Table of Contents
1. Overview & Data Controller
TerraNomad ("we", "us", "our") operates TerraNomadHub at terranomad.org. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you visit or use our website. We are committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable privacy laws. By using this website, you agree to the practices described in this Policy.
2. Data We Collect
We collect the following categories of data, primarily through automated means:
- Usage Data: Pages visited, time spent, clicks, and navigation paths (collected via analytics tools);
- Technical Data: IP address (anonymized), browser type and version, operating system, screen resolution, and referring URL;
- Calculator Inputs: Values entered into our calculators are processed entirely in your browser. We do not transmit, store, or log calculator inputs on our servers;
- Advertising Data: Data collected by Google AdSense for ad personalization (see Section 4);
- Contact Data: If you contact us via our support form, we collect your name and email address solely to respond to your inquiry.
Important: TerraNomadHub does not require registration. We do not collect account credentials, payment data, or sensitive personal information such as health data or identification numbers.
3. How We Use Data
We use the data collected for the following purposes:
- To operate and improve our website and calculator tools;
- To analyze website traffic and user behavior to enhance the user experience;
- To display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense and thereby support the free provision of our services;
- To respond to support inquiries submitted via the contact form;
- To detect and prevent technical issues, abuse, or fraudulent activity;
- To comply with legal obligations.
Our legal basis for processing under GDPR is: legitimate interests (analytics, security), consent (advertising cookies), and contract performance (responding to support requests).
4. Google AdSense & Analytics
TerraNomadHub uses Google AdSense to serve advertisements, and may use Google Analytics to analyze site traffic. Google may use cookies and the DoubleClick DART cookie to serve ads based on users' visits to our site and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of personalized ads by visiting Google's Ad Settings or the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page. Google's use of advertising and analytics cookies is governed by Google's Privacy Policy. TerraNomad is a participant in the Google AdSense program and complies with all applicable Google Publisher Policies.
6. Third-Party Services
Our website integrates with the following third-party services, each governed by their own privacy policies:
- Google AdSense — advertising platform (Google Privacy Policy);
- Google Fonts — typography delivery;
- Cloudflare CDN — content delivery (Font Awesome icons);
- Tailwind CSS CDN — styling framework delivery.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to any third parties for their own marketing purposes.
7. Your Rights (GDPR)
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you;
- Right of rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data;
- Right of erasure ("right to be forgotten"): Request deletion of your personal data;
- Right to restriction of processing: Request that we limit how we use your data;
- Right to data portability: Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format;
- Right to object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests;
- Right to withdraw consent: Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us via the Contact Support page. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority.
8. Data Retention
We retain anonymized analytics data for up to 26 months. Contact form submissions are retained only for as long as necessary to resolve your inquiry, and no longer than 12 months. Google AdSense data is retained according to Google's own data retention policies. Calculator inputs are never stored on our servers.
9. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data against unauthorized access, loss, or disclosure. Our website is served over HTTPS (TLS encryption). However, no transmission over the Internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. Children's Privacy
TerraNomadHub is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us immediately and we will delete such data promptly.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this Policy periodically. Your continued use of the website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised Policy.
12. Contact
For privacy-related questions, data access requests, or to exercise your GDPR rights, please contact us via the Contact Support page.