Privacy Policy

We may collect information about you in the following ways:

• Personal Data: When you register an account, we collect your name, email address, and password. If you register via Google, we receive your name and email address from Google's OAuth service.
• Usage Data: We automatically collect certain information when you visit our website, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the dates/times of your visits.
• Cookies and Tracking: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our service and hold certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.
• Communications: If you contact us directly, we may receive information such as your name, email address, the contents of a message or attachments you may send us, and any other information you choose to provide.

Free City Guides uses the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To create and manage your account
• To provide, operate, and maintain our services
• To process transactions and send related information, including purchase confirmations and invoices
• To send you administrative information, such as updates, security alerts, and support messages
• To respond to your comments, questions, and provide customer service
• To monitor and analyze usage patterns and trends to improve your experience
• To comply with legal obligations and enforce our policies
• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues or fraudulent activity

We may share your information in the following situations:

• Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors and service providers that perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, and customer service.
• Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information where required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
• Protection of Rights: We may disclose your information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, or situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person.
• With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.

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

If you wish to request deletion of your account and associated data, please contact us at privacy@freecityguides.io. Note that some information may be retained for legitimate business or legal purposes even after account deletion.

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable.

We encourage you to use a strong, unique password for your account and to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: You have the right to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
• Correction: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• Deletion: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• Restriction: 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 we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
• Opt-Out: You may opt out of receiving marketing communications from us at any time by using the unsubscribe link in any email we send or by contacting us directly.

Cookies are small data files placed on your device when you visit a website. We use cookies to operate and improve our services, personalize your experience, and analyze how our services are used.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. However, if you disable cookies, some features of our website may not function properly.

• Essential Cookies: Required for the website to function. They cannot be switched off.
• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website.
• Preference Cookies: Enable the website to remember your preferences such as language or region.

Our service may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

We use Google OAuth for authentication. By signing in with Google, you agree to Google's Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. We only receive your name and email address from Google.

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us. If we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal data, we will delete such information from our servers immediately.

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 and updating the "Last updated" date at the top.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page. Your continued use of our services after any changes signifies your acceptance of the updated policy.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at: