.
9. Data Security
The security of your data is important to us. We use administrative and technical security measures, such as an SSL certificate, to help protect your personal information. We also rely on the security measures implemented by trusted third-party services, such as Google (for Analytics and Ads) and our email provider, to help safeguard your data.
However, please remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
10. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location (particularly if you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), the UK, or California), you have certain data protection rights. These may include:
- The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
- The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
- The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided below or submit a request through our Data Request Form. We will respond to your request within the legally required timeframe.
11. Children’s Privacy
Our Site is not intended for use by children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 16. If you become aware that a child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
13. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: contact@cgecho.net or through our contact form on the Site.