Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to KibbeTypes (“we,” “our,” or “us”). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website at kibbetypes.com (the “Site”), including any subdomains, and use our services.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Site or our services. The privacy choices described below apply according to your location. Using the Site does not replace consent where the law requires it.

2. Regional Privacy Compliance

We use privacy measures suited to each region so we can meet the legal requirements of your jurisdiction. Our approach varies based on your location and applicable privacy laws:

2.1 GDPR Regions (European Union, United Kingdom and Switzerland)

In regions where GDPR applies, we use Google's consent tool to collect and apply your choices for Google services. This means:

• A Google consent banner presents the available choices
• Your selections are saved and applied to Google services
• You can modify your consent preferences through the “Manage options” feature in the consent banner
• Optional analytics and advertising cookies remain off unless you consent where required

2.2 California (CCPA and CPRA)

For California residents, we comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) by:

• Providing clear notice about data collection and use
• Offering ways to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information
• Maintaining a “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link in our footer (CCPA requirement)
• Respecting your rights to know, delete, and opt out
• Honoring supported Global Privacy Control signals for advertising choices

2.3 Other Regions with Privacy Laws Requiring Consent Banners

In other regions that require a consent message or more restrictive privacy settings, we use the country or region reported by our services to present the appropriate choices. We do not rely on browser language or time zone alone.

• Privacy messages appear where required
• Optional cookies begin with the settings required for the region
• The notice explains the choices available to you
• You can revisit your choices through the privacy preferences page

2.4 Other Regions

For other regions, we:

• Use analytics and advertising as allowed by law and our service settings
• Let you change your choices through our Privacy Preferences Center
• Apply your saved privacy choices

3. Information We Collect

We collect information from you when you interact with our Site in the following ways:

3.1 Information You Provide to Us

We may collect the following types of information when you complete our Kibbe type quiz:

• Your answers to quiz questions
• Quiz results and recommendations
• Time taken to complete the quiz
• Quiz completion and interaction events
• Email address (only if you choose to receive quiz results via email)

We do not connect quiz answers to an email address unless you choose to provide one. We use the address to deliver your result. We use it for optional marketing only when you separately consent, and you can withdraw that consent at any time. We may use result and duration information without your email address to improve the quiz and our services.

3.2 Information Automatically Collected

When you access our Site, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and usage, including:

• Internet Protocol addresses and related network information processed by our hosting, security, and service providers
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Device information
• Pages visited and time spent on those pages
• Referring website addresses
• Click patterns and user interactions
• Country and region information reported by our service providers

This information helps us understand trends, operate the Site, and learn how visitors use its pages.

3.3 Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activities. Cookies are small data files stored on your device that help us improve your experience, see which areas of our Site are popular, and count visits.

We use the following categories of cookies, which you can control through our preference center:

• Necessary cookies: Support the Site and features you request
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors use the Site
• Marketing cookies: Help deliver and measure relevant advertising

You can control your cookie preferences through your browser settings or by visiting our Privacy Preferences Center. However, disabling necessary cookies may limit your ability to use some features of our Site.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the purposes below. Depending on the purpose and your location, we rely on your consent, our legitimate interests, the need to provide a service you request, or our legal obligations.

• Provide, operate, and maintain the Site and services you request
• Improve and personalize the Site and our services
• Understand how visitors use the Site
• Develop products, services, and features
• Assess and improve the quiz and our content
• Understand usage trends and measure promotional campaigns where you have consented
• Send notices about the services you use
• Prevent and address technical issues
• Protect the Site and our users from unauthorized or malicious activity
• Comply with legal obligations and respond to lawful requests
• Conduct research and analysis to develop our business
• Support business relationships and collaborations
• Support the Site through advertising and affiliate programs

5. Advertising and Affiliate Programs

Our Site may display advertisements and affiliate links from other companies. The use of these services depends on your consent preferences and regional requirements.

5.1 Amazon Associates Program

KibbeTypes is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC 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:

• We may display product recommendations with links to Amazon.com
• When you click on these links, you will be redirected to Amazon.com
• Amazon controls cookies and tracking after you choose to visit Amazon, subject to its own privacy choices and policy
• We earn a commission on qualifying purchases made through these links

Amazon's use of your information is governed by the Amazon Privacy Notice, which can be found at Amazon.com Privacy Notice.

5.2 Rakuten Advertising

When you choose a recommendation provided through Rakuten, KibbeTypes records the product, page placement, and a random click identifier, then redirects you to an approved Rakuten tracking destination. The destination includes a campaign token that cannot reveal its inputs. We create it from the product, merchant, placement, and campaign version. It does not contain your name, email address, quiz answers, order number, or another reversible customer identifier.

Rakuten may report commercial events to us under its publisher agreement, either as aggregates or as individual transactions. We discard raw reports after processing and retain digests, hashed transaction keys, normalized signed amounts, revision history, and aggregated evidence needed for ranking, fraud review, and payment reconciliation. We do not use this evidence to identify or profile individual readers.

5.3 Google Ads and Advertising Partners

We may use Google AdSense to display advertisements on some public pages. Google may display personalized, nonpersonalized, or limited ads, or no ads, according to applicable law and your privacy choices.

Google's use of advertising cookies (when you have provided consent) enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our Site and other sites on the Internet. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

If you decline advertising cookies or personalization, Google may still display contextual or limited ads where allowed. The Privacy Preferences Center can save your preference against advertising cookies and personalization on this device. This choice controls how advertising data is used, but it does not hide every advertisement.

