At TODAY Explainer, your privacy matters to us. This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, stored, and shared when you visit or interact with todayexplainer.com.
TODAY Explainer is an independent digital publication focused on explaining technology and simplifying the digital world.
By using our website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We May Collect
Depending on how you interact with our website, we may collect certain information.
Information You Provide
You may voluntarily provide information when you:
- Contact us by email.
- Submit feedback or corrections.
- Send us a news tip or editorial inquiry.
- Contact us regarding business or collaboration opportunities.
- Subscribe to a newsletter or communication service, if available.
- Submit information through a contact or other website form.
This information may include your name, email address, and any other information you choose to provide.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit TODAY Explainer, certain technical information may be collected automatically by our website, hosting provider, analytics services, advertising services, or other technologies.
This may include:
- IP address.
- Browser type and version.
- Device type.
- Operating system.
- Approximate geographic information.
- Pages visited.
- Referring website or source.
- Date and time of visits.
- General information about how you interact with the website.
This information may be used for security, website functionality, analytics, advertising, performance measurement, and improving our content and services.
2. How We Use Information
We may use information we collect to:
- Respond to questions and inquiries.
- Review editorial feedback and correction requests.
- Respond to business and collaboration inquiries.
- Operate and maintain our website.
- Improve website performance and user experience.
- Understand how visitors use our website.
- Analyze traffic and content performance.
- Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and security issues.
- Display and measure advertising where applicable.
- Comply with applicable legal obligations.
3. Cookies and Similar Technologies
TODAY Explainer may use cookies, pixels, web beacons, local storage, and similar technologies.
These technologies may be used for essential website functionality, analytics, advertising, security, personalization, and measuring website performance.
Essential Cookies
Some cookies may be necessary for website functionality, security, and basic operation.
Analytics Cookies
Analytics services may use cookies or similar technologies to understand how visitors interact with our website and help us improve our content and services.
Advertising Cookies
Third-party advertising providers may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses, or similar technologies to deliver, measure, and personalize advertisements.
You may control certain cookies through your browser settings and, where applicable, through our cookie-consent or privacy settings.
4. Google AdSense and Advertising
TODAY Explainer may use Google AdSense or other third-party advertising services to display advertisements.
Google and its advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies to serve advertisements based on a user’s previous visits to this website or other websites.
Google’s advertising cookies may enable Google and its partners to show advertisements based on users’ visits to websites on the internet. Google also uses technologies such as cookies, web beacons, IP addresses, and other identifiers in connection with advertising services.
Third-party vendors and advertising networks may also use cookies or similar technologies to collect information in connection with advertisements displayed on our website.
Where applicable, users may manage advertising personalization through Google’s advertising settings or other available privacy controls.
For more information about how Google uses data when you use websites or apps that use its services, please review:
Google Privacy & Terms — How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services
5. Personalized Advertising
Where personalized advertising is enabled, advertising partners may use information such as cookies, browsing activity, advertising identifiers, or similar technologies to help deliver relevant advertisements.
Where required by applicable law, TODAY Explainer will seek the necessary consent before using personal information or cookies for personalized advertising.
Users may also have options to manage or opt out of personalized advertising through available advertising and privacy controls.
6. Google Ad Technology Providers
Google AdSense may work with third-party advertising technology providers and other partners.
The specific providers that may receive or process information can depend on the advertising settings, products, regions, and services configured for our website.
Where required, applicable consent mechanisms may provide users with information about advertising technology providers and allow users to manage their choices. Google’s publisher policies require appropriate disclosures concerning data collection, sharing, cookies, web beacons, IP addresses, and other identifiers used through Google advertising products.
7. European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and Switzerland
Visitors located in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or Switzerland may be subject to additional privacy and consent requirements.
Where applicable, TODAY Explainer may use a Google-certified Consent Management Platform (CMP) to obtain and communicate consent for advertising and related processing.
Google requires publishers serving personalized advertising to users in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland to use a certified CMP integrated with the IAB Transparency and Consent Framework.
Where legally required, users may be asked for consent regarding:
- Cookies and similar technologies.
- Personalized advertising.
- Collection and use of personal information for advertising.
- Sharing information with advertising technology providers.
Users should also be provided with a way to withdraw or change their consent.
8. United States Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have privacy rights under applicable U.S. state privacy laws.
