Privacy Policy

Welcome to Geeks Economy’s Privacy Policy. Your privacy is critically important to us. At Geeks Economy, we are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect from you when you visit our website (www.geekseconomy.com) and use our services, how we use and share that information, how we protect it, and what your rights are concerning your information. This policy is designed to help you make informed decisions when using our Service. NerdWallet provides a similar clear mission in its privacy policy introduction.

This policy is particularly important for an audience interested in “Geek Insights,” as such users are often more tech-savvy and possess higher expectations for transparency and control over their data. Therefore, this policy aims to go beyond mere legal compliance, striving for clarity and user empowerment, and explaining technical aspects in an accessible manner.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information in a few different ways:

• Personal Information You Provide to Us:

• Contact Information: When you subscribe to our newsletter, comment on articles, use our contact form, or otherwise communicate with us, you may provide us with personal information such as your name and email address.
• User-Generated Content: We collect information you provide when you post comments, participate in discussions, or submit content to Geeks Economy. This includes the content of those communications.

• Information We Collect Automatically (Log Data, Usage Data):

• When you access or use Geeks Economy, our servers automatically record information that your browser sends. This Log Data may include your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and settings, operating system, the referring web page, pages visited, location, your mobile carrier, device information (including device and application IDs), search terms, and cookie information.

• Cookies and Similar Tracking Technologies:

• We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or store information. Cookies are small data files stored on your device that help us operate and improve our website, understand usage, remember your preferences, provide analytics, and potentially tailor advertising. We may use session cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) and persistent cookies (which stay on your device until you delete them or they expire). We use both first-party cookies (set by Geeks Economy) and third-party cookies (set by our partners for analytics, advertising, etc.). Specific information about how we use such technologies and how you can control them is detailed in Section E (“Cookies and Similar Technologies”).

1. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

• To Provide, Operate, and Maintain Geeks Economy: Ensuring the website functions correctly and delivering the content you request.
• To Improve and Personalize Your Experience: Understanding how users interact with our content to enhance usability, develop new features, and deliver content more relevant to your interests.
• To Communicate With You: Responding to your comments, inquiries, and requests. If you opt-in, we will send you our newsletter and other updates about Geeks Economy.
• For Analytics and Research: Analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movements around the site, and gathering demographic information about our user base as a whole. This helps us understand which articles are most popular and how to improve our offerings.
• To Ensure Security and Prevent Misuse: Monitoring for and preventing fraudulent activity, spam, abuse, security incidents, and other harmful or illegal activity.
• To Comply with Legal Obligations: Fulfilling our legal requirements, such as responding to lawful requests from public authorities.
• For Marketing and Promotional Purposes: With your consent where required, we may use your information to inform you about services or offers that may be of interest to you. NerdWallet’s policy also outlines data usage for legitimate interests and contractual necessities.19

1. How We Share Your Information

Geeks Economy does not sell your personal information. We may share your information in the following limited circumstances:

• With Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors, consultants, and other service providers who perform services on our behalf or help us operate our website and business (e.g., website hosting, email delivery services, analytics providers like Google Analytics, payment processors if we offer paid services). These service providers are contractually bound to protect your data and are permitted to use it only for the purposes of providing services to us.
• For Legal Reasons and to Protect Rights: We may disclose your information if we believe it’s necessary to comply with a law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request; to protect the safety of any person; to address fraud, security, or technical issues; or to protect Geeks Economy’s rights or property.
• Business Transfers: In the event that Geeks Economy is involved in a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, dissolution, reorganization, sale of some or all of its assets, or similar transaction or proceeding, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our website of any change in ownership or uses of your personal information, as well as any choices you may have regarding your personal information. This transparency is crucial, as data transfer during such events is a significant concern for users.
• With Your Consent: We may share your information for other purposes if you have given us your explicit consent to do so.
• Aggregated or De-identified Data: We may share aggregated or de-identified information, which cannot reasonably be used to identify you, with partners or for research purposes.

1. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Geeks Economy uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience, analyze site traffic, and for potential advertising purposes. Below is a summary of the types of cookies we may use. You can typically manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.

For more detailed information about the cookies we use, please contact us at info@geekseconomy.com.

1. Your Data Rights and Choices

Depending on your location (e.g., if you are in the European Economic Area (EEA) or California), you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. Geeks Economy is committed to upholding these rights for all users where applicable. These rights may include:

• Right to Access: You can request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: You can request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
• Right to Erasure (Deletion): You can request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain legal exceptions (e.g., if we need to retain it for legal compliance or to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims).19
• Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
• Right to Data Portability: You can request to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and to have it transmitted to another controller where technically feasible.
• Right to Object: You can object to the processing of your personal information for certain purposes, such as direct marketing.
• Right to Opt-Out of Sale of Personal Information: Geeks Economy does not currently “sell” personal information as defined by the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). If this changes, we will update this policy and provide an opt-out mechanism.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: If we are processing your personal information based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@geekseconomy.com. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable data protection laws. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request. Adopting these high standards, even beyond strict legal mandates for every user, helps build maximum trust and future-proofs the policy in a landscape of fragmented US privacy laws 20 and global accessibility.

1. Data Security

We take the security of your personal information seriously and use reasonable and appropriate administrative, physical, and electronic safeguards to protect it from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.19 This includes using HTTPS encryption for our website. However, please be aware 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.

1. Third-Party Links

Geeks Economy may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

1. Children’s Privacy

Geeks Economy is not directed to individuals under the age of 16 (or the relevant age of consent in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If we become aware that a child under 16 has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at info@geekseconomy.com.

1. International Data Transfers

Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction. If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal data, to the United States and process it there. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

1. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page with an updated “Effective Date” and, where appropriate, by other means (such as email notification for major changes). We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

1. How to Contact Us About Privacy

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Email: info@geekseconomy.com