Thank you for visiting Anonib. Your privacy is very important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose and protect information when you visit or interact with our website at https://anonib.org.uk/. By using or accessing our Site, you agree to this Privacy Policy (as may be updated from time to time). If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following types of information from visitors to the Site:

a) Information you provide voluntarily

• Comments and messages: If you leave comments, contact us via forms, or email us, we may collect your name, email address and the content of your message.

• Newsletter / Subscription data: If you subscribe to updates or newsletters, we collect your email address (and optionally your name) to send you content.

• User feedback / Surveys: If you respond to polls, surveys or forms, we may collect responses or metadata you provide.

b) Automatically collected information

• Log data: When you visit the Site, our server logs may record information such as your IP address, browser type and version, pages you visited, referring/exit pages, date/time stamps, and time spent on pages.

• Usage analytics: We may use third-party analytics tools (e.g. Google Analytics) to track usage patterns, visitor behavior, and site performance.

• Cookies & similar technologies: We use “cookies” (small text files placed on your device) and other tracking technologies (such as local storage) to remember preferences, measure traffic, and personalize your experience.

2. How We Use Your Information?

The data collected may be used for various legitimate purposes including:

• To operate, maintain and improve the Site and its features

• To respond to your comments, messages, or inquiries

• To send you newsletters, updates, or marketing communications (if you agreed)

• To analyze usage trends and visitor behavior

• To detect, prevent or address technical issues or abuse

• To comply with legal obligations

We will only use your information for the purposes stated here unless we notify you otherwise and you consent (if required by applicable law).

3. Disclosure & Sharing of Information

We do not sell your personal data. However, we may share or disclose information in the following cases:

• Service providers / third parties: We may share data with trusted third parties (e.g. email delivery services, analytics providers, hosting providers) to help us run the Site, subject to confidentiality obligations.

• Legal requirements: If we are required to by law, court order or governmental request, we may disclose information.

• Site transfers / business changes: If the blog (or portions of it) is transferred, acquired or merged, user data may be part of that transaction (subject to protections).

• Aggregated / anonymized data: We may share anonymized or aggregate usage statistics that do not identify individual users.

4. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to improve your experience and for analytics. Here are key points:

• Types of cookies:

  • Strictly necessary: Essential to operate the Site

  • Performance / analytics: To understand how visitors use the Site

  • Functional / preference: To remember your settings or preferences

• Controlling cookies: You can manage or block cookies via your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect Site features or performance.

• Third-party cookies: Some embedded content (e.g. ads, social media buttons) may place cookies via third parties. Our policy does not cover those third parties, you should check their policies.

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes in this Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. When data is no longer needed, we securely delete or anonymize it.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data. These may include:

• Access: Request a copy of the data we hold about you

• Correction: Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information

• Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data (“right to be forgotten”)

• Restriction: Request that we limit processing of your data

• Objection / opt-out: Object to certain processing (e.g. direct marketing)

• Portability: Receive your data in a portable format (if technically feasible)

• Withdraw consent: If we process based on consent, you can withdraw at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us (see Section 9 below). We may ask for verification before fulfilling requests. In certain cases, legal or legitimate reasons may limit our ability to honor a request.

7. Security

We implement reasonable security measures (technical, administrative, and physical) to protect your data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction. However, no system is perfectly secure, we cannot guarantee absolute protection.

In the event of a data breach that may materially affect you, we will notify affected users and any relevant authorities as required by law.

8. Children’s Privacy

Our site is not directed to children under the age of 13 (or higher, depending on your local laws). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe we have unintentionally collected data from a minor, please contact us to have it removed.

9. Third-Party Links & Embedded Content

Our blog may include links to external websites, embedded content (videos, social media widgets) or third-party services. These third parties have their own privacy practices and we are not responsible for their content or policies. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before interacting with them.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally to reflect changes in practices, technology, legal requirements or site features. We will post the updated version here with a new Effective Date. Your continued use of the Site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.