Privacy Policy

Welcome to Fooguza, your trusted source for news and information. We take your privacy seriously and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services.

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy applies to all personal data collected by Fooguza, which may include information that identifies you directly or indirectly. We comply with the applicable data protection laws and regulations in Germany.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect different types of information, including:

• Your name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Cookies and usage data
• IP address
• Geolocation data

2.1 Personal Data

Personal data means any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual. We collect personal data when you:

• Subscribe to our newsletters
• Participate in surveys or polls
• Submit comments or posts
• Register for an account

2.2 Non-Personal Data

We also gather non-personal information that does not directly identify you, including:

• Browser type and version
• Your time zone setting
• Page response times
• Information on your interaction with our website
• Other data collected through cookies and similar technologies

3. Use of Information

Fooguza uses the information we collect for various purposes, including:

• To provide, maintain, and improve our services
• To notify you about changes to our services
• To allow you to participate in interactive features of our service when you choose to do so
• To provide customer support
• To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our website
• To monitor the usage of our website
• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues
• To send you newsletters and marketing communications

4. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data

We process your personal data based on several legal grounds, including:

• Your consent
• Performance of a contract
• Compliance with legal obligations
• Legitimate interests pursued by Fooguza or a third party

5. Data Retention

Your personal data will only be retained for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your personal data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

6. Data Sharing and Disclosure

Fooguza may share your information in the following situations:

• With Service Providers: We may share your personal data with service providers to enable them to perform services on our behalf.
• For Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your data may be transferred.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your personal data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.

7. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us, and we strive to implement and maintain reasonable, commercially acceptable security procedures and practices appropriate to the nature of your information to protect it from unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure.

8. Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
• Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

9. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Fooguza uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to monitor activity on our website and store certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

9.1 What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make it more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website is performing.

9.2 Types of Cookies We Use

• Essential Cookies: We use cookies to remember information that changes the way the Service behaves or looks.
• Analytics Cookies: We use analytics cookies to help us analyze how our visitors use the website.

10. Third-Party Services

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, plugins, and applications. Clicking on those links may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy policies. We encourage users to be aware when they leave our website and to read the privacy policy of any other site that collects personal information.

11. Children’s Privacy

Fooguza does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 16. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under the age of 16 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our website prior to the change becoming effective and update the ‚effective date‘ at the top of this Privacy Policy.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through the channels provided on our website.

Thank you for trusting Fooguza with your news and information needs. Your privacy is our priority, and we are dedicated to protecting your personal information.