Privacy Policy

**Last Updated: 10 October 2025**

Welcome to Academic Webblog of Bhat Huzaif Aijaz (accessible at www.bhathuzaifaijaz.blogspot.com). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, protect, and disclose information and data when you use our website. By using this blog, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

1. Information We Collect

A. Data You Provide to Us Voluntarily:

Personal Identifiers: Your name and email address when you leave a comment, subscribe to our newsletter, or contact us through a contact form.
User-Generated Content: Any comments or other content you post on the blog.

B. Data We Collect Automatically (Identifiers):

When you access our blog, we automatically collect information about your device and browsing activity via cookies and other tracking technologies. This includes:

Usage and Technical Data: Your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, the pages you visit on our site, the time and date of your visit, and other diagnostic data.

We use this data for security, analytics, and to serve advertisements. **Privacy laws consider identifiers like your IP address and cookie data to be personal information.**

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes:

To operate and maintain our website.
To improve user experience and website content.
To communicate with you and respond to inquiries.
To **serve personalized advertisements** (as detailed below).
To prevent fraud and maintain the security of our services.

3. Cookies, Tracking, and Google AdSense

We use cookies to personalize content and ads, and to analyze our traffic.

Google AdSense & Third-Party Vendors

Third-party vendors, including **Google**, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and/or other sites on the Internet.
Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve **personalized ads** to you based on your inferred interests and browsing activity.
Other third-party vendors and ad networks may also use cookies for ad personalization.

Your Choices and How to Opt-Out:

You have control over personalized advertising:

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting **Google's Ad Settings**: https://myadcenter.google.com/.
Alternatively, you can opt out of many third-party vendors' use of cookies by visiting **www.aboutads.info/choices/**.

**Compliance for EEA/UK Users:** For visitors in the European Economic Area (EEA) and the UK, we use a **Consent Management Platform (CMP)** to obtain and record your explicit consent for the use of cookies and personal data for ad personalization, in compliance with the GDPR and the Google EU User Consent Policy.

4. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal identification information to outside third parties. We may share data with:

Advertising Partners: (e.g., Google AdSense) to serve relevant ads.
Analytics Providers: (e.g., Google Analytics) to measure traffic.
Legal Authorities: When required to comply with a legal obligation or enforce our site policies.

5. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location (such as the EU or California), you may have the right to:

Access the personal data we hold about you.
Rectify inaccurate or incomplete data.
Request the **erasure** of your personal data.
**Object to or restrict** the processing of your personal data.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information below.

6. Children's Privacy

Our blog is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently done so, please contact us immediately.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

By email: gmcproquest@gmail.com

8. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in legal requirements or our practices. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page will be revised with each change.