Privacy Policy

At AlexVPN.com, we value the privacy of your personal information. Here’s a breakdown of the types of data we collect and how we protect it. Rest assured, we never share your personal information with third parties.

Log Files

Just like most other websites, we gather and use data from log files. This info includes your IP (internet protocol) address, ISP (internet service provider, like AOL or Shaw Cable), the browser you used (such as Internet Explorer or Firefox), the time of your visit, and the specific pages you explored on our site.

Cookies and Web Beacons

We use cookies to store information like your preferences during your site visits. This might involve showing you a pop-up once during your visit or enabling you to log in to certain features, such as forums.

We also feature third-party ads on AlexVPN.com to support our site. Some of these advertisers might use cookies and web beacons in their ads. This can send them information including your IP address, ISP, your browser, and sometimes whether you have Flash installed. These tools are often used for geotargeting (displaying ads relevant to your location) or showing ads based on your browsing history.

DoubleClick DART cookies

We may also use DART cookies for Google’s DoubleClick ads. These cookies are placed on your device while you browse the web and visit sites with DoubleClick ads (including certain Google AdSense ads). They help serve ads tailored to your interests, based on your browsing history.

The ads displayed might be targeted according to your previous browsing history (e.g., if you’ve been looking up Las Vegas, you might see hotel ads related to Las Vegas). DART cookies use “non personally identifiable information” and do not track personal details like your name, email, or financial info.

You can opt out of this ad service across all sites by visiting http://www.doubleclick.com/privacy/dart_adserving.aspx

You can choose to disable or manage cookies in your browser settings or security programs like Norton Internet Security. Keep in mind, this might affect your interactions with our site and other websites, such as login capabilities or forum participation.

Deleting cookies doesn’t mean you’re permanently opted out of ad programs. Unless your settings disallow cookies, new cookies may be added when you revisit sites with ads.

Who we are

Our website address is: AlexVPN.com.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string to help prevent spam.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images on the site.

Contact forms

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you can opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies. This helps you avoid re-entering your details for future comments. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we’ll set up cookies to save your login info and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

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

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

Analytics

Who we share your data with

We will not share your data to any other company without your prior consent. We will never sell your data to another company.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This helps us automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments instead of holding them in moderation.

If you register on our website (if available), we store the personal information you provide in your user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information (except username changes). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account or left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data, including provided data. You can also request erasure of personal data. This does not include data we’re required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.