Privacy Policy for SourceTechGuide.com

Effective Date: April 3, 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how SourceTechGuide.com (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and shares information about you when you visit and interact with our website located at https://sourcetechguide.com (the “Site”). Please read this policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your information.

By using the Site, you agree to the collection, use, and sharing of your information as described in this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect

We may collect several types of information from and about users of our Site, including:

  • Log Files: Like many websites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information may include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data. We use this information to analyze trends, administer the site, track users’ movements around the site, and gather demographic information.
  • Cookies and Web Beacons: We use “cookies” to store information, such as your preferences when you visit our Site. Cookies are small files placed on your device. We may also use web beacons (also known as pixel tags or clear GIFs) in our emails or on our Site to track actions such as email opens or page views. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site.
  • Information You Provide: We may collect information you voluntarily provide to us, such as when you leave comments or contact us via email or a contact form. This may include your name, email address, and any other information you choose to provide.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:

  • Provide, operate, and maintain our Site;
  • Improve, personalize, and expand our Site;
  • Understand and analyze how you use our Site;
  • Develop new products, services, features, and functionality;
  • Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the Site, and for marketing and promotional purposes (if applicable and consented to);
  • Process your comments and respond to your inquiries;
  • Find and prevent fraud;
  • Serve advertisements (see “Advertising Partners” below).

Cookies and Advertising Partners

Our Site uses third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit the website. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.

  • Google AdSense: We partner with Google AdSense to display advertisements on our Site. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our Site. Specifically, Google’s use of the DoubleClick DART cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our Site and/or other sites on the Internet.
  • Opting Out: Users 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.

We do not have access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers. You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. Our privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or websites.

Affiliate Disclosure

SourceTechGuide.com may participate in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. [If you know which ones, specify e.g., “Specifically, we are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.”] Our participation in these programs does not influence the content, topics, or posts made on this site. Any purchases made through these affiliate links are at no additional cost to you.

Third-Party Links

Our Site may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Data Security

We take reasonable measures to help protect information about you from loss, theft, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage is ever completely secure or error-free, so you should take special care in deciding what information you send to us.

Children’s Privacy (COPPA)

Our Site is not intended for children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR/CCPA – Consider adding if relevant to your audience)

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data under laws like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). To exercise any applicable rights, please contact us using the information below.

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 “Effective Date” at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us: