Privacy Policy | Techtippr

Effective Date: January 1, 2025 | Last Updated: April 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how Techtippr (“we”, “us”, or “our”), operated by Asiogroup Media, collects, uses, and protects information when you visit techtippr.com. By using our website, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

1. Information We Collect

Automatically collected data

When you visit Techtippr, we and our third-party partners may automatically collect certain information, including:

IP address and approximate geographic location
Browser type and version
Pages visited and time spent on each page
Referring website or source
Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)

Information you provide

If you leave a comment on our site, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your comment. Email addresses are used solely for comment notification and spam prevention — we do not add them to mailing lists without explicit consent.

2. Cookies

Techtippr uses cookies — small text files stored in your browser — to improve your experience on our site. These include:

Essential cookies: Required for the site to function (e.g., remembering your comment preferences)
Analytics cookies: Used by Google Analytics to understand site traffic and user behaviour
Advertising cookies: Placed by Google AdSense and its advertising partners to serve relevant ads (see section 3 below)

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of this site.

3. Google AdSense and Advertising

Techtippr participates in the Google AdSense program. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our site based on your prior visits to this site and other sites on the internet.

Specifically:

Google uses the DoubleClick cookie (also called the DART cookie) to serve ads to our visitors based on their visit to techtippr.com and other sites on the internet.
These cookies allow Google and its partners to serve ads based on a user’s past visits to our website and/or other sites on the internet.
Users may opt out of the use of the DoubleClick cookie by visiting Google’s Ad Settings.

For more information on how Google uses data when you use our website, please visit: How Google uses data when you use our partners’ sites or apps.

Third-party ad servers or ad networks may use technologies such as cookies, JavaScript, or web beacons in their advertisements and links that appear on Techtippr. These are sent directly to your browser and automatically receive your IP address. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns and/or to personalise the advertising content you see.

Techtippr has no access to or control over cookies used by Google or other third-party advertisers. You can review Google’s Privacy Policy at policies.google.com/privacy.

4. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit the site, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to coming to this site. We use this information to improve Techtippr’s content and user experience.

Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit the site. We do not combine the information collected through Google Analytics with personally identifiable information. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy.

5. How We Use Your Information

Information collected through Techtippr is used to:

Operate and improve the website and its content
Analyse traffic and usage patterns
Serve relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
Respond to comments and enquiries
Comply with legal obligations

We do not sell your personal data to any third party.

6. Data Sharing

We share data only in the following limited circumstances:

Google (Analytics and AdSense): As described above, to power site analytics and advertising
Legal requirements: If required by law, court order, or government authority
Business transfers: In the event Techtippr is acquired or merged with another entity, user data may be transferred as part of that transaction

7. EU/EEA Users — GDPR

If you are accessing Techtippr from the European Union or European Economic Area, you have certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including the right to access, correct, or delete personal data we hold about you. To exercise these rights, please contact us at the email below.

Our legal basis for processing your data is legitimate interest (site operation and analytics) and consent (where you have opted in to cookies or subscribed to communications).

8. Data Retention

Comment data is retained indefinitely to support our moderation queue. Analytics data is retained per Google’s default retention settings (26 months). You may request deletion of your personal data at any time by contacting us.

9. Children’s Privacy

Techtippr is a general-audience technology website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.

10. Third-Party Links

Our articles may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to review their privacy policies before sharing any personal information.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last Updated” date at the top of this page will reflect any changes. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of the site after updates constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.