Privacy policy

1. Who we are

Memorial Plaque Ideas is an editorial project accessible at memorialplaqueguide.com. You can contact us at editors@memorial-plaque-ideas.com.

2. Information we collect

2.1 Information you provide voluntarily

If you contact us by email, we receive the content of your message and your email address. We use this only to respond to your inquiry. We do not sell, rent, or share your email address with third parties.

2.2 Information collected automatically

When you visit memorialplaqueguide.com, certain information is automatically collected by our hosting infrastructure (Cloudflare) and by our advertising partners:

• Log data. Your IP address, browser type, referring page, pages visited, and timestamps. Cloudflare processes this to deliver and secure the site.
• Cookies and similar technologies. Small text files stored on your device. These include essential cookies (required for the site to function) and advertising cookies (described below).

3. Third-party advertising and cookies

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on this site. Google and its advertising partners use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site and other websites.

• Google uses the DoubleClick cookie to enable interest-based advertising.
• Third-party vendors, including Google, may show ads on our site.
• These vendors may use cookies to serve ads based on your browsing history.

3.1 How Google uses cookies in advertising

You can read Google's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy and Google's advertising policies at https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads.

4. Your choices

4.1 Opting out of personalized advertising

You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting:

• Google Ads Settings: https://adssettings.google.com
• Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) opt-out: https://optout.networkadvertising.org
• Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) opt-out: https://optout.aboutads.info

4.2 Cookie consent banner

When you first visit this site, a cookie consent banner appears. You may accept or decline non-essential cookies at any time. Your preference is saved and respected on subsequent visits. You can update your cookie preferences by clearing your browser's cookies for this site and reloading the page, or by contacting us.

4.3 Browser-level controls

Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies through their settings. Refer to your browser's help documentation for instructions. Note that blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of this and other websites.

5. Children's privacy

memorialplaqueguide.com is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us and we will delete it.

6. Data sharing

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to outside parties except as described in this policy:

• Service providers. Cloudflare (hosting and CDN) processes visitor data to deliver the site securely. Google (AdSense) processes data to serve advertisements.
• Legal compliance. We may disclose information if required to do so by law or in response to valid legal process.

7. Data retention

Email correspondence is retained for the duration of our communication plus a reasonable archival period. Log data processed by Cloudflare and Google is subject to their respective retention policies. We do not maintain independent databases of visitor information.

8. European Economic Area (EEA) and UK users

If you are in the EEA or the United Kingdom, you have certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict processing of your personal data, and the right to data portability. The legal basis for processing your data through advertising cookies is your consent, which you provide or decline through the cookie consent banner. For other processing (such as responding to your email), the legal basis is our legitimate interest in operating and improving the site. To exercise your GDPR rights, contact us at editors@memorial-plaque-ideas.com.

9. California residents

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California residents have the right to know what personal information is collected, the right to request deletion, and the right to opt out of the sale of personal information. We do not sell personal information. To exercise your CCPA rights, contact us at editors@memorial-plaque-ideas.com.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. Material changes will be noted in a visible notice on the site.

11. Contact

For questions about this privacy policy or your data, contact us at editors@memorial-plaque-ideas.com.