This Privacy Policy explains how BirdTold.com (“we,” “our,” or “us”) collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you interact with our website, content, and services. This includes data processing activities through our site, advertisements, and affiliated third parties.
Accessibility Assistance
If you experience any difficulty accessing this Privacy Policy or our services, please contact us at infobirdtold@gmail.com. We are committed to making our content accessible to everyone.
Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights under applicable data protection laws. This includes rights provided to users in jurisdictions such as the European Union, the United Kingdom, and certain U.S. states with comprehensive privacy laws. More details are included in the “Your Data Privacy Rights” section.
Data Controller
BirdTold.com is the data controller for any personal information collected through our services.
1. Purpose of This Privacy Policy
This notice provides information on how BirdTold.com collects, uses, discloses, stores, and safeguards your personal data. It is intended to supplement any service-specific notices we may provide and should be read in combination with them to understand how we handle your data.
If you have questions about this policy, please contact us at infobirdtold@gmail.com.
2. Who This Policy Applies To
2.1 This Privacy Policy applies to:
- Visitors to our website and users of our content on any platform;
- Individuals who submit content, participate in surveys or competitions, or otherwise engage with us online;
- People who contact us by email or through our contact forms.
2.2 This policy applies whether you interact with us as an individual or on behalf of a business or organization.
3. Information We Collect
3.1 “Personal data” refers to information that identifies or relates to an individual. The definition may vary based on your country or state of residence.
3.2 We collect and use personal data for the following purposes:
| Data Category | Examples | Purpose | Legal Basis |
| Identifiers | Name, email, IP address, user IDs | To manage user relationships, personalize content and advertising, secure the platform | Legitimate interest, legal compliance, or with your consent |
| Sensitive Data | Racial/ethnic data (if submitted during employment inquiries) | For job or recruitment-related purposes only | Consent or contractual necessity |
| Device Info | Browser type, IP, mobile device ID, cookies | Website analytics, personalization, ad targeting | Legitimate interest and/or consent |
| Commercial Data | Purchase history, subscription status | To process orders and improve services | Contractual necessity |
| Browsing Data | Page visits, click behavior, time spent | Performance monitoring and ad personalization | Legitimate interest and/or consent |
| Location Info | City-level or IP-based geolocation | Ad targeting, user behavior analysis | Legitimate interest and/or consent |
| Employment Info | Resume, employment history (for applicants only) | Recruitment and background checks | Contractual necessity or consent |
| User Profiles | Preferences, interests, behavioral patterns | Service customization, marketing | Legitimate interest and/or consent |
| Payment Data | Payment processing is handled by third parties | Fulfillment of orders and purchases | Contractual necessity |
3.3 Additional Information Collection
- If you take part in our surveys, feedback groups, or community-based activities, we may collect the responses and information you provide. This data is generally aggregated and does not directly identify you or include sensitive categories unless otherwise disclosed.
- If you enter any of our contests or prize draws, we will collect information such as your name and email address. This information is used only for the administration of that specific contest and is handled according to the contest’s terms and conditions, which you’ll be informed of at entry. If we share data with any third-party sponsor, we will clearly communicate this at the time of entry.
- We may collect data through analytics and marketing partners like Google, Chartbeat, and other tools, depending on your cookie settings and preferences.
3.4 How We Collect Your Data
Most of the personal data we use is either provided by you or collected automatically from your device. You can control some of this data collection via your device’s privacy settings. Please only share the necessary information with us.
3.5 Data Necessity
Some of the information we collect is essential to provide our services, respond to your requests, and fulfill legal or contractual obligations. Other data may be collected for our legitimate interests, such as improving services or ensuring platform security.
3.6 Data Enrichment and Targeted Advertising
We may enhance (or “enrich”) your profile data by working with trusted third-party platforms that combine our anonymized or pseudonymized user data with additional data they hold. This process helps us create targeted advertising segments. These partners have no direct access to your identifiable information. We ensure that such partners meet applicable privacy laws and have strict contractual requirements in place.
You can opt out of data enrichment or targeted advertising via your cookie preferences at any time. If you opt out, your data will no longer be combined with external datasets for advertising purposes.
3.7 Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how users interact with our services. To learn more, visit:
https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/
To opt out:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
3.8 Chartbeat Analytics
We also use Chartbeat for real-time analytics. To opt out of this, visit:
https://static.chartbeat.com/opt-out.html
4. Data Accuracy
We depend on you to provide accurate and current information. If your contact details change, especially your email address, please notify us at infobirdtold@gmail.com.
