Privacy Policy
1. Information We Collect
Automatically Collected Information
When you visit Clutchbase, certain information about your device and usage is collected automatically, including:
- Device Information: browser type, operating system, device type, and screen resolution
- Usage Data: pages visited, time spent on pages, click patterns, and referral sources
- Technical Data: IP address, browser settings, and connection information
Information Stored on Your Device
Interactive features such as our maps store preferences (for example, enabled marker filters, planned routes, and items you mark as found) in your browser's local storage. This data stays on your device and is not transmitted to us.
2. How We Use Information
- Website Operation: to provide, maintain, and improve our guides, databases, and interactive maps
- Performance: to make sure the site loads quickly and functions properly
- Advertising: to display advertisements that fund the site (see Section 4)
3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. We use:
- Essential Cookies: required for basic site functionality; these cannot be disabled through the consent tool but are not used for advertising
- Advertising Cookies: used by our advertising partners to display and measure ads
Managing Cookies
- Consent Management (EU/UK users): use the consent preferences link in the footer to control advertising cookies
- Browser Settings: configure your browser to block or delete cookies (some features may stop working)
- Opt-Out Tools: industry tools such as DAA WebChoices or Your Online Choices (EU)
4. Third-Party Services
NitroPay Advertising
We use NitroPay as our advertising platform. NitroPay and its advertising partners use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to serve targeted advertisements, measure ad performance, prevent ad fraud, and customize ad experiences.
Information Collected: NitroPay and its partners may collect IP addresses, device identifiers, browsing history, geolocation data, and other online identifiers.
Data Sharing: NitroPay may share information with advertising demand partners, supply-side platforms, demand-side platforms, and other participants in the advertising ecosystem.
Your Choices: California residents can opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information using the "Do Not Sell My Personal Information" link in our footer. EU/UK visitors can manage consent through the consent preferences link in the footer.
For details, see NitroPay's Privacy Policy.
5. Data Sharing and Disclosure
Sale and Sharing for Advertising: our participation in online advertising networks may constitute a "sale" or "sharing" of personal information under certain state privacy laws, including the CCPA. Categories shared include identifiers (IP address, device IDs, cookies), internet activity data (pages visited, clicks), coarse geolocation, and inferences about preferences.
We may also disclose information when required by law, to protect our rights, or in connection with a business transfer.
We do not sell personal information for money, and we do not knowingly collect names, email addresses, or account data — Clutchbase has no user accounts.
6. Your Privacy Rights
California Residents (CCPA/CPRA)
- Right to know what personal information is collected, used, and shared
- Right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information — use the "Do Not Sell My Personal Information" link in the footer
- Right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights
EU/UK Residents (GDPR)
- Advertising cookies are only set after you give consent through the consent management tool
- You can withdraw or change consent at any time via the consent preferences link in the footer
- You have rights of access, rectification, erasure, and objection regarding personal data
7. Children's Privacy
Clutchbase is not directed at children under 13 (or the applicable age of digital consent in your country), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. Changes are effective when posted on this page, and the "Last Updated" date above will reflect the latest revision.
9. Contact
Questions about this policy or your data can be sent to contact@clutchbase.app.