Privacy Policy
Last Updated: October 8, 2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to Megabonk.org ("we," "us," or "our"). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website https://megabonk.org/ (the "Service"). This policy is designed to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), and includes disclosures for our use of Google Analytics and Google AdSense.
2. Data Controller
For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, the data controller is:
Megabonk.org
Contact Email: qsyhxw@gmail.com
3. Information We Collect and Why
We collect and process personal data for the following purposes:
- Technical and Usage Data: When you access our website, we automatically collect certain data, including your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, length of visit, page views, and website navigation paths. This data is collected via Google Analytics to analyze website traffic, understand user needs, and improve our Service.
- Cookie Data: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to operate and personalize our website. In particular, our advertising partner, Google AdSense, uses cookies to serve you personalized advertisements. Please see Section 5 for more details.
- Contact Information: If you contact us via our contact form or email, we collect the information you provide, such as your name, email address, and the content of your message, in order to respond to your inquiry.
4. Legal Basis for Processing (for EEA/UK Users)
If you are a visitor from the European Economic Area (EEA) or the UK, our legal basis for processing your personal information is as follows:
- Consent: We rely on your explicit consent for the use of non-essential cookies, displaying personalized advertising, and sending marketing communications. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
- Legitimate Interests: We process your data for our legitimate interests, such as operating and securing our website, analyzing our website's performance, and responding to your direct inquiries, provided that these interests are not overridden by your data protection rights.
5. Cookies, Google Analytics, and Google AdSense
5.1 Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use them to enhance website functionality. You can manage your cookie preferences through our Consent Management Platform (CMP) or your browser settings.
5.2 Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics to analyze website usage. Google Analytics gathers information by means of cookies to create statistical reports about the use of our website. The information gathered by Google (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google. We have enabled IP anonymization to protect your privacy. For more information on Google's privacy practices, please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
5.3 Google AdSense
This website uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) to serve ads on our site.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve personalized ads to our users based on their visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings.
- Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices/.
As required by Google, we use a Consent Management Platform (CMP) to gather consent for users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and the UK.
6. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share your data with third parties in the following situations:
- Service Providers: We engage third-party service providers (e.g., for website hosting, analytics) who may have access to your data only to perform these tasks on our behalf.
- Advertising Partners: As described above, we partner with Google AdSense, which collects data to serve personalized ads based on your consent.
- Legal Compliance: We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law or respond to a valid legal process (like a subpoena).
7. International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ. For users in the EEA/UK, we ensure that appropriate safeguards (such as Standard Contractual Clauses) are in place to protect your data when it is transferred internationally.
8. Data Retention
We will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. For example, user-level and event-level data collected by Google Analytics is retained for 14 months before being automatically deleted.
9. Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR & CCPA/CPRA)
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- 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 (right to be forgotten) – 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 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.
- 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 withdraw consent – Where we rely on your consent to process your data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at qsyhxw@gmail.com.
10. Your California Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA)
If you are a California resident, you have specific rights regarding your personal information:
- Right to Know: You have the right to know what personal information we have collected about you, including the categories of personal information, the sources from which it is collected, the purpose for collecting it, and the categories of third parties with whom we share it.
- Right to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information collected by us, subject to certain exceptions.
- Right to Correct: You have the right to request the correction of inaccurate personal information.
- Right to Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing: You have the right to opt-out of the "sale" or "sharing" of your personal information. We use third-party advertising cookies (like Google AdSense) which may be considered "sharing" under the CPRA. You can exercise this right through our cookie consent banner or by clicking the link below.
- Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information: We do not collect sensitive personal information that would trigger this right.
- Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA/CPRA rights.
To exercise your rights, please contact us at qsyhxw@gmail.com. To opt-out of the sharing of your personal information, please use the following link:
Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information
11. Children's Privacy
Our Service 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 we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under this age without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.
12. Data Security
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this 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.
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Megabonk.org
Email: qsyhxw@gmail.com