Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 15, 2025
Last Updated: August 29, 2025

At COC Base Layouts (https://coc-baselayouts.com), we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our website. By accessing or using our site, you agree to the practices described here.

1. Information We Collect

Personal Information (provided voluntarily)

  • Name and email address (if you leave a comment or contact us).
  • Any information you choose to provide when communicating with us.

Non-Personal Information (collected automatically)

  • IP address, browser type, device type, operating system.
  • Pages visited, time spent, and interactions with our site.
  • Cookies and tracking technologies.

Sources of Information

We collect information through:

  • WordPress comment forms.
  • Google Analytics & SlimStat Analytics.
  • Advertising technologies (Google AdSense, Advanced Ads).
  • Security and spam protection plugins (Akismet).

2. How We Use Your Information

We use collected data to:

  • Provide, maintain, and improve our website content.
  • Analyze site performance and user behavior (analytics).
  • Show relevant advertisements (Google AdSense, Advanced Ads).
  • Protect against spam, fraud, or misuse.
  • Respond to comments or inquiries.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies for:

  • Site functionality – remembering preferences and improving usability.
  • Analytics – understanding visitor behavior (via Google Analytics and SlimStat).
  • Advertising – delivering personalized and non-personalized ads (via Google AdSense).

Google AdSense

  • Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on prior visits to our site or other sites.
  • Google’s use of the DoubleClick DART cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your browsing activity.
  • Users may opt out of personalized ads by visiting the Google Ads Settings page.

4. Third-Party Services

We may share limited, non-identifiable information with trusted third-party service providers:

  • Google (Analytics, AdSense, Ads) – for analytics and advertising.
  • Akismet – for spam detection in comments.
  • Hosting and caching services (LiteSpeed Cache) – for site performance.

These third parties have their own privacy policies and practices.

5. User Rights (GDPR & CPRA Compliance)

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

Under GDPR (EU/EEA Residents):

  • Right to Access – Request a copy of your personal data.
  • Right to Rectification – Correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”) – Request deletion of your data.
  • Right to Restrict Processing – Limit how we use your data.
  • Right to Data Portability – Request a copy of your data in machine-readable format.
  • Right to Withdraw Consent – Withdraw consent for cookies or data processing.

Under CPRA (California Residents):

  • Right to Know – What categories of personal information we collect.
  • Right to Delete – Request deletion of your personal information.
  • Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing – We do not sell personal information, but if this changes, you will be notified and given the option to opt-out.
  • Right to Non-Discrimination – You will not be treated differently for exercising your rights.

To exercise these rights, please contact us (see Section 11).

6. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

We do not sell your personal information. However, we may share certain data with third-party advertisers (e.g., Google AdSense) for targeted advertising, which may be considered “sharing” under CPRA.

California residents may opt out by:

  1. Rejecting Advertising Cookies in our Cookie Preferences banner.
  2. Visiting Google Ads Settings.
  3. Contacting us at https://coc-baselayouts.com/contact-us/ with the subject line: “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information.”

7. Data Security

We use industry-standard security measures and plugins (such as LiteSpeed Cache and Akismet) to protect your information. However, no method of online transmission is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Children’s Privacy

Our website is intended for a general audience. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or under 16 in some jurisdictions). If you believe your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us immediately, and we will delete it.

9. International Data Transfers

If you access our site outside the United States, please note that your information may be processed and stored on servers located in the U.S. or other countries where data protection laws may differ.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

COC Base Layouts
🌐 Website: https://coc-baselayouts.com/contact-us/