Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

APP Residency Finder ("we," "our," or "us"), operated at appresidencyfinder.com, is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.

Please read this policy carefully. If you do not agree with its terms, please discontinue use of the site.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect information in the following ways:

• Information you provide voluntarily — such as your email address when you subscribe to our newsletter or submit a contact form.
• Automatically collected information — including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and time spent on the site, collected through cookies and analytics tools.
• Third-party data — usage and behavioral data collected by Google Analytics and Google AdSense on our behalf (see Section 5).

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Operate and improve the website and its content
• Send newsletters and program update notifications (only if you have subscribed)
• Respond to contact form inquiries
• Analyze site traffic and user behavior to improve the user experience
• Serve relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
• Comply with legal obligations

4. Email Subscriptions

If you subscribe to our newsletter, your email address is stored with Mailchimp, our email service provider. You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email we send, or by contacting us directly. We will never sell or share your email address with third parties for their marketing purposes.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve your experience on our site. Cookies are small data files stored on your device.

We use the following types of cookies:

• Essential cookies — required for the site to function (e.g., remembering your cookie consent preference).
• Analytics cookies — Google Analytics uses cookies to collect anonymous information about how visitors use our site, including pages viewed, time spent, and traffic sources. This helps us understand and improve our content.
• Advertising cookies — Google AdSense uses cookies to serve advertisements that are relevant to you based on your browsing history. Google may use these cookies to personalize the ads you see on our site and on other sites you visit.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. You may also opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings or the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.

For more information about how Google uses data collected through our site, visit: Google Privacy Policy.

6. Google AdSense

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

Third-party vendors, including Google, use 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 based on your visits. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings.

7. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share data with trusted service providers who assist in operating our website, including:

• Google LLC — Analytics and advertising services
• Mailchimp (Intuit Inc.) — Email newsletter management
• Render — Website hosting
• Formspree — Contact form processing

These providers are contractually obligated to keep your information confidential and use it only to provide services to us.

We may also disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid legal processes.

8. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Email subscribers' data is retained until they unsubscribe.

9. Your Rights (GDPR / CCPA)

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• The right to access the personal data we hold about you
• The right to correct inaccurate data
• The right to request deletion of your data
• The right to withdraw consent at any time (where processing is based on consent)
• The right to opt out of the sale of personal information (California residents)
• The right to data portability

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information in Section 11.

10. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us immediately so we can take appropriate action.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

• Via our Contact Form
• Website: appresidencyfinder.com

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.