cookies and privacy

This Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy is designed specifically for gemblog.net to meet the stringent 2025 requirements for Google AdSense, GDPR (EEA/UK), CPRA (California), and other international privacy regulations.

PRIVACY POLICY FOR GEMBLOG.NET

Last Updated: December 31, 2025

At gemblog.net (hereinafter referred to as "the Website," "we," "us," or "our"), we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by gemblog.net and how we use it.

By using our Website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our service to you.

A. Personal Data

While using our Website, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). This may include, but is not limited to:

Email address (if you subscribe to a newsletter or leave a comment)

First name and last name

Cookies and Usage Data

B. Usage Data

We may also collect information on how the Website is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This includes information such as your computer's IP address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other diagnostic data.

2. GOOGLE ADSENSE & THIRD-PARTY ADVERTISING

This Website uses Google AdSense to serve advertisements. To comply with Google’s policies, we disclose the following:

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to gemblog.net or other websites.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to gemblog.net and/or other sites on the Internet.

Personalized Advertising: Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings.

Third-Party Opt-Out: You can also opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info

3. COOKIE POLICY

gemblog.net uses cookies to enhance your experience.[3] Cookies are files with small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

Types of Cookies We Use:

Strictly Necessary Cookies: Essential for you to browse the website and use its features.

Preference Cookies: These allow us to remember choices you make (like your username or language).

Statistics/Analytics Cookies: We use tools like Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with the Website.

Marketing/Advertising Cookies: These are used to track visitors across websites to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user.

How to Manage Cookies:

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 Website.

Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data

Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data

Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Block all cookies

4. DATA PROTECTION RIGHTS (GDPR/EEA/UK/SWISS)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you have certain data protection rights under the GDPR. gemblog.net aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

The right to access: You can request copies of your personal data.

The right to rectification: You can request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.

The right to erasure: You can request that we erase your personal data under certain conditions.

The right to data portability: You can request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization.

Consent Management: For users in the EEA/UK, we use a Google-certified Consent Management Platform (CMP) to collect and record your preferences regarding data collection and personalized ads.

5. CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights regarding your personal information:

Right to Know: You can request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal data we have collected.

Right to Delete: You can request the deletion of your personal data.

Right to Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing: We do not "sell" your personal information in the traditional sense. However, the use of third-party advertising cookies may be considered "sharing" under California law. You can exercise your right to opt-out via the "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" link in our footer (where applicable).

6. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY (COPPA COMPLIANCE)

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. gemblog.net does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

7. DATA SECURITY

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

8. EXTERNAL LINKS

Our Website may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

9. 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 and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.