What this site does

This website is a free, advertising-supported information resource that makes available content and resources about its topics. It may show advertising, analytics, embedded media, or links to external sites. We do not sell products or take payments directly through this site.

Information collected

We may gather information that your browser provides automatically, such as internet protocol (IP) address, browser type, device information, referring pages, pages visited, time spent, and approximate location derived from technical data.

If you reach out to us, we may use the information you share with us, such as your name, email address, and message content.

Cookies, advertising, and similar technologies

This site uses cookies, local storage, pixels, and similar technologies to store preferences, measure traffic, enhance the site, protect against misuse, and support advertising.

Third-party advertising vendors such as Google and Microsoft Advertising use cookies to show ads informed by a user's earlier visits to this site or other sites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visits to this and other sites.

You can opt out of personalised advertising from Google by visiting Google Ads Settings . Where ads are served through Microsoft, you can review the Microsoft Privacy Statement and opt out at Microsoft ad settings . You can also opt out of other vendors' use of cookies for personalised advertising at www.aboutads.info (US) or www.youronlinechoices.eu (EEA/UK). You can manage or block cookies in your browser settings, though some features may not work if cookies are disabled.

Where required by law, advertising and analytics cookies are used only with your consent, which may be requested through a consent tool where one is shown; you can also change or withdraw your choices through your browser settings and the opt-out links above.

How information is used

Information may be processed to keep the site running, maintain security, understand audience interests, improve pages, respond to inquiries, meet legal requirements, and support advertising or analytics.

Where required by law, including the EU/UK GDPR, we process personal data on the bases of your consent (for advertising and analytics cookies), our legitimate interests (in operating, securing, and improving the site), and compliance with legal obligations.

Sharing of information

We may work with hosting providers, analytics providers, advertising networks, security tools, and other service providers. These providers may process data under their own privacy policies.

Third-party vendors and ad networks, in addition to Google, may serve ads on this site. A current list of Google's ad technology providers is available on Google's ad technology providers page , and you may opt out of personalised advertising at www.aboutads.info . For how Google uses information from sites that use its services, see Google's notice on how it uses data from partner sites .

Third-party sites linked from this site are not operated by us. Check their privacy policies before providing information to them.

Users in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland

If you visit from the EEA, UK, or Switzerland, personalised advertising cookies are used only with your consent, which may be requested through a consent tool where one is shown. The legal basis is your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), which you can withdraw at any time, and you can manage cookies through your browser settings. If you do not consent, you may still see non-personalised ads.

Retention

We keep personal data only for as long as needed for the purposes described above or as required by law. Server logs and analytics data are generally retained for a short period and then deleted or anonymised.

Where data is processed

Our service providers may store data in countries outside your own, including the United States. Where required, such transfers are protected by appropriate safeguards, such as the EU Standard Contractual Clauses or the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.

Your choices and rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, update, or erase personal data, to restrict or oppose certain processing, to data portability, and to revoke consent where processing is based on consent. You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us by email at [email protected] . We respond within the time allowed by applicable law (generally one month).

Your US state rights

To the extent state laws such as the CCPA/CPRA apply to us, residents may have rights to access, update, and remove personal information, and to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information for cross-context behavioural advertising. You can exercise the advertising opt-out using the cookie and ad controls described above or at www.aboutads.info , and we will not discriminate against you for exercising these rights.

Keeping information secure

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect information. No method of transmission or storage is entirely secure, so we cannot promise that information is fully secure at all times.

Children and minors

This website is not directed at children under the age of 13 (or under 16 where local law sets a higher age of digital consent). We do not intentionally gather personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with data, contact us at [email protected] and we will delete it.

Changes to this policy

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

Contact

Data controller: balancurr.gr.com. For privacy questions or to exercise your rights, contact us by email at [email protected] .