Privacy Policy - AI Tool Guide

1. Introduction

AI Tool Guide ("we", "our", or "us") operates the website https://www.ai-tools-101.com (the "Site"). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Site and the choices you have associated with that data.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information to provide better services to our users and improve the Site experience:

Usage Data — We automatically collect information about how you interact with our Site, including pages visited, time spent on pages, referring URLs, browser type, device type, and IP address (anonymized where possible).
Contact Information — If you reach out to us via our Contact page, we collect your name and email address to respond to your inquiry. This information is not used for marketing purposes.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies — We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Site and hold certain information (see Section 5).

3. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may collect data about your visit:

3.1 Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our Site. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our Site and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our Site. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. For more information, see Google's Privacy Policy.

3.2 Google Analytics 4 (GA4)

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors engage with our Site. GA4 collects standard internet log information and details of visitor behavior patterns. We use this data to improve our content and user experience. IP addresses are anonymized. For more information, see Google's Privacy Policy. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

3.3 Vercel

Our Site is hosted on Vercel. Vercel may collect technical data such as IP addresses, request logs, and performance metrics for the purpose of operating and securing the hosting infrastructure. For details, see Vercel's Privacy Policy.

4. How We Use Your Data

We use the collected data for the following purposes:

To provide and maintain our Site
To monitor and analyze usage patterns and trends to improve our content
To detect, prevent, and address technical issues
To respond to your inquiries submitted through our Contact page
To display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense

5. Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help websites remember your preferences and activity. We use the following types of cookies:

Essential Cookies — Required for the basic functionality of the Site. These cannot be disabled.
Analytics Cookies — Set by Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors use the Site (e.g., which pages are most popular).
Advertising Cookies — Set by Google AdSense to deliver relevant advertisements.

You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Site and the relevance of advertisements you see. Visit All About Cookies for guidance on managing cookies in different browsers.

6. Data Retention

Usage data collected by third-party services is retained according to their respective policies. Contact form submissions are retained for as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry, after which they are deleted.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right to Access — You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Right to Rectification — You can ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to Erasure — You can request that we delete your personal data, subject to legal obligations.
Right to Object — You can object to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing or legitimate interests.
Right to Data Portability — You can request a copy of your data in a structured, machine-readable format.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information in Section 9.

8. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will take steps to delete it.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us through our Contact page or email us at:

Email: privacy@ai-tools-101.com

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.