Privacy and Cookies Policy

Effective Date: August 19, 2026

Website: https://aquasorb.org/

1. Introduction & Overview

At AquaSorb.org (“we”, “our”, or the “Website”), we are deeply committed to protecting your online privacy. This Privacy and Cookies Policy sets forth our policies regarding the collection, use, maintenance, and disclosure of personal data gathered from visitors across our digital portal. This policy complies with international data protection frameworks, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the UK Data Protection Act, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA), and global web privacy benchmarks.

2. Information We Collect

We collect limited information to maintain system performance, enhance user experience, and analyze technical traffic patterns:

• Automated Server Log Data: When you access our website, our hosting infrastructure automatically collects standard technical data, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser family, operating system, referring webpage, pages visited, date and time stamps, and network latency metrics.
• Direct Inquiries & Voluntary Data: If you contact us directly via email (e.g., at info𖦹ziza.net) with research questions, corrections, or business requests, we store your contact information, name, and message content solely to process your request.
• Analytical and Behavioral Metrics: We process anonymized, aggregated information regarding user behavior, popular polymer topics, search queries, and content navigation paths.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device to ensure web functionality and record analytical data.

Categories of Cookies Utilized:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: Required for the core technical operation of the Website, load balancing, security verification, and content delivery network (CDN) management.
• Analytics & Performance Cookies: Deployed via trusted analytical partners (e.g., Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity) to aggregate visitor traffic patterns, bounce rates, and average time-on-page metrics. These cookies do not store directly identifiable personal details.
• Advertising & Third-Party Targeting Cookies: Deployed by third-party advertising networks (e.g., Google AdSense, Microsoft Advertising) to deliver contextual and interest-based advertisements across your digital browsing sessions.

4. Third-Party Advertising & AdSense Compliance

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads on AquaSorb.org:

• Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visits to our Website and/or other sites on the Internet.
• Users may opt out of personalized advertising at any time by visiting Google Ads Settings or through the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out portal at www.networkadvertising.org.
• We strictly enforce anti-spam, non-deceptive ad placement practices in accordance with Google Webmaster and AdSense Publisher Policies.

5. Legal Bases for Processing Under GDPR

For visitors residing within the European Economic Area (EEA) and the United Kingdom, our processing activities are grounded in the following legal bases:

• Legitimate Interests: Maintaining platform security, monitoring technical stability, preventing malicious attacks, and improving technical content delivery.
• User Consent: Where you have provided clear affirmative consent for non-essential cookies and third-party advertising tracking through our cookie consent interface.

6. Your California Privacy Rights (CCPA / CPRA)

If you are a resident of California, you possess statutory rights under the CCPA/CPRA:

• The right to know what categories of personal information we collect, use, and disclose.
• The right to request the prompt deletion of your personal data held by us.
• The right to opt-out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal data for cross-context behavioral advertising.
• The right to be free from discriminatory treatment for exercising your statutory privacy rights.

To exercise any of these rights, please email our privacy desk at info𖦹ziza.net.

7. Data Security and Retention Policies

We enforce industry-standard technical and organizational security controls to protect server logs and email communications from unauthorized access, accidental alteration, or disclosure. Server logs are automatically purged according to rolling data retention schedules.

8. Protection of Minors (COPPA Compliance)

AquaSorb.org is directed at a general audience of agricultural professionals, researchers, and consumers. We do not intentionally collect, store, or solicit personal data from children under the age of 13 (or under 16 within applicable European jurisdictions). If we discover that personal data from a child has been collected, it is immediately deleted from our records.

9. Updates to This Policy

We may modify or revise this Privacy Policy periodically to maintain alignment with technological changes and international regulatory developments. Any revisions will be published on this page with an updated effective date.

10. Contact Us

For inquiries, privacy questions, or data rights requests, please contact: info𖦹ziza.net.