Information We Collect
Smart Curiosity collects limited information needed to operate the site, understand content performance and respond to messages or newsletter subscriptions.
- Contact details you submit, such as name, email address and message content.
- Newsletter subscription data, including email address and optional name.
- Basic analytics information such as pages viewed, browser type, approximate location and device information.
How We Use Information
We use information to deliver educational content, improve the site, send requested newsletters, answer contact messages, prevent abuse and understand which topics are useful to readers.
Cookies, Advertising, and AdSense
Smart Curiosity uses cookies and similar technologies for core functionality, analytics, consent management, and advertising. We partner with Google AdSense to display advertisements.
- Third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our sites and/or other sites on the Internet.
- You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings.
Google Consent Mode & GDPR Rights
For our users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and the UK, we implement Google Consent Mode. This means that personalized advertising and analytics cookies are only loaded if you explicitly grant consent via our cookie banner.
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to:
- Access, update, or request deletion of the information we have on you.
- Withdraw your consent at any time (via the cookie preferences banner or your browser settings).
- Object to our processing of your personal data.
Third-Party Services
We use services such as Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Google AdSense, and embedded media providers (like YouTube and Spotify). These services may process limited technical data according to their own privacy policies.
Your Choices & Data Deletion
- Newsletter: You can unsubscribe from newsletter emails at any time using the link at the bottom of our emails.
- Cookie Preferences: You can change cookie preferences through the consent banner, or block them in your browser settings.
- Data Deletion Request: If you wish to have any personal data (e.g., your email from our newsletter list) permanently deleted from our systems, please contact us. We will process your deletion request within 30 days.
Contact
For privacy questions, requests or corrections, please use the contact page.