Privacy Policy

Introduction

Volt Gifts is operated by David Made This ("we", "us", or "our"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we handle information in relation to your use of voltgifts.com and our Unity-based gift sorting experience.

Information Collection

Volt Gifts collects limited information to improve your browsing experience and help us enhance our website. The data processing that occurs includes:

• Reading product information from our database to display gifts recommendations
• Storing your cookie preferences in your browser's localStorage
• Temporary storage of user interaction choices within our Unity gift sorting experience (this data is only stored during your active session and is cleared when you quit or reset the application)
• Anonymous usage data collected through Google Analytics to help us improve our site (only when you consent to analytics cookies)
• Cookie preferences stored in localStorage under the key `cookieConsent`.

Google Analytics and Related Services

We use the following Google services to analyze and improve our website:

Google Analytics

When you consent to analytics cookies, we use Google Analytics to collect anonymous information about how visitors use our website. This includes:

• Pages visited and time spent on those pages
• Traffic sources (how you found our website)
• General location information (country/city level, not precise location)
• Device and browser information

Google Analytics data is anonymous and does not personally identify you. This information helps us understand how visitors interact with our website so we can improve the user experience.

Google Search Console

We use Google Search Console to monitor and maintain our site's presence in Google search results. This service does not collect personal information about individual users.

Google Tag Manager

We use Google Tag Manager to manage various tags on our website, including analytics tags. This service itself does not collect personal data, but it helps deploy other services that may collect data as described in this policy.

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by:

• Choosing "Essential Only" or disabling analytics cookies in our cookie preferences
• Installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on

Unity Application Data

Our gift sorting experience is built using Unity and temporarily stores your interaction choices (such as gift preferences and sorting decisions) during your session. This data:

• Is only stored locally within the application
• Is used solely to provide gifts recommendations
• Is automatically cleared when you quit or reset the application
• Is never transmitted or stored outside of your current session

Amazon Associates Program

Volt Gifts participates in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As part of this program:

• Product links on our site are affiliate links that comply with Amazon's policies
• We may receive information about purchases made through our affiliate links
• We do not receive or store any personal information about customers
• All shopping and transaction processes are handled entirely by Amazon

Cookies

Our website uses cookies to improve your browsing experience and help us understand how our site is being used. You can control which cookies you accept through our cookie preference center. For detailed information about the cookies we use, please see our Cookie Policy.

California Privacy Rights

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California residents have specific rights regarding their personal information. These include:

• The right to know about personal information collected, disclosed, or sold
• The right to request deletion of personal information
• The right to opt-out of the sale of personal information
• The right to non-discrimination for exercising these rights

Since we only collect anonymous analytics data with your consent and do not collect personally identifiable information, many of these rights have limited application. However, if you have any questions or concerns about your privacy rights, please contact us.

European Union Privacy Rights

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), users in the European Union have certain rights regarding their personal data, including:

• The right to access your personal data
• The right to rectification of inaccurate personal data
• The right to erasure of your personal data
• The right to restrict processing of your personal data
• The right to data portability
• The right to object to processing of your personal data

Since we only collect anonymous analytics data with your consent and do not collect personally identifiable information, many of these rights have limited application. However, if you have any questions or concerns about your privacy rights, please contact us.

Data Retention

For Google Analytics data, we retain the data for 26 months, after which it is automatically deleted. For Unity application data, we do not retain any data beyond your active session. Cookie preferences stored in localStorage under the key `cookieConsent` persist until you clear your browser data or change your cookie preferences.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us at:

• Email: david [at] davidmadethis [dot] net
• Website: www.davidmadethis.net