Privacy Policy for TraitifyMe
Last Updated: April 28, 2025
Our Commitment to Your Privacy
Welcome to TraitifyMe! Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how TraitifyMe ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and discloses information when you visit and interact with our website (the "Site"). By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
Information We Handle
We collect different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.
- Quiz Interaction Data (Temporary & Local): When you take quizzes on our Site, the answers you select are processed **temporarily within your web browser** solely to calculate and display your results. **TraitifyMe does not store your individual quiz answers on our servers**, nor do we link them to any personally identifiable information. This data is discarded when you leave the quiz page or close your browser session.
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Technical & Usage Data (Standard Logs & Analytics):
Like most websites, our hosting servers automatically collect standard log information. Additionally, we may use analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) to understand how visitors use our Site. This data typically includes:
- Internet Protocol (IP) address (often anonymized)
- Browser type and version
- Pages visited on our Site
- Time and date of your visit
- Time spent on pages
- Referring website addresses
- General device characteristics
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Cookies and Similar Technologies:
Cookies are small files stored on your device. We and our third-party partners use cookies and similar tracking technologies for several purposes:
- **Essential Cookies:** Necessary for the basic functioning of the Site.
- **Analytics Cookies:** Used by services like Google Analytics to gather usage data (as described above).
- **Advertising Cookies:** Used by our advertising partners, primarily Google AdSense, to display advertisements on our Site. These cookies help deliver ads relevant to you and measure ad performance. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website or other websites.
How We Use Information
The information we handle is used in the following ways:
- To operate, maintain, and provide the features of the Site (like running quizzes).
- To understand and analyze how you use our Site for improvement and optimization.
- To develop new quizzes, features, and functionality.
- To display advertising through partners like Google AdSense, which supports the free availability of our Site.
- To monitor the security and performance of our Site.
Sharing and Disclosure of Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share information under the following circumstances:
- Service Providers: With third-party vendors and service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as web hosting and analytics (under confidentiality agreements).
- Advertising Partners: With advertising partners like Google AdSense for the purpose of serving advertisements. These partners collect data directly via cookies as described above and are subject to their own privacy policies.
- Legal Requirements: If required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
- Business Transfers: If TraitifyMe is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, user information may be transferred.
- Protection of Rights: To protect and defend the rights or property of TraitifyMe, or to protect the personal safety of users or the public.
Third-Party Services
Our Site uses services from third parties:
- Google AdSense: We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our Site and/or other sites on the Internet. Learn more about how Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps and review Google's Privacy Policy.
- Google Analytics (Optional - include if you use it): We may use Google Analytics to understand site traffic. Review Google's Privacy Policy.
- Google Fonts: We use Google Fonts to display text. This service may collect technical data as described in Google's Privacy Policy.
Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR & CCPA)
Depending on your location, you may have certain data protection rights. If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA) or California (CCPA), you have rights including:
- The right to access, update, or delete the information we might hold indirectly about you (primarily via analytics).
- The right to rectification if information is inaccurate.
- The right to object to processing.
- The right to restrict processing.
- The right to data portability.
- The right to withdraw consent (especially regarding non-essential cookies via browser settings or consent tools).
- The right to opt-out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information (as defined by CCPA, often related to advertising cookies).
To exercise these rights, please contact us. Note that managing preferences for third-party advertising cookies is primarily done through their opt-out mechanisms (like Google Ad Settings) and your browser settings.
Data Security
We implement reasonable security measures to protect the information we handle. However, please remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Children's Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Child has provided us with Personal Data indirectly (e.g., through analytics), please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information.
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 "Last Updated" date at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, please contact us via our contact page.