Privacy Policy

Codverge ("we", "us", or "our") operates the website located at codverge.com. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit our site, how we use it, and your rights regarding that information. By using our website, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide Directly

When you use our contact form or subscribe to our newsletter, we collect:

• Your name and email address (contact form)
• Your phone number (optional, contact form)
• Your message or enquiry content
• Your email address (newsletter subscription)

1.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information for analytics purposes:

• Page URLs visited and referrer URLs
• Approximate geographic location (country level) derived from your IP address
• Browser user agent string
• A hashed (anonymised) version of your IP address — we do not store raw IP addresses
• Whether you engaged with a page for 30 seconds or more

This data is collected by our own analytics system and is not shared with third-party analytics providers unless you have consented to Google Analytics (see Section 4).

2. Cookies

We use cookies — small text files stored in your browser — to improve your experience on our site.

2.1 Cookies We Set

• cookie_consent — Stores your acceptance of this cookie policy. Expires after 30 days.
• cv-theme — Stores your dark/light mode preference. Stored in localStorage (not a cookie).
• promoSeen — Prevents the promotional popup appearing twice in a session. Stored in sessionStorage.

2.2 Third-Party Cookies (Google AdSense)

Our website uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve personalised ads based on your interests and your visits to this and other websites. This includes:

• DoubleClick cookies — Used by Google to serve ads and track ad performance
• NID / DSID cookies — Used for ad personalisation and frequency capping
• Google may use your data in accordance with the Google Privacy Policy

You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.

3. How We Use Your Information

• To respond to your contact form enquiries
• To send you our newsletter (only if you subscribed — you may unsubscribe at any time)
• To understand how visitors use our website and improve our content
• To detect and prevent spam and abuse
• To serve relevant advertisements via Google AdSense
• To comply with legal obligations

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for their marketing purposes without your explicit consent.

4. Analytics

We use a privacy-friendly custom analytics system built in-house. It collects anonymised page view data — no cookies are required and IP addresses are hashed before storage. This system is GDPR-compliant by design.

We may optionally use Google Analytics 4 to gather additional insights about site usage. If enabled, Google Analytics places cookies in your browser and collects data such as pages visited, time on site, and referral source. You can opt out using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

5. Affiliate Links & Third-Party Links

Some articles on Codverge contain affiliate links. If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. All affiliate links are clearly disclosed at the top of any article that contains them.

When you click an affiliate link through our /go/ redirect system, we log: the time of click, the referring page URL, and an anonymised hash of your IP address. We do not log any personally identifiable information from affiliate clicks.

Our website also contains links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites. We recommend reading their privacy policies before providing any personal information.

6. Data Retention

• Contact form enquiries — retained for 12 months, then deleted
• Newsletter subscribers — retained until you unsubscribe
• Analytics data — retained for 24 months in aggregated, anonymised form
• Affiliate click logs — retained for 12 months in anonymised form

7. Your Rights (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or United Kingdom, you have the following rights under GDPR and UK GDPR:

• Right to access — request a copy of the data we hold about you
• Right to rectification — request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to erasure — request deletion of your personal data
• Right to restrict processing — ask us to limit how we use your data
• Right to data portability — receive your data in a structured format
• Right to object — object to our processing of your data
• Right to withdraw consent — unsubscribe from emails at any time

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at admin@codverge.com. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us immediately.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Continued use of our website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Contact Us

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

• Website: codverge.com
• Email: admin@codverge.com
• Contact form: codverge.com/contact