Privacy Policy

Last Updated: March 6, 2025

Welcome to EVcareguide (“we,” “our,” or “us”). Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you visit https://evcareguide.com/ (“the Website”). This policy complies with major data protection regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

1. Definitions

For clarity, we use the following definitions:

  • Personal Data: Any information that directly or indirectly identifies an individual (e.g., name, email, IP address).
  • Processing: Any operation performed on personal data, such as collection, storage, use, or deletion.
  • Third Parties: External services or companies that interact with our website (e.g., Google, WordPress plugins).

2. Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following types of data:

a) Information You Provide Voluntarily
  • Contact Forms (WPForms Lite): When you contact us, we collect your name, email, and message.
  • Newsletter Subscription: If you subscribe, we store your name and email address.
  • Blog Comments: When you comment on a blog post, we collect your name, email address, and optionally your website URL. Your IP address may also be recorded for security and spam detection purposes.
b) Information Collected Automatically
  • Cookies & Tracking Technologies: We use cookies to enhance user experience, track analytics, and display personalized ads.
  • Analytics Data (Independent Analytics): We track visitor behavior without storing personal data in cookies.
  • Log Data: Our web hosting provider may collect IP addresses, browser types, and timestamps for security purposes.

3. How We Use Your Data

We process your data for the following purposes:
✅ To improve website functionality and user experience.
✅ To communicate with you when you contact us.
✅ To display personalized advertisements via Google AdSense.
✅ To analyze traffic trends and optimize website content.
✅ To allow users to post and display comments on blog posts.
✅ To prevent spam and moderate comments using automated spam detection services.

4. Google reCAPTCHA

We use Google reCAPTCHA to protect our website from spam and abuse. This means that Google may collect certain data to determine whether a visitor is human or an automated script. This may include the visitor’s IP address and behavior on our website. The processing of this data is subject to Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

5. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR, CCPA, PIPEDA Compliance)

We process your data based on:

  • Your consent (e.g., subscribing to our newsletter, commenting on blog posts).
  • Legitimate interests (e.g., analyzing website traffic, preventing spam).
  • Legal obligations (if required by law).
  • CCPA compliance: If you are a California resident, you have the right to know what data we collect and request its deletion.

6. Third-Party Services & Data Sharing

We use third-party tools and plugins that may process your data:

  • Google AdSense (for personalized advertisements)
  • Independent Analytics (for website traffic analysis)
  • Yoast SEO (for SEO performance tracking)
  • WPForms Lite (for contact forms)
  • OMGF (Optimize My Google Fonts) (to load fonts efficiently)
  • Spam Protection Services (to detect and block spam comments)

These services may collect anonymized user data for performance, security, or marketing purposes. We do not sell personal data under any circumstances.

7. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We use cookies to:

  • Ensure website functionality.
  • Store user preferences.
  • Analyze traffic via Independent Analytics.
  • Deliver personalized ads through Google AdSense.

For details on how to manage or disable cookies, visit our Cookie Policy.

8. Your Rights (GDPR, CCPA, PIPEDA)

Under data protection laws, you have the right to:
✔️ Access, correct, or delete your personal data.
✔️ Withdraw consent for data processing (e.g., unsubscribe from emails).
✔️ Object to certain types of processing (e.g., targeted advertising).
✔️ CCPA (California residents): Request details on what personal data we collect and request its deletion.
✔️ PIPEDA (Canada): Request details on how we use your data and make corrections as needed.

To exercise your rights, contact us at info@evcareguide.com.

9. Data Retention

  • Newsletter data is stored until you unsubscribe.
  • Contact form messages are kept for 12 months before deletion.
  • Blog comments remain publicly visible unless deleted by the user or website administrator.
  • Analytics data is stored in an anonymized format.

10. Security Measures

We implement security measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, misuse, or disclosure. However, no method of online transmission is 100% secure.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy periodically. Any significant changes will be announced on our website.

12. Contact Information

For any privacy-related concerns, contact us at:
Email: info@evcareguide.com

Alternatively, you can reach us through our Contact Page.