5. Sharing Your Data
We may share your information with:
- Service providers working on our behalf
- Marketing and analytics partners
- Affiliated companies or business units
- Law enforcement or regulatory bodies when legally required
- In the case of a business sale, merger, or restructuring
- Others, if we have your explicit consent
6. Sources of Personal Data
We may collect data from the following sources:
- You, when you submit it directly
- Automated data from your devices (e.g., via cookies)
- Third parties who license or share data
- Publicly available sources
7. Interest-Based Advertising
We work with advertising partners to show relevant ads across the web. These partners may collect information via cookies and similar technologies.
You can opt out of interest-based advertising through the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA):
http://www.aboutads.info/choices/
Mobile-specific settings:
- iOS: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202074
- Android: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922
You may also install the DAA’s AppChoices app from the iOS or Google Play Store for mobile-specific controls:
https://www.networkadvertising.org/mobile-choice/
We do not currently respond to “Do Not Track” signals from browsers unless otherwise required by law.
8. Third-Party Services
8.1 Our platform may link to or integrate with external websites and services (e.g., Instagram, Twitter). These services are governed by their own privacy policies.
8.2 If you contact us via social media or access our services through a social account, we may collect information such as your username, profile picture, and any public information you make available.
8.3 Third parties, including analytics and social platforms, may also collect data about your activity and interactions with our content across platforms.
8.4 Community Participation: If you join any community initiative facilitated by an external research partner, we may share your data with that partner to support community engagement and research. We ensure any such sharing is done lawfully and under strict data protection agreements.
9. Data Retention
We retain your data for only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this notice and as required by law. Typically, data is held for up to 6 years but may be retained for a shorter or longer duration based on specific needs or legal requirements.
When no longer needed, we will either delete or anonymize your data in accordance with applicable regulations.
10. Security
We implement reasonable security measures to prevent unauthorized access or loss of your data. Where possible, we use data minimization and anonymization. Only authorized staff can access your data, and only when needed.
If a breach occurs, we will notify you and the appropriate authorities when legally required.
11. Data Storage and International Transfers
Your data may be processed or stored in the United States, United Kingdom, the European Economic Area (EEA), or other regions where our service providers operate. We take steps to ensure your information remains protected during any international transfer.
12. Children
Our services are not directed at individuals under 18. We do not knowingly collect data from minors. If we discover that personal data has been collected from someone under 18 without verified parental consent, we will delete it promptly. To report such a case, contact infobirdtold@gmail.com.
13. Stop receiving
To opt out of receiving marketing communications or to request that we stop processing your personal data for marketing purposes, please email infobirdtold@gmail.com.
Ezoic Services
Ezoic Services
This website uses the services of Ezoic Inc. (“Ezoic”), including to manage third-party interest-based advertising. Ezoic may employ a variety of technologies on this website, including tools to serve content, display advertisements and enable advertising to visitors of this website, which may utilize first and third-party cookies.
A cookie is a small text file sent to your device by a web server that enables the website to remember information about your browsing activity. First-party cookies are created by the site you are visiting, while third-party cookies are set by domains other than the one you’re visiting. Ezoic and our partners may place third-party cookies, tags, beacons, pixels, and similar technologies to monitor interactions with advertisements and optimize ad targeting. Please note that disabling cookies may limit access to certain content and features on the website, and rejecting cookies does not eliminate advertisements but will result in non-personalized advertising. You can find more information about cookies and how to manage them here.
The following information may be collected, used, and stored in a cookie when serving personalized ads:
- IP address
- Operating system type and version
- Device type
- Language preferences
- Web browser type
- Email (in a hashed or encrypted form)
Ezoic and its partners may use this data in combination with information that has been independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements across various platforms and websites. Ezoic’s partners may also gather additional data, such as unique IDs, advertising IDs, geolocation data, usage data, device information, traffic data, referral sources, and interactions between users and websites or advertisements, to create audience segments for targeted advertising across different devices, browsers, and apps. You can find more information about interest-based advertising and how to manage them here.
You can view Ezoic’s privacy policy here, or for additional information about Ezoic’s advertising and other partners, you can view Ezoic’s advertising partners here.