Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

Country Desire ("we," "our," or "us") operates the website countrydesire.com (the "Site"). This policy explains what information is collected when you use the Site, how it is used — including by our advertising and analytics partners — and the choices you have. Questions can be sent to privacy@countrydesire.com.

2. Information we collect

Information you give us. If you email us, we receive your email address and the content of your message.

Calculator inputs. Salaries, budgets and country choices you enter into our tools are processed in your browser only. They are not sent to or stored on our servers.

Information collected automatically. When you visit the Site, we and our partners may automatically collect:

• Device and browser type, operating system and screen size
• Pages visited, time spent, and the referring website
• IP address and approximate location derived from it
• Cookie identifiers and similar technologies (see section 4)

3. How we use information

• To operate, secure and maintain the Site
• To understand which content is useful and improve it (analytics)
• To show advertising that funds the Site (see section 5)
• To reply to messages you send us

We do not sell personal information in exchange for money.

4. Cookies and similar technologies

We use a small number of first-party storage items (for example, remembering light or dark mode). Our partners Google Analytics and Google AdSense set their own cookies and use similar technologies such as web beacons and device identifiers. Full details, including cookie names, are in our Cookie Policy.

5. Advertising (Google AdSense)

We use Google AdSense to display ads on the Site. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other websites.

• 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 personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising at www.aboutads.info (US) or www.youronlinechoices.eu (EU).
• Other third-party vendors or ad networks may also serve ads on the Site. A list of Google's certified ad technology providers is available in the Google Ad Tech Providers list.
• Learn more about how Google uses information from sites that use its services at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

If you visit from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, you will be asked for consent before personalized ads or non-essential cookies are used, through a Google-certified consent management platform. You can change your choice at any time using the privacy link shown by that message.

6. Analytics (Google Analytics)

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the Site. Google Analytics collects information such as pages viewed and approximate location, and reports aggregated statistics to us. You can prevent Google Analytics from using your data by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

7. Legal bases (EEA/UK visitors)

We rely on your consent for advertising and analytics cookies, and on our legitimate interests to operate and secure the Site and to respond to your messages.

8. Your rights

Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR, UK GDPR or California's CCPA/CPRA), you may have the right to:

• Access, correct or delete personal information about you
• Object to or restrict certain processing, or withdraw consent at any time
• Opt out of the "sharing" of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising
• Lodge a complaint with your data protection authority

To exercise these rights, email privacy@countrydesire.com. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights.

9. Data retention and security

We keep emails you send us only as long as needed to respond and for our records. Analytics and advertising data are retained by Google according to its own retention settings. We use HTTPS across the Site, but no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

10. Children's privacy

The Site is not directed to children under 13 (or under 16 in the EEA), and we do not knowingly collect their personal information. If you believe a child has provided us information, contact us and we will delete it.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with a new "Last updated" date.

12. Contact

Email privacy@countrydesire.com or use our contact page.