Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Affiliate24 (“we,” “us,” or “our”). We operate the website https://affiliate24.org/ (the “Site”). We are committed to protecting the privacy of our visitors and customers (“you”).

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Site, purchase our themes, or sign up for our affiliate program. Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this policy, please do not access the site.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in several ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

A. Personal Data You Provide to Us

  • Comments: When you leave comments on the blog, we collect the data shown in the comments form (like your name and email address), your IP address, and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized string from your email (a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service.
  • Purchases: When you purchase a theme from our shop, we collect information necessary to process the transaction, such as your name, email address, and billing information. Please note that payment details (like your credit card number) are processed securely by our third-party payment processor, and we do not store this information on our servers.
  • Affiliate Program: If you sign up to “Become an affiliate,” we collect information needed to manage your affiliate account, such as your name, email address, website URL, and payment details (e.g., PayPal email) to process commission payouts.
  • Contact Forms & Support: When you contact us via our contact form or for support, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message so we can respond to your inquiry.

B. Data We Collect Automatically

  • Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to operate the Site, analyze usage, and for marketing purposes. This includes:
    • Functional Cookies: To remember your preferences and keep you logged in.
    • Analytics Cookies: To understand how visitors use our Site (e.g., Google Analytics).
    • Affiliate Cookies: To track sales from our own affiliates and to track our own referrals to other products (see “Affiliate Links” below).
    • Advertising Cookies: To re-market our products to you on other platforms.
  • Log Files: Like most websites, we collect standard log data, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, and the pages you visited.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Operate and maintain the Site.
  • Process your transactions, deliver your purchased themes, and provide customer support.
  • Manage our affiliate program, including tracking referrals and processing payouts.
  • Respond to your comments and inquiries.
  • Analyze website traffic and user behavior to improve our Site and offerings.
  • Prevent spam and protect the security of the Site.
  • Market and advertise our products to you (you can opt out of this).

4. Affiliate Links & Cookies

Our blog and “Tools” pages contain affiliate links. This means that if you click on one of these links and make a purchase, we may receive a small commission. This comes at no additional cost to you.

These affiliate links work by placing a cookie on your browser to track the referral. This is a standard practice in affiliate marketing and helps support the work we do on this Site.

5. Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your data with the following third parties in specific circumstances:

  • Payment Processors (e.g., Stripe, PayPal): To securely process your payments when you buy a theme.
  • Affiliate Program Software: To manage our “Become an affiliate” program.
  • Email Service Providers: To send you transaction emails, support responses, and marketing newsletters (if you opt-in).
  • Spam Detection Services: Visitor comments may be checked by an automated spam detection service.
  • Gravatar Service: As mentioned, an anonymized hash of your email is sent to Gravatar to display your profile picture with your comment.
  • Analytics Providers: To help us understand site traffic.
  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law or in response to a valid legal request.

6. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos from YouTube, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you had visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, especially if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

7. How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically.
  • Purchase Records: We retain customer purchase records for a period required by tax and administrative law.
  • Other Data: We retain other personal data, like contact form entries, for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose it was collected for, or until you request its deletion.

8. Your Rights Over Your Data

You have certain rights regarding the personal data we hold about you:

  • Right to Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Right to Rectification: You can request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Right to Erasure: You can request that we erase your personal data, subject to certain exceptions (such as data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes).
  • Right to Object: You can object to our processing of your data for marketing purposes.

If you have an account on this site (e.g., as a customer or affiliate) or have left comments, you can make a request using our contact form.

9. Data Security

We implement a variety of reasonable security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

10. Children’s Privacy

Our Site is not intended for use by children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

11. Changes to This Privacy 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 to stay informed.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via our Contact Page.