Privacy policy

Who we are

Itechguides is owned and operated by Yorker Media.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect personal information when you use Itechguides and related services on this website.

For privacy questions, email us at contact@yorkermedia.com.

section 1 – how we collect and use your information

We collect information that you voluntarily provide, such as your name, email address, comment details, contact messages, account details where accounts are available, newsletter preferences, and other information you submit through forms or site features.

When you browse the site, we and our service providers may automatically receive technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information, operating system, referring pages, pages viewed, approximate location derived from IP address, cookies, and similar identifiers. We use this information to operate the site, understand traffic, improve content, secure the platform, prevent spam, and maintain reliable service.

With your permission or where otherwise permitted by law, we may send emails about site updates, content, services, or business communications. You can request deletion or correction of personal information by emailing contact@yorkermedia.com.

Section 1.1 What Data We Process

Depending on how you use the site, we may process your email address, name, IP address, device and browser information, operating system, cookies, contact form messages, comments, account data where accounts are available, newsletter data, and security logs.

Section 1.2 Why and How We Process Your Data

We process this data to publish and improve content, respond to messages, manage comments and accounts, send requested communications, analyze site performance, prevent abuse and spam, keep the site secure, comply with legal obligations, and operate our business.

Data may be stored in WordPress, server logs, analytics systems, email systems, backups, security tools, and other operational services used by Yorker Media.

Section 1.3 How You Can Request Deletion of Your Data

You may request access, correction, export, or deletion of personal information we hold about you by emailing contact@yorkermedia.com. If you have a site account and self-service privacy tools are available, you may also use those tools from your account area.

Section 2 – Consent

Where consent is required, we ask for it before using your information for that purpose. In other cases, we process information because it is necessary to operate the site, respond to your request, protect the site, comply with law, or pursue legitimate business interests.

You may withdraw consent for optional communications or certain processing at any time by using the unsubscribe option where available or by emailing contact@yorkermedia.com.

Section 3 – Disclosure

We may disclose personal information when you instruct us to do so, when required by law, when necessary to enforce our terms, protect rights or safety, prevent fraud or abuse, operate the site through service providers, or complete a business transfer involving the website.

We may also disclose information where you have consented to the disclosure or where you submit information publicly, such as through comments or other public site features.

Section 4 – Web Hosting

This website is hosted on Yorker Media infrastructure using cloud servers provided by Hetzner Online GmbH.

We use WordPress, Nginx, database storage, server-side caching, backups, logs, and related operational systems to publish, deliver, secure, and maintain this website.

We also use Cloudflare for DNS, CDN, caching, performance, and security. Cloudflare may process and cache limited website data in its global network to deliver pages faster and protect the site.

Section 5 – Payment

At this time, this site does not process payments directly through an active payment gateway.

If we offer paid products, services, subscriptions, sponsorships, or other paid transactions in the future, payment details will be handled by third-party payment processors. We do not intend to store full payment card details on our servers. This policy may be updated when payment processing is enabled.

Section 6 – Third-party services

We use third-party service providers only to the extent needed to operate, secure, measure, maintain, and monetize the site.

These providers may include hosting, CDN, caching, security, spam prevention, analytics, email, advertising where enabled, and other operational service providers. Their processing is governed by their own privacy terms and applicable law.

Useful provider privacy links include Hetzner Privacy Policy, Cloudflare Privacy Policy, and Google Privacy Policy, plus the Raptive Advertising Privacy Statement.

When you click external links, you may leave this website. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.

Section 7 – Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational precautions to protect personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, disclosure, alteration, or loss.

These measures may include HTTPS, server access controls, WordPress security controls, spam protection, monitoring, backups, logging, and other operational safeguards.

No method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. If you use a shared computer or a site account, protect your password and sign out when finished.

Section 8 – Transfer of Personal Information to Countries outside the EU/EEA

Yorker Media operates this site using hosting, CDN, analytics, email, security, and advertising providers that may process data in multiple jurisdictions.

Yorker Media, site staff, and service providers may be established in countries outside your region. Such processing is used to operate the site, serve content, secure the platform, analyze performance, communicate with users, and provide a reliable reader experience.

Where required, international transfers are handled under the privacy terms of those providers and applicable data protection law.

Section 9 – Cookies

Itechguides uses cookies and similar technologies to operate the site, remember preferences, understand traffic, protect against spam and abuse, and support advertising where enabled.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings, but some site features may not work correctly if cookies are disabled.

For more details, read our Cookie Policy.

Section 10 – Google Analytics

Itechguides uses Google Analytics / Google tag to understand traffic, content performance, device and browser information, and aggregate reader behavior.

Google may set cookies or receive technical information according to its privacy terms. You can read the Google Privacy Policy and use the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on where available.

Section 11 – Meta/Facebook Pixel

We do not currently load Meta/Facebook Pixel directly on this site.

If Meta Pixel or similar social advertising tools are enabled in the future, they may be used to measure ads and understand user interactions, subject to applicable consent requirements and Meta’s privacy terms.

Section 12 – Advertising

This site uses CMI Marketing, Inc., d/b/a Raptive (“Raptive”), for advertising placement. Raptive may collect and use certain data for advertising. To learn more, visit the Raptive Advertising Privacy Statement.

Section 13 – Age of Consent

This website is intended for users who are at least 13 years old. If you are under the age of majority in your location, you should use the site only with the consent of a parent or legal guardian.

Itechguides does not knowingly collect or store personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided personal information through this website, email contact@yorkermedia.com and we will take appropriate action.

Section 14 – Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes and clarifications take effect when they are posted on this page.

If ownership or operation of this website changes in the future, information may be transferred as needed so the site can continue operating.

If you would like to access, correct, amend, or delete personal information we have about you, register a complaint, or request more information, email our Privacy Compliance Officer at contact@yorkermedia.com.