Introduction
RideBrief.com provides information on ride-sharing and transportation. We value your privacy and comply with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other laws. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share your personal information on our site and the legal basis for processing it. We do not sell your personal data and aim to offer transparency and control over your data.
Data Collection
We collect the following types of personal information from visitors:
- Information you provide: This may include your name, email address, and any other data you submit via our contact or subscription forms.
- Usage data: We automatically collect data about your visit to improve the site. This includes your IP address, browser type, operating system, pages viewed, and timestamp information.
- Cookies and similar tracking: We use cookies and tracking technologies (see Cookies section) which can record information about your browsing. Cookies used to identify users are considered personal data under GDPR.
Use of Information
We use the collected information for the following purposes:
- Site operation and analytics: To operate, maintain, and improve our Site. We use tools like Google Analytics to understand how the site is used.
- Communication: To respond to your inquiries or comments, and if you have opted-in, to send you newsletters or updates.
- Advertising: To display relevant ads via Google AdSense. We may use collected data to personalize ads and measure ad performance in compliance with Google’s requirements.
- Legal compliance and safety: To comply with legal obligations (e.g., accounting, law enforcement requests) and to protect our rights, property, or safety, and that of our users and the public.
Third-Party Sharing
We share information with the following third parties:
- Google AdSense: We use Google AdSense to serve ads. AdSense and its advertising partners may use cookies and other identifiers to serve personalized ads on our site.
- Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to analyze site traffic. Google processes this usage information under their privacy policies.
- Other service providers: We use third-party services for website hosting, email distribution, and analytics. These providers receive only the personal data necessary to perform their functions and are bound by privacy agreements.
Cookies
Our site uses cookies and similar tracking technologies for various purposes:
- Strictly necessary cookies: Essential for the site to operate correctly (e.g. to remember your login or maintain your session). No consent is required for these cookies.
- Performance/Analytics cookies: These collect anonymized data on site usage to help us improve the Site. We only enable them with your consent, and you can disable them at any time}.
- Advertising cookies: Used by Google AdSense to deliver relevant ads. These require your explicit consent. You can control or opt-out of advertising cookies via your browser settings or Google’s Ad settings.
User Rights
Under the GDPR, users in the EU have specific rights regarding their personal data:
- Right of Access: You can request a copy of any personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: You can ask us to correct or update any inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to Erasure: You can request deletion of your personal data when it is no longer needed or if processing is not lawful.
- Other rights: You may have additional rights such as the right to restrict or object to processing, and to withdraw consent at any time.
To exercise these rights, contact us using the information below. We will respond to your request in accordance with GDPR (typically within one month of receipt).
Contact Information
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, or to exercise your rights, please contact us:
Email: info@ridebrief.com
Website: www.ridebrief.com
We will address your inquiry or request promptly, and no later than one month after receipt.