6. Analytics

We may use Google Analytics on some public pages to understand how people use the Site. With your consent, analytics may use cookies. If you decline, Google may receive limited measurement information without placing analytics cookies where allowed.

Google's ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics is governed by the Google Privacy Policy and the Google Analytics Terms of Use.

We may use this information to understand trends, plan improvements, and assess how our services perform.

You can control analytics through our Privacy Preferences Centeror by using the Google Analytics browser tool for opting out.

7. How We Share Your Information

We may share your information in the following circumstances:

7.1 Service Providers and Business Partners

We may share information with service providers and business partners that help us operate the Site, provide services, improve your experience, or understand our performance. These may include:

• Web hosting and content delivery networks
• Analytics and measurement providers (with your consent)
• Advertising and marketing partners (with your consent)
• Security and fraud prevention services
• Professional services providers (legal, accounting, consulting)
• Technology and infrastructure partners
• Research and development collaborators

These providers receive the information needed to perform their services. We require them to protect it and follow the limits in their agreements with us.

7.2 Business Operations

We may share information when needed for business purposes such as:

• Improving and personalizing our services
• Researching how to improve our products and content
• Developing products, features, and business opportunities
• Supporting marketing where you have given the required consent
• Maintaining commercial relationships
• Understanding our position in the market

7.3 Legal Compliance and Protection

We may disclose information when required by law, a lawful government request, or legal process. We may also disclose it when reasonably necessary to protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, or those of our users or the public.

7.4 Business Transfers

If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, purchase or sale of assets, or transition of service to another provider, your information may be sold or transferred as part of such a transaction. We will provide notice when required before your information becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

7.5 Aggregate Data and Information Without Identifiers

We may share aggregated information, information with identifying details removed, or anonymous information that cannot reasonably be used to identify you. This includes sharing insights, trends, and statistics with partners, researchers, advertisers, and other companies for business and research purposes.

7.6 With Your Consent

We may share your information for other purposes with your explicit consent or at your direction.

8. Data Security

We use technical and organizational safeguards designed to protect the information we collect. These safeguards include:

• Encryption of data in transit and at rest
• Regular security assessments and updates
• Access controls and authentication requirements
• Employee training on data protection

No method of transmission or electronic storage can eliminate every risk. We cannot promise absolute security.

9. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not directed to children under 13 years of age in the United States or under 16 years of age in the European Union. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under these age thresholds. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at the email address below. If we discover that a child under the applicable age threshold has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete it as required by law.

10. Your Privacy Rights and Choices

Your privacy rights depend on your location and applicable privacy laws. We provide clear tools for exercising these rights through our Privacy Preferences Center.

10.1 GDPR Rights

If you are in a region where GDPR applies, you have the following rights:

• Access: Request access to your personal data
• Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
• Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data
• Restrict Processing: Request limitation of data processing
• Object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests
• Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time without affecting earlier processing

You can manage your choices through the Google consent banner when it appears. Contact us directly to exercise other rights. We do not currently offer an automated data export.

10.2 CCPA Rights (California Users)

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights:

• Know: Request information about personal data collection and use
• Delete: Request deletion of your personal data
• Opt out: Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information
• Equal treatment: Not be discriminated against for exercising your rights

You can exercise these rights through our Privacy Preferences Centeror the “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link in our footer.

10.3 Cookie and Tracking Preferences

You can control cookies and tracking through:

• Our Privacy Preferences Center
• Your browser's cookie settings
• Google's Ads Settings (for advertising preferences)
• Google Analytics browser tool for opting out

10.4 Email Communications

When you ask us to email your quiz result, we send the requested message. A result email is sent once for each completed quiz.

We may also send marketing emails (such as style tips, updates, and announcements) in the future. You can unsubscribe from marketing at any time without affecting a result email you request.

You can manage your email preferences by:

• Using the unsubscribe link in any email you receive
• Visiting our Email Preferences page
• Contacting us directly at kibbetypes@gmail.com

10.5 Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” setting. We currently do not respond to that signal because there is no consistent industry standard. You can still manage the choices described above through our privacy preferences page.

11. Websites Operated by Others

Our Site may contain links to websites and services operated by partners, advertisers, or other companies. Their privacy policies govern their practices. Please review those policies before sharing information with an outside service.

12. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in countries other than the one in which you reside, including the United States. When we transfer data from GDPR regions, we use appropriate safeguards, such as Standard Contractual Clauses or adequacy decisions.

International transfers remain subject to the protections described in this Privacy Policy.

13. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Our typical retention periods are:

• Quiz data: Raw answers and links between results and email addresses are removed after 30 days. Result and duration information without an email address may remain for aggregate statistics.
• Email data: Records of result delivery expire after 24 months. Records needed to remember your consent and honor unsubscribe requests remain only as long as necessary to apply your choices or meet legal obligations.
• Analytics data: Google Analytics typically retains this information for between 14 and 26 months.
• Duplicate event protection: Identifiers used to prevent the same verified event from being processed twice expire after 30 days. We do not store the complete event message.
• Privacy choices saved in your browser: Retained until you change or clear them.
• Technical logs: Typically retained for between 30 and 90 days for security purposes.
• Business records: May be retained longer where required by law or for legitimate business purposes.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. We may tell you about a material change by:

• Posting the new Privacy Policy on this page
• Updating the “Last Updated” date
• Displaying a notice with our privacy choices
• Asking you to review updated choices when needed

Please review this page from time to time. An updated policy applies when posted unless it states a later effective date.