Effective Date: 20th October 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how Handheldmode.com collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you visit, use our services, or make a purchase from the Site.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information about you from various sources, including information you provide directly to us, information collected automatically, and information from third parties.

A. Information You Provide Directly

When you comment on a post, subscribe to a newsletter, or contact us, you may provide us with the following personal information:

  • Contact Information: Your name, email address, and optionally a website URL.
  • Content: Any information you choose to include in comments, forum posts, or communications with us.

B. Information Collected Automatically

When you access the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your interaction, which helps us provide and improve our services. This includes:

  • Usage Data: Details about how you access and use our Site, such as the pages you view, the links you click, and the time, frequency, and duration of your activities.
  • Device Information: Information about the device you use to access the Site, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, and unique device identifiers.
  • Cookies and Tracking: We use “cookies”—small data files placed on your device—to help us recognize you and remember your preferences. We also use similar tracking technologies like pixels and web beacons.

C. Information from Third Parties

We may receive information about you from third-party services that integrate with our blog, such as:

  • Analytics Providers: Services like Google Analytics provide us with data about visitor traffic and website usage.
  • Social Media Platforms: If you log in or interact with our content via social media buttons, they may share certain information with us.
  • Advertisers/Ad Networks: If we use advertising, these partners may provide us with information to track the effectiveness of ads.

2. How We Use Your Personal Information

We use your personal information for the following purposes:

  • To Provide and Maintain the Site: To operate and optimize our blog, ensure it is functioning correctly, and manage your account or subscription.
  • To Personalize Your Experience: To remember your preferences, tailor content to your interests, and display relevant advertising.
  • To Communicate With You: To respond to your inquiries, send you newsletters or updates you’ve subscribed to, and notify you about changes to our terms or policies.
  • For Security and Fraud Prevention: To detect, investigate, and prevent potential fraudulent, illegal, or malicious activity.
  • To Analyze Usage: To understand how users interact with our content, improve our articles and tutorials, and assess the success of marketing campaigns.

3. Disclosure of Personal Information

We may disclose your personal information in the following circumstances:

  • With Service Providers: We share information with third-party vendors, consultants, and other service providers (like web hosting, analytics, email distribution, and comment systems) who perform services on our behalf.
  • Legal Compliance: We may disclose information if required to do so by law or in response to valid legal requests (e.g., a court order or subpoena).
  • Business Transfers: In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company.
  • With Your Consent: We may share your information for any purpose disclosed to you at the time of collection or with your explicit consent.

4. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on where you live, you may have rights over your personal information, including:

  • Opting Out of Marketing Communications: You can opt out of receiving our marketing emails by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in the email.
  • Managing Cookies: Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. Please note that removing or blocking cookies may negatively impact your user experience.
  • Access/Correction/Deletion: You may have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you, to correct it, or to request its deletion. Please contact us using the information below to exercise these rights.

5. Third-Party Links

Our Site may contain links to websites operated by third parties. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of those websites. We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of any third-party site you visit.

6. Children’s Privacy

The Site is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will post the revised policy on the Site and update the “Effective Date” at the top of this page.