Usenet.org

Privacy Policy

Effective date: March 12, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose and protect personal data when you visit our website. It is intended for users in the European Union, the United States and other countries where our website may be accessed.

1. Controller

Email: usenetorg554@gmail.com

2. Overview of Processing Activities

We process personal data in particular for the following purposes:

  • to provide and technically deliver our website,
  • to ensure security, stability and protection against misuse,
  • to analyze the use of our website and to improve our content and services,
  • to attribute outbound partner referrals via affiliate links.

3. Categories of Data Processed

Depending on how you use our website, we may process the following data in particular:

  • IP address, browser type, browser version, operating system, device information and similar technical metadata,
  • date and time of requests, URLs visited, referrer URL and log data,
  • aggregated analytics data generated via Matomo,
  • affiliate parameters contained in outbound partner links.

We do not offer user accounts, comment features or input forms on this website.

4. Legal Bases Under the GDPR

Where required under European data protection law, we base our processing in particular on the following legal bases:

  • Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR – consent, where legally required, in particular for analytics technologies such as Matomo,
  • Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR – legitimate interest, in particular in the secure and efficient provision of the website, fraud prevention and IT security.

5. Hosting and Website Delivery

Hosting via Vercel

Our website is hosted and delivered via the infrastructure of Vercel Inc., 440 N Barranca Ave #4133, Covina, CA 91723, USA.

In connection with hosting and delivery, technical access data such as IP addresses, request data, log files and associated metadata may be processed to ensure the performance, availability and security of the website.

For users in the EEA/United Kingdom, this processing is based on our legitimate interest in the secure and efficient provision of our website pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

6. Security and Content Delivery

Cloudflare

We use services provided by Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA, to protect and accelerate our website.

Cloudflare may process IP addresses, request headers, security-related information and log data to detect malicious traffic, defend against attacks and improve delivery performance.

For users in the EEA/United Kingdom, this processing is based on our legitimate interest in a secure, stable and efficient website pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

7. Web Analytics

Matomo (Self-Hosted)

We use Matomo, a self-hosted web analytics solution, on our own servers. No external third-party provider processes our analytics data on our behalf.

Matomo helps us understand how visitors use our website, measure reach and improve our content and services.

For users in the EEA/United Kingdom, we use Matomo only on the basis of your consent, where such consent is legally required. You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future.

We configure Matomo in a privacy-friendly manner. In particular, we strive to minimize the processing of personal data, including IP anonymization where applicable.

Matomo Opt-Out

You may object to web analytics by Matomo at any time. After opting out, your visits to this website will no longer be tracked by Matomo in your current browser.

8. Affiliate Links

Our website contains affiliate links to third-party providers. If you click on such a link and subsequently purchase a product or service from the linked provider, we may receive a commission.

We do not use cookies or comparable storage technologies on our website for affiliate tracking. Attribution is handled via the partner link itself and any tracking that occurs only on the partner’s website after you leave ours.

The inclusion of affiliate links is based on our legitimate interest in funding and operating our website.

Once you leave our website and visit a partner’s website, the respective third-party provider is responsible for its own privacy practices. Please refer to the respective privacy policy there.

9. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We do not use cookies for affiliate tracking.

Otherwise, we do not use cookies unless they are technically necessary or required for the functioning of a consent or analytics mechanism. Where consent is legally required, we obtain it before processing begins.

10. Recipients of Data

We may share personal data with service providers and infrastructure providers involved in operating this website, including hosting, security and delivery service providers, to the extent necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

11. International Data Transfers

As we are a US-based company, personal data may be processed in the United States or other countries outside the country in which you are located.

Where required for users in the EEA/United Kingdom, we rely on appropriate transfer mechanisms under applicable data protection law, in particular adequacy decisions or other appropriate safeguards where applicable.

12. Retention Period

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Server logs and security-related data are generally retained only for as long as necessary for operational stability, abuse detection and security investigations.

13. Your Rights Under the GDPR

If you are located in the European Economic Area, you have the following rights in particular:

  • Right of access,
  • Right to rectification,
  • Right to erasure,
  • Right to restriction of processing,
  • Right to data portability,
  • Right to object,
  • Right to withdraw consent at any time with effect for the future,
  • Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

14. California Privacy Disclosures

This section applies to California residents to the extent the California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA) or the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CCPA/CPRA) applies to our activities.

CalOPPA Notice

Under CalOPPA, this Privacy Policy describes the categories of personal information we collect through our website and the categories of third parties with whom such information may be shared.

CCPA/CPRA Applicability

We provide this section for transparency purposes. Certain rights below apply only if our business is actually subject to the CCPA/CPRA.

Categories of Personal Information

In the preceding 12 months, we may have collected the following categories of personal information:

  • Identifiers, such as IP address and online identifiers,
  • Internet or other electronic network activity information, such as interactions with our website,
  • approximate geolocation data, which may be derived from IP address where enabled in analytics or infrastructure logs.

Business or Commercial Purposes

  • Hosting and website delivery,
  • Security and fraud prevention,
  • Analytics and service improvement,
  • Affiliate referral attribution.

Sale / Sharing

We do not sell personal data in the traditional sense for monetary consideration.

We do not use cookies on our website for affiliate tracking.

If any data disclosure were to be classified as a “sale” or “sharing” under applicable California law in the future, California residents may contact us using the contact details below to exercise their rights. If you do not engage in activities that trigger such disclosures, a separate “Do Not Sell or Share” process may not be required in practice.

California Privacy Rights

If the CCPA/CPRA applies to us, California residents may have the following rights in particular:

  • Access to specific pieces and categories of personal information,
  • Deletion of personal information,
  • Correction of inaccurate personal information,
  • Information about categories of disclosures to third parties,
  • Equal use of our services and pricing even when exercising privacy rights, as provided by law.

Exercising Rights for California Residents

California residents may submit privacy requests to the following email address: usenetorg554@gmail.com

15. Do Not Track

Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” setting. As there is no universally accepted standard for how to respond to such signals, we do not currently respond to browser-based “Do Not Track” signals unless required by law.

16. Children’s Privacy

This website is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of 13.

17. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect legal, technical or business changes. The current version published on this page shall prevail.

18. Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:

Email: usenetorg554@gmail.com