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Privacy Policy

Last updated November 20th, 2023

At HeadphonesAddict.com, the privacy of our visitors is of extreme importance to us. This privacy policy document outlines the types of personal information that is received and collected by HeadphonesAddict and how it is used when we might disclose it, and how you can regulate it.

We do our best to safeguard your privacy with fair practices in handling information. This privacy policy applies to the HeadphonesAddict website, subsidiaries, apps, and other affiliated services.

Our privacy policy does not apply to websites maintained by other companies and organizations that might link to us, or we might link to them, or are affiliated to use in any way. We can not control or be responsible for the privacy policies of other party websites.

When you visit and use our website, you agree with the practices described in this privacy policy. This includes the use of cookies. In case you don’t accept the terms of the privacy policy, don’t use the website.

Information We Collect

We might collect various types of information about users, including personal information. Personal information is any info related to an identifiable person, including references to location data, name, email address, phone number, or other factors specific to a person.

We also collect non-individually identifiable information which doesn’t personably identify you. Non-individually identifiable information may include tracking and usage information about your general location, demographics, use of the website, and the Internet.

How Do We Collect Data?

You directly provide HeadphonesAddict with most of the data we collect. We process data when you:

  • Complete a customer survey
  • Provide email when you comment on a post
  • Use and view our website with your browser’s cookies

How We Use Your Data?

HeadphonesAddict collects your information so we can email or otherwise contact you with special offers on products and services you might like. Additionally, we might contact you to your personal email if you win a giveaway.

Location Information

We collect and process your device’s source IP address that may disclose your general geolocation at the time of access. Ads and certain promotional content might be promoted to you because of it.

Log Files

Like many other Web sites, HeadphonesAddict.com makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider ( ISP ), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and a number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses and other such information are not linked to any personally identifiable information.

Cookies and Web Beacons

HeadphonesAddict.com does use cookies to store information about visitors preferences, record user-specific information on which pages the user access or visit, customize web page content based on visitors browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser.

What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files installed on your computer’s browser to collect standard internet log info and visitor behavior information. Learn more about cookies here.

Amazon Associates Program

HeadphonesAddict.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

  • Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on HeadphonesAddict.com.
  • Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to users based on their visit to HeadphonesAddict.com and other sites on the Internet.
  • Users may opt-out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at this URL.

Some third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology to the advertisements and links that appear on HeadphonesAddict.com send directly to your browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies ( such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons ) may also be used by the third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements or to personalize the advertising content that you see.

HeadphonesAddict.com has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt out of certain practices. HeadphonesAddict.com’s privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control, the activities of, such other advertisers or websites.

If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers’ respective websites.

Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)

The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.

First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.

Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.

The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:

  • IP Address
  • Operating System type
  • Operating System version
  • Device Type
  • Language of the website
  • Web browser type
  • Email (in hashed form)

Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.

If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.

For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.

Surveys

Sometimes, we ask visitors to engage in surveys, contests, and promotions that might be used to collect personal information. Taking part is fully voluntary, and refusing to participate will not impact your use of the website.

Security

HeadphonesAddict uses electronic and procedural defense against loss and unauthorized access, use, modification, or deletion. Nonetheless, no defense system is 100% effective. Consequently, we can not guarantee the complete security of your info.

If you require any more information or have any questions about our privacy policy, please feel free to contact us here.