Privacy Policy

Last Updated: October 26, 2025

GiftZilla.org LLC is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our educational website at giftzilla.org.

Please read this policy carefully. By using our website, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to the privacy practices described here.

1. Information We Collect

Personal Information

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you:

• Complete forms on our Website (contact forms, subscription forms, feedback forms)
• Send us inquiries via email or other communication channels
• Subscribe to our educational newsletter
• Request educational support or assistance

The personal information we may collect includes:

• Full name
• Email address
• Phone number (when voluntarily provided)
• Any additional information you choose to provide

Automatic Information Collection

We automatically collect certain information when you visit our Website. This information does not reveal your specific identity but may include:

• Device and usage information (IP address, browser type, operating system)
• Browser and device characteristics
• Pages you visit and time spent on pages
• Referring website addresses
• Geographic location information (country or city level)
• Clickstream data and navigation patterns

2. How We Use Your Information

We use collected information for various legitimate business purposes:

• To provide and maintain our Website - ensuring functionality and availability of educational resources
• To improve our Website - analyzing usage patterns to enhance user experience and content quality
• To respond to inquiries - addressing your questions and providing educational support
• To send educational communications - providing updates about gift card safety, best practices, and educational content (only with your consent)
• To protect our Website - detecting, preventing, and addressing technical issues and security threats
• To comply with legal obligations - responding to lawful requests and legal processes
• To communicate with you - sending administrative information, updates, and security alerts

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to monitor activity on our Website and store certain information. Cookies are files with small amounts of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier.

We use the following types of cookies:

• Essential cookies - Necessary for the Website to function properly
• Analytical/performance cookies - Help us understand how visitors interact with our Website
• Functionality cookies - Enable enhanced functionality and personalization
• Preference cookies - Remember your preferences and settings

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some features of our Website.

For more detailed information about cookies, please review our Cookie Policy.

4. Third-Party Services

We may use third-party service providers to help us operate our Website:

• Analytics providers (such as Google Analytics) to understand visitor behavior and improve our Website
• Email service providers to send newsletters and communications to subscribers
• Security services to protect our Website from unauthorized access and cyber threats
• Hosting providers to maintain website infrastructure and availability

These third parties have access to your Personal Information only to perform specific tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, or as required to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

When we no longer need to process your personal information for these purposes, we will either delete or anonymize it.

6. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect your personal information. These measures include:

• Encryption of data transmission using SSL/TLS protocols
• Secure server infrastructure and access controls
• Regular security assessments and updates
• Employee training on data protection practices

However, no electronic transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Children's Privacy

Our Website is not intended for individuals under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately so we can take appropriate action.

8. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following data protection rights:

• Access - Request copies of your personal information
• Rectification - Request correction of inaccurate information
• Erasure - Request deletion of your personal information under certain conditions
• Restrict processing - Request restriction of processing under certain conditions
• Object to processing - Object to our processing of your personal information
• Data portability - Request transfer of collected information to another organization or directly to you
• Withdraw consent - Withdraw consent at any time where we relied on consent to process your information

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We have one month to respond to your request.

9. California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights regarding your personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

• Right to know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell
• Right to request deletion of your personal information
• Right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information (we do not sell personal information)
• Right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights

10. GDPR Compliance

For users in the European Economic Area (EEA), we process personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The legal bases for processing include:

• Your consent for specific processing activities
• Performance of a contract with you
• Compliance with legal obligations
• Protection of vital interests
• Performance of tasks carried out in the public interest
• Our legitimate interests (provided they do not override your fundamental rights)

11. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ.

If you are located outside the United States and provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data to the United States and process it there. Your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

12. Links to Other Websites

Our Website may contain links to other websites not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our 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.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes are effective when posted on this page.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

By email: [email protected]

By mail:
Privacy Officer
giftzilla.org LLC
725 Market Street, Suite 310
San Francisco, CA 94103
United States

By phone: +1 (650) 847-2391