Privacy Policy – FreebiesGift

1. About This Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how FreebiesGift ("we", "us", "our"), operated at freebiesgift.com, collects, uses and protects information when you visit our website. By using FreebiesGift you agree to the practices described here.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Automatically Collected Data

When you click a reward link on our site we record the following for click-counting purposes:

• A one-way cryptographic hash (SHA-256) of your IP address combined with a server-side secret. We never store your raw IP address.
• Your browser's User-Agent string (browser name and version), stored for up to 30 days then automatically deleted.
• The date and time of the click.

This data is used solely to prevent duplicate click counts and to show accurate popularity statistics. It cannot be used to re-identify you.

2.2 Server Logs

Like all websites, our hosting provider automatically records basic server log data (pages visited, HTTP status codes, timestamps). These logs are retained for up to 30 days and are used only for security and performance monitoring.

2.3 Cookies & Sessions

We use a single session cookie (rl_session) that expires when you close your browser. It contains no personal information and is used only for site functionality such as storing admin login state. See our Cookie Policy for full details.

2.4 Contact Forms

If you contact us via the contact form we collect your name and email address solely to respond to your inquiry. We do not add you to any mailing lists without your explicit consent.

3. How We Use Your Information

• To display accurate click counts and popularity rankings for reward links.
• To prevent abuse such as artificial click inflation.
• To monitor and improve website performance and security.
• To respond to contact form messages.

We do not sell, rent, or share any data with third parties for marketing purposes.

4. Third-Party Services

FreebiesGift embeds fonts from Google Fonts (fonts.googleapis.com). When your browser loads these fonts, Google may receive your IP address and browser information. Please refer to Google's Privacy Policy for details.

Reward links on our site point to third-party game websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those external sites. Please review their policies before clicking.

5. Data Retention

• Click logs (hashed IP + user agent): deleted automatically after 30 days.
• Server logs: deleted after 30 days by our hosting provider.
• Contact messages: retained for 12 months then deleted.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your location you may have rights under applicable data protection law (such as GDPR or CCPA) including the right to access, rectify or erase data we hold about you. Because we hash IP addresses immediately on collection and cannot link them back to individuals, we are generally unable to identify or retrieve data for a specific person.

To exercise any rights or ask questions, contact us at: freebiesgift.com/contact.

7. Children's Privacy

FreebiesGift is not directed at children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal information please contact us so we can delete it.

8. Security

We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect data, including hashing of IP addresses, HTTPS encryption, CSRF protection, and SQL injection prevention via prepared statements.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the bottom of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of FreebiesGift after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Contact

Questions about this Privacy Policy? Contact us here.