At ProgramGeeks, accessible from our main website, protecting the privacy and security of our visitors is one of our highest priorities. This Privacy Policy document outlines the types of information that is collected and recorded by ProgramGeeks and how we utilize it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, please do not hesitate to reach out to us via our designated contact form on our website.

Log Files

ProgramGeeks follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this as part of hosting services’ analytics. The information collected by log files includes:

  • Internet Protocol (IP) addresses
  • Browser type and version
  • Internet Service Provider (ISP)
  • Date and time stamps
  • Referring and exit pages
  • The number of clicks on specific pages

The sole purpose of this information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering broad demographic information. Crucially, this data is not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.

Cookies and Web Beacons

Like any other modern content website, ProgramGeeks uses “cookies.” These cookies are used to store information including visitors’ preferences, and the specific pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. This information is used to optimize the user experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors’ browser type and/or other contextual information.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers’ respective websites.

Third-Party Advertising Partners

Some of the advertisers on our site may use cookies and web beacons. Our advertising partners include major ad networks such as Google AdSense. Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on ProgramGeeks, which are sent directly to users’ browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs.

These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit. Note that ProgramGeeks has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

Third-Party Privacy Policies

ProgramGeeks’ Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.

CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), among other rights, California consumers have the right to:

  • Request that a business that collects a consumer’s personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.
  • Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected.
  • Request that a business that sells a consumer’s personal data, not sell the consumer’s personal data.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us via our official website contact form.

GDPR Data Protection Rights

We want to ensure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

  • 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.

Children’s Information

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

ProgramGeeks does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately via our web submission form, and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.