Privacy Policy

1. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising Disclosures

SadadAI utilizes Google AdSense and authorized third-party ad networks to serve digital advertisements when you visit our website. To comply strictly with Google AdSense Publisher Policies and privacy regulations, we inform you of the following:

• Third-Party Vendors & Cookies: Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to SadadAI or other websites on the Internet.
• DoubleClick DART Cookie: Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve targeted advertisements to our visitors based on their visit to SadadAI and/or other sites across the Web.
• Interest-Based Advertising: Ads shown may be personalized according to your browsing habits, general location, and technical metrics to present relevant technical, AI, and developer tools.
• Opting Out of Personalized Ads: Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings. Alternatively, users can opt out of third-party vendor cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info or the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) Opt-Out Page.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information in three main ways: directly from you, automatically through your device, and via third-party analytics and authentication services.

A. Voluntarily Provided Information

• Account Credentials: When you sign in via Google Authentication (Firebase Auth), we receive your display name, email address, and profile photo URL.
• Inquiries & Feedback: Name, email address, and message contents provided through our contact forms or editorial submission channels.
• Bookmarks & Reading Preferences: Articles and tags you bookmark or interact with locally or via your account.

B. Automatically Collected Technical Data

• Device & Browser Information: IP address, user-agent string, operating system version, browser type, screen resolution, and language settings.
• Log & Telemetry Data: Timestamps, referring URLs, pages viewed, time spent per article, exit pages, and interaction clickstream data.
• Cookies & Storage Technologies: Local Storage, Session Storage, and cookies (detailed in our Cookie Policy).

3. How We Use Your Information

SadadAI processes collected data for legitimate operational and business purposes, including:

• Delivering high-quality technical content, tutorials, and AI engineering insights.
• Personalizing recommendations and article feeds based on reading history.
• Serving contextually relevant and personalized advertisements via Google AdSense.
• Monitoring Core Web Vitals, site speed, security, and preventing malicious activity or invalid click fraud.
• Responding to editorial feedback, copyright inquiries, and technical support requests.

5. California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA / CPRA) Disclosures

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), California residents are entitled to specific disclosures regarding data collection, sale, and sharing:

• No Sale of Personal Information: SadadAI does not sell personal identifiers or user data for monetary compensation.
• Sharing for Cross-Context Behavioral Advertising: We allow Google AdSense to place cookies that collect identifiers for cross-context behavioral advertising. You can opt out at any time.
• Right to Know & Delete: You have the right to request information about the categories of data collected and request deletion without discrimination.

6. Data Security & Storage Safeguards

We implement industry-standard encryption (TLS 1.3 in transit), secure Firebase authentication protocols, and access controls to protect your data against unauthorized access, loss, or alteration. However, no online transmission method can guarantee absolute security.

7. Children's Privacy (COPPA Compliance)

SadadAI is designed for developers, researchers, and technical professionals. Our site is not directed to children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. If you believe a child has submitted personal data to us, contact us immediately for prompt deletion.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our operational practices or legal requirements. Updated versions will be published on this page with a revised "Last Updated" timestamp.