Privacy Policy

Information We Collect

We collect the following categories of information:

• Usage data — pages you visit, time spent on the site, referring pages, and general interaction patterns, collected through analytics tools
• Device and browser information — browser type, operating system, screen resolution, approximate location (city/country level), and IP address
• Information you provide voluntarily — for example, your email address if you subscribe to a newsletter or contact us

We do not require you to create an account or provide personal information to read our content.

Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies to operate the site, understand how it is used, and support advertising. Cookies are small text files stored in your browser. You can manage your cookie preferences at any time via the cookie settings option in the site footer, or through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some site functionality.

Analytics

We use the following third-party analytics services:

• Google Analytics — measures site traffic and usage patterns. Google Analytics uses cookies to distinguish visitors. Data is processed by Google in accordance with its own privacy policy.
• Microsoft Clarity — captures anonymized session data such as scrolling, clicking, and page interactions to help us improve the site experience. Data is processed by Microsoft in accordance with its own privacy policy.

Advertising (Google AdSense)

We display advertisements served by Google AdSense. Google and its partners use advertising cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other websites across the internet (ad personalization).

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the internet
• You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting adssettings.google.com
• You can also opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising at www.aboutads.info

How We Use Information

• To operate, maintain, and improve the website and its content
• To understand which content is most useful to our readers
• To display advertising that supports free access to our content
• To respond to your inquiries and correction requests
• To detect and prevent abuse, fraud, and technical issues

Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We share data only with the third-party service providers described above (Google, Microsoft) as necessary to operate the site, and where required by law.

Your Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

Depending on where you live, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Rectification — request correction of inaccurate data
• Erasure — request deletion of your personal data
• Restriction and objection — restrict or object to certain processing, including processing for direct marketing
• Data portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Opt-out of sale/sharing (CCPA) — California residents may opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information as defined by the CCPA/CPRA; we honor this through the cookie and ad personalization controls described above
• Non-discrimination (CCPA) — we will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@verdictclarity.com. EU/EEA residents also have the right to lodge a complaint with their local data protection authority.

Data Retention and Security

We retain analytics data for as long as needed for the purposes described in this policy, subject to the retention settings of our analytics providers. We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the data we process, though no method of transmission or storage is completely secure.

Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes take effect when the updated policy is published on this page. We encourage you to review it periodically.

Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, contact us at info@verdictclarity.com or via our contact page.