Privacy Policy

Information We Collect

Personal Information

We may collect personal details such as your full name and email address only when you choose to submit them voluntarily, for example, by sending us a message through our Contact form or reaching out to us via email.

Non-Personal Information

We automatically collect non-personal details when you visit and browse our site. This includes your IP address, browser type, operating system, landing referral URLs, and active behavior metrics on our platform.

How We Use Your Information

We utilize the collected information to keep our platform running, customize and improve user experiences, analyze demographic traffic patterns, reply to your inquiries, and satisfy our operating compliance standards.

Cookies & Tracking Technologies

Our comparison platform uses cookies, pixel tags, and similar browser storage technologies to optimize platform speed and analyze user experiences. You can control your cookie configurations and preferences directly inside your personal browser settings.

Affiliate Tracking Cookies

When you click on an outbound affiliate link for McAfee, Norton, or Avast on ProtectionDirectory.com, third-party referral networks may drop tracking cookies on your browser. This cookie is used to associate sales with our platform so we can earn advertising compensation from partners.

Third-Party Services & Web Analytics

We may employ reputable third-party analytics (such as Google Analytics) and web hosting partners. These entities access non-personal browsing details strictly to perform analytics on our behalf and are contractually restricted from distributing or utilizing data for other purposes.

Data Security

We implement appropriate physical, technical, and operational security controls to safeguard your data against accidental loss, alteration, or unauthorized access.

Children's Privacy (Under 13 Years)

ProtectionDirectory.com is an educational comparison portal designed for general audiences and is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under 13.

Your Legal Privacy Rights

Depending on your geographic location or state of residency (such as under CCPA / GDPR regulations), you may possess the following rights regarding your data:

  • Right to Access: You can request disclosure of specific data elements we have collected about you.
  • Right to Deletion: You can request that we remove your personal information, subject to specific legal exceptions.
  • Right to Rectification: You can request corrections to incorrect personal details.
  • Right to Opt-Out: You can choose to opt-out of cookie tracking or third-party sharing.
  • Non-Discrimination: We do not discriminate against you for exercising your legal privacy rights.

How to Contact Our Privacy Officer

To exercise any of these privacy rights, or if you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact our team via email at [email protected].