Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains what information Knowledge Mark G (knowledgemarkg.com) (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects when you visit the website, read our articles, use our free online tools or contact us about web development services, how that information is used, and the choices you have. By using the website you agree to the practices described here.

Who we are

Knowledge Mark G is run by Kausar Raza, a freelance web developer. The website publishes tutorials and guides on web development, programming, SEO and online business, offers free browser-based tools, and describes the web development services we provide to clients worldwide. You can reach us at kausar@knowledgemarkg.com.

Information we collect

Information you give us

Contact and quote requests – your name, email address, phone number and the details of your project when you use the contact form, WhatsApp or email.
Newsletter – your email address (and optionally your name) if you subscribe. Every email has an unsubscribe link.
Comments – the name, email address and comment you submit on an article. Your email is never shown publicly.
Guest post submissions – your name, email, biography and the article you send us.

Information collected automatically

Like most websites, our server and analytics tools record standard technical information: your IP address, browser type, device, operating system, the pages you visit, the page that referred you and the date and time of your visit. This helps us keep the site secure, fix errors and understand which content is useful.

Files you use in our free tools

Our free tools (such as the image compressor, PDF tools and text utilities) run entirely inside your browser. The files and text you use in them are processed on your own device and are not uploaded to our servers, stored or seen by us.

Cookies and similar technologies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use them for the following purposes:

Essential cookies – remember preferences such as your light or dark theme and keep forms secure. The site does not work properly without these.
Analytics cookies – Google Analytics helps us understand how visitors use the website (for example, which pages are read most). The information is aggregated and does not identify you personally.
Advertising cookies – set by Google AdSense and its partners to show ads, measure them and, where you allow it, personalise them (see below).

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect how the website works.

Advertising and Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on this website. In doing so:

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other websites on the internet.
Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the internet.
You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalised advertising at www.aboutads.info or, in Europe, at www.youronlinechoices.eu.
Other third-party ad vendors or ad networks may also serve ads on this site. A list of the vendors Google works with, and how they use data, is available in Google's ad technology providers list.

For more on how Google uses information from sites that use its services, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.

Consent for visitors in the EEA, UK and Switzerland

If you visit from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, we ask for your consent before non-essential cookies (analytics and personalised advertising) are used, through a consent message provided by a Google-certified consent management platform. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time from the privacy settings link on the site. If you do not consent, you may still see non-personalised ads.

How we use your information

To reply to your enquiries and prepare quotes for web development projects.
To send the newsletter you subscribed to.
To publish and moderate comments and guest posts.
To run, secure and improve the website, its content and its tools.
To show advertising that helps keep the articles and tools free.
To meet legal obligations.

We do not sell your personal information. We share it only with the service providers who help us run the website (hosting, email delivery, analytics and advertising), and only as far as they need it to provide their service, or when the law requires it.

How long we keep information

Enquiries are kept for as long as needed to handle your request and any resulting project, and for up to three years afterwards for our records. Newsletter data is kept until you unsubscribe. Comments stay published until you ask us to remove them. Analytics data is kept according to Google Analytics' retention settings.

Your rights

Depending on where you live – including under the EU/UK GDPR, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act – you may have the right to access the personal information we hold about you, have it corrected or deleted, object to or restrict its use, withdraw consent, and receive a copy of it. To use any of these rights, email kausar@knowledgemarkg.com. We will reply within 30 days.

Children's privacy

This website is not directed at children under 13 (or under 16 in the EEA), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has given us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

Security

The website is served over HTTPS, and access to stored information is restricted to the people who need it. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, but we take reasonable steps to protect your information.

Links to other websites

Our articles link to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites, and we encourage you to read their privacy policies.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The date at the top of the page shows when it was last changed. Significant changes will be highlighted on the website.

Contact us

Questions about this policy or your information? Email kausar@knowledgemarkg.com or use the contact page.