This Privacy Policy explains what personal information MyCardCrypto collects when you visit this website, how we use it, who we share it with, and the rights you have over it. It applies to all visitors to https://mycardcrypto.com and its subpages.

We aim to collect as little personal data as possible and to be straightforward about what we do collect.

Who we are

MyCardCrypto is operated by an independent editor and a small team of researchers and writers. For privacy-related questions, the contact point is [email protected].

Information we collect

Automatically collected (every visit):

  • Your approximate location (country/region level), inferred from IP address.
  • Browser type, device type, operating system, screen size.
  • The pages you visit, time spent on each, and the page that referred you to us.
  • Date and time of your visit.

This information is collected through Google Analytics (via Google Site Kit) and standard web server logs. We do not collect your full IP address in any form that’s tied to your identity for analytics purposes.

Information you give us voluntarily:

  • If you email us at [email protected], we collect your email address and whatever you tell us. We use this only to reply to you.
  • If you click an affiliate link to a card provider, that provider — not us — collects whatever information their own sign-up process requires. See their privacy policy, not ours.

We do not collect:

  • Payment information. We don’t sell anything directly.
  • Account credentials. We don’t have user accounts.
  • Wallet addresses or any on-chain identifiers.
  • Comments or forum posts. We don’t run comments on this site.

Cookies and similar technology

We use the following categories of cookies and tracking:

  • Essential cookies — required for the site to function (e.g., session state). These cannot be disabled.
  • Analytics cookies — Google Analytics, set via Google Site Kit. Used to understand which content is useful and which is broken.
  • Affiliate tracking — when you click an affiliate link, the destination card provider may set a cookie to attribute your eventual sign-up to us. We don’t read or control this cookie; the destination site does.

You can disable cookies in your browser settings. The site will continue to function; we just won’t see analytics from your session.

How we use the information

  • To understand which content is read and which is ignored, so we can prioritise updates.
  • To detect and respond to abuse or attempted attacks on the site.
  • To reply to your emails if you contact us.

We do not sell personal data to third parties. We do not use your data to retarget you with advertising across other sites. We do not build profiles on individual visitors.

Who we share data with

  • Google Analytics / Google Site Kit — for aggregate analytics. Google processes this data under its own privacy policy.
  • Our hosting provider — server logs are accessible to our hosting infrastructure provider for security and operational reasons.
  • Cloudflare — our CDN and security layer sees and may log traffic metadata.
  • Legal requirements — if compelled by a valid legal order from a competent authority, we may disclose data we hold. We don’t volunteer it.

We don’t share data with anyone else. We never share contact emails with marketers, list brokers or anyone we don’t have to.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights including:

  • Access — request a copy of personal data we hold about you.
  • Rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate data.
  • Erasure — ask us to delete data we hold about you.
  • Portability — receive data we hold in a transferable format.
  • Objection — object to certain types of processing.

To exercise any of these rights, email [email protected]. We respond within 30 days.

If you believe we’ve handled your data improperly, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the data protection authority in your country.

Data retention

We keep analytics data for 26 months by default in Google Analytics. Server logs are kept for 90 days. Emails you send us are kept until the matter is resolved and then retained for up to 24 months for reference. Nothing is kept indefinitely without reason.

Children

This site is not directed at children under 16. We don’t knowingly collect personal data from minors. If you believe a minor has provided personal data to us, contact us and we’ll delete it.

Changes to this policy

We’ll update this page when our practices change. Material changes will carry a dated note at the top. Continued use of the site after changes are posted means you accept them.