These rights may include:
- The right to know what personal information is collected.
- The right to access personal information.
- The right to request correction of inaccurate information.
- The right to request deletion of certain personal information.
- The right to opt out of certain forms of targeted advertising, sale, or sharing where applicable.
- The right to appeal certain privacy decisions where applicable.
The availability and scope of these rights depend on applicable law and your circumstances.
Google provides publishers with tools for handling applicable U.S. state privacy requirements, including restricted data processing and privacy messages.
To submit a privacy request, contact:
9. Analytics
TODAY Explainer may use third-party analytics services, such as Google Analytics or similar services, to understand website traffic and usage.
Analytics providers may collect information including pages visited, approximate location, device information, browser information, referral sources, and interaction data.
The information collected depends on the analytics services actually installed and configured on our website.
10. Advertising and Third-Party Vendors
In addition to Google, TODAY Explainer may use other advertising networks, technology providers, affiliate networks, analytics providers, hosting providers, security services, or other third-party services.
These providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and applicable agreements.
Where required by law, appropriate consent or privacy controls will be provided.
11. Affiliate Links
Some articles or pages on TODAY Explainer may contain affiliate links.
If you click an affiliate link and complete a qualifying purchase or action, TODAY Explainer may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.
Affiliate relationships do not necessarily influence our editorial opinions, reviews, explanations, or recommendations.
Affiliate providers may use cookies or similar technologies to identify referrals and attribute qualifying transactions.
12. Social Media and Embedded Content
TODAY Explainer may link to or embed content from third-party platforms including:
- YouTube
- X
- TikTok
- Threads
Embedded content or links to these platforms may allow third parties to collect information or place cookies according to their own policies.
Your interactions with these services are governed by the respective platform’s terms and privacy policies.
13. Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, products, applications, services, and platforms.
TODAY Explainer does not control the privacy practices, security, content, or policies of third-party websites.
We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third-party website before providing personal information.
14. How We Share Information
We may share information where reasonably necessary with:
- Website hosting providers.
- Analytics providers.
- Advertising networks and advertising technology providers.
- Email and communication providers.
- Website security providers.
- Technical service providers.
- Professional advisers.
- Government authorities or other parties where required by law.
We do not sell personal information simply because you visit TODAY Explainer.
Where required by applicable law, we will provide users with appropriate choices regarding the processing of their information.
15. Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
However, no website, server, electronic transmission, or online service can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
16. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, to provide requested services, maintain appropriate records, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, or comply with legal obligations.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.
17. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on applicable law, you may have the right to:
- Request access to personal information we hold about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate information.
- Request deletion of personal information in certain circumstances.
- Object to or restrict certain processing.
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
- Request information about how your information is collected and used.
- Opt out of certain targeted advertising or data processing where applicable.
To exercise an applicable privacy right, contact:
We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.
18. Consent and Privacy Choices
Where consent is required, TODAY Explainer may provide a consent-management system allowing visitors to accept, reject, or manage non-essential cookies and certain forms of data processing.
Users may also be provided with a mechanism to revisit or withdraw their consent.
For Google AdSense users in applicable regions, Google provides mechanisms for publishers to display consent messages and allow users to revoke their choices.
19. Children’s Privacy
TODAY Explainer is a general-audience technology publication and is not specifically directed toward children.
We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children in circumstances where applicable law prohibits such collection.
If you believe a child has provided personal information to us improperly, please contact:
20. International Visitors
TODAY Explainer may be accessed by visitors from different countries.
Depending on the services used to operate our website, information may be processed or stored in countries other than your own.
Where applicable, information will be handled in accordance with relevant legal requirements and appropriate safeguards.
21. Do Not Track
Some web browsers provide a “Do Not Track” or similar browser setting.
Because there is currently no universally accepted standard for responding to such signals across all websites and services, TODAY Explainer may not respond to every browser-based Do Not Track signal.
Where legally required, we will honor applicable privacy choices and legally recognized signals.
22. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our website, technology, services, legal requirements, advertising partners, or data practices.
When changes are made, we will update the Last Updated date at the top of this page.
We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.
23. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the way TODAY Explainer handles personal information, contact us at:
TODAY Explainer
Email: contact@todayexplainer.com
Website: https://todayexplainer.com/
TODAY Explainer
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