Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide to Us

We do not collect any personally identifiable information unless you voluntarily provide it to us. ElementExplorer does not have user accounts, login functionality, or forms that collect personal data.

1.2 Information We Collect Automatically

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device, including:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Time and date of your visit
• Pages you view
• Time spent on those pages
• Referring website addresses

This information helps us analyze trends, administer the site, track users' movements around the site, and gather demographic information about our user base as a whole.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Improve our website and user experience
• Understand how users interact with our website
• Analyze usage patterns and trends
• Detect, prevent, and address technical issues
• Display relevant advertising content (through Google AdSense)

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and store certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier.

3.1 Types of Cookies We Use

• Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function properly.
• Analytical/Performance Cookies: Allow us to recognize and count visitors and see how they move around our website. This helps us improve the way our website works.
• Functionality Cookies: Used to recognize you when you return to our website, enabling us to personalize our content for you.
• Targeting Cookies: Record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We may use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests.

3.2 Your Choices Regarding Cookies

You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies through your browser settings. Since each browser is different, look at your browser's Help Menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.

If you disable cookies, some features may be disabled, and some of our services may not function properly.

For more detailed information about cookies and how we use them, please visit our Cookie Policy.

4. Third-Party Services

4.1 Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about your use of our website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity, and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage.

For more information on how Google Analytics processes this information, please visit Google's Privacy Policy.

4.2 Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to our sites and/or other sites on the Internet.

You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings.

5. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, or access.

However, please note 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 personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

6. Children's Privacy

Our website is intended for use by individuals of all ages, including children, as it is an educational resource. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13 years of age.

If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at privacy@elementexplorer.com.

7. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have various rights regarding your personal information:

7.1 For European Economic Area (EEA) Residents

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to:

• Access your personal data
• Correct inaccurate personal data
• Request erasure of your personal data
• Object to processing of your personal data
• Request restriction of processing your personal data
• Request transfer of your personal data
• Withdraw consent

7.2 For California Residents

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), you have the right to:

• Know what personal information is being collected about you
• Know whether your personal information is sold or disclosed and to whom
• Say no to the sale of personal information
• Access your personal information
• Request deletion of your personal information
• Not be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@elementexplorer.com.

8. 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 of this page.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

9. Contact Us

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

• By email: privacy@elementexplorer.com