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Privacy Policy
Last updated: 27 June 2025
1. Who We Are
IELTS Daily Guide ("we", "us", "our") operates the website at https://www.ieltsdailyguide.com. We provide free IELTS preparation materials including writing guides, vocabulary resources, grammar guides, speaking cue cards, and practice tests. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, why we collect it, and how we use it.
2. Data We Collect
We do not require registration or sign-up to use this site. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from visitors unless voluntarily submitted via our contact form. When you visit our site, certain technical data may be collected automatically: IP address (anonymised), browser type and version, pages visited and time spent, referring URLs, and device type. This data is collected through third-party analytics tools (Google Analytics) and is used solely to understand how our site is used and to improve it.
3. Google AdSense and Advertising
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on this site. Google AdSense uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to serve ads that are relevant to your interests, based on your browsing activity across sites that use Google services. Google may use data about your visits to this and other sites to show you personalised advertisements. You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google's Ad Settings at https://adssettings.google.com. For users in the European Economic Area (EEA), UK, and Switzerland, we display a consent banner before any personalised advertising cookies are set. You may withdraw or manage your consent at any time using the consent management tool accessible from our site.
4. Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser. We use the following types of cookies: Necessary cookies — required for the site to function correctly; Analytics cookies — Google Analytics cookies that help us understand site usage (only set with your consent where required by law); Advertising cookies — Google AdSense cookies that allow personalised ad serving (only set with your consent where required by law). You can control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling certain cookies may affect site functionality.
5. Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services that may process data about your visit: Google Analytics (analytics.google.com) — website usage analytics; Google AdSense (google.com/adsense) — advertising; Vercel (vercel.com) — website hosting and performance. Each of these services operates under its own privacy policy. We encourage you to review them.
6. Data Retention
We do not store personal data on our own servers. Analytics data collected via Google Analytics is retained according to Google's standard retention settings (26 months by default). Any messages sent to us via email are retained only as long as necessary to respond to your enquiry.
7. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the right to: access the personal data we hold about you; request correction of inaccurate data; request deletion of your data; object to or restrict processing of your data; withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at mail@ieltsdailyguide.com.
8. Children's Privacy
This site is intended for users aged 16 and over. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will take steps to delete it promptly.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the 'Last updated' date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Continued use of the site after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
10. Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, contact us at: mail@ieltsdailyguide.com