Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how GBWaves.net (“we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Site”) collects, uses, shares, and protects information when you visit the Site. We have tried to write it in plain language rather than legalese.

By using GBWaves.net, you agree to the practices described here. If you do not agree, please stop using the Site.

1. The Short Version

• We do not require you to create an account or give us your name.
• We do not sell your personal information.
• We collect basic technical data automatically (like most websites do), mainly through cookies and analytics.
• Third-party services such as analytics and advertising providers may set their own cookies.
• You can contact us at info@gbwaves.net to access or delete your data.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Give Us Voluntarily

We only receive personal information from you if you choose to send it — for example, when you email us. In that case we receive your email address, your name if you include it, and whatever is in your message.

We use this solely to respond to you and to keep a record of the correspondence.

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the Site, certain information is collected automatically by our servers and by third-party tools. This is standard web log data and may include:

• Your IP address (often truncated or anonymised by analytics providers)
• Browser type and version
• Operating system and device type
• Referring website or search term that brought you here
• Pages viewed, time spent, and click activity
• Date and time of your visit
• Approximate location, derived from IP address at country or city level

This data is aggregated and statistical. We use it to understand how the Site is used, to diagnose problems, and to improve our content. We do not use it to try to identify you personally.

2.3 What We Do Not Collect

We do not knowingly collect payment card details, government identification numbers, health information, precise GPS location, or any other special category of sensitive personal data. Please do not send us this kind of information by email.

3. Cookies and Similar Technologies

A cookie is a small text file placed on your device by a website. We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

Managing cookies. You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers let you block all cookies, block third-party cookies only, or delete existing cookies. Please note that blocking essential cookies may cause parts of the Site to stop working correctly.

Helpful links: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge each have cookie settings documented in their own support pages.

4. Third-Party Services

We use third-party services that may collect information independently of us. We do not control these providers, and their use of your data is governed by their own privacy policies. These may include:

Google Analytics

We may use Google Analytics to understand Site traffic. It uses cookies to generate aggregated reports about visitor behaviour. You can opt out using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Google AdSense and Advertising Partners

We may display advertising served by Google and other ad networks.

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.
• Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to our Site and other sites on the internet.
• You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or www.aboutads.info.
• Third-party ad networks may set or read their own cookies. We do not control these cookies and we recommend reviewing each network’s privacy policy.

Hosting, CDN, and Security Providers

Our hosting and content-delivery providers process server logs, including IP addresses, to deliver the Site and protect it against abuse and attacks.

5. How We Use Information

We use the information described above to:

• Operate, maintain, and display the Site
• Respond to your emails and support requests
• Analyse traffic and improve our content and layout
• Detect, prevent, and address technical problems, fraud, and abuse
• Display advertising and measure its performance
• Comply with legal obligations and respond to lawful requests

We do not use your information for automated decision-making that produces legal or similarly significant effects on you.

6. Legal Bases (UK / EU Visitors)

If you are in the United Kingdom or the European Economic Area, we process personal data on the following legal bases under the UK GDPR / EU GDPR:

• Consent — for non-essential cookies, analytics, and personalised advertising. You may withdraw consent at any time.
• Legitimate interests — for operating and securing the Site, understanding aggregate usage, and preventing abuse, balanced against your rights.
• Legal obligation — where we must retain or disclose data to comply with the law.

7. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.

We may share information only in these limited circumstances:

• Service providers — hosting, analytics, security, and advertising partners who process data on our behalf.
• Legal requirements — where required by law, court order, or a valid request from a public authority.
• Protection of rights — where necessary to investigate, prevent, or act regarding illegal activity, suspected fraud, security issues, or violations of our terms.
• Business transfer — if the Site is sold or transferred, data may be transferred as part of that transaction.

8. International Data Transfers

Our providers may store and process data in countries other than your own, including the United States. Where data is transferred out of the UK or EEA, we rely on our providers’ appropriate safeguards, such as Standard Contractual Clauses or an applicable adequacy decision.

9. Data Retention

We keep information only as long as we need it:

• Email correspondence — normally up to 24 months after our last exchange, unless we need to keep it longer for legal reasons.
• Server logs — typically retained for a short period for security and diagnostics.
• Analytics data — retained according to the provider’s settings, generally in aggregated form.

10. Your Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have some or all of the following rights:

• Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
• Erasure — ask us to delete your personal data
• Restriction — ask us to limit how we process your data
• Objection — object to processing based on legitimate interests
• Portability — receive your data in a portable format
• Withdraw consent — at any time, without affecting prior lawful processing
• Complain — lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority (in the UK, the Information Commissioner’s Office)

California residents (CCPA/CPRA) additionally have the right to know what personal information is collected and how it is used, the right to request deletion, the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information, and the right not to be discriminated against for exercising these rights. We do not sell personal information.

To exercise any right, email info@gbwaves.net with the subject line “Privacy Request.” We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law — generally 30 days. We may need to verify your identity before acting on your request.

11. Children’s Privacy

The Site is intended for adults and is not directed at children under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or under 16 in the EEA and UK).

If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at info@gbwaves.net and we will delete it promptly.

12. Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect the information we hold, including secure hosting and encrypted connections (HTTPS). However, no method of transmission or storage over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. You share information with us at your own risk.

13. Third-Party Websites

The Site contains links to external websites and file hosts that we do not control. This Privacy Policy does not apply to them. We are not responsible for their content or privacy practices, and we encourage you to read the privacy policy of every site you visit.

14. Do Not Track

Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” (DNT) signal. There is currently no agreed industry standard for responding to DNT, so the Site does not currently respond to DNT signals. We will update this section if that changes.

15. Changes To This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes take effect when posted on this page, and the “Last updated” date will be revised. If we make material changes, we will make that clear on the Site. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

16. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, contact us at:

Email: info@gbwaves.net Website: https://gbwaves.net