Privacy Policy

1. INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE

Findanswer.online runs a number of browser-addon-compatible search and regularly visited content websites. We recognize the value of your privacy and are dedicated to being clear and meaningful about the information we gather and use when you visit our websites. This Privacy Statement describes how we collect, handle, and keep your personal information when you visit and use browser-based websites.

2.The age requirement and user consent.

You agree that we may collect and use your information as set forth in this privacy policy by using our website. Our websites are meant for users who are at least 16 years old. We don't intentionally gather data from minors younger than sixteen. We might advertise specific content.

3. Findanswer.online uses cookies and other Tracking Tools for the purposes described below:

Our systems do not allow us to disable certain tracking tools since they are  essential to the operation of our sites.

Generally speaking, they are only set in reaction to your actions—like adjus ting your privacy settings, checking in, or completing forms—that constitute  a request for services.

Certain sections of the website won't function if you configure your browser  to block or notify you about certain cookies. practical.

The website can offer more personalization and improved functionality than ks to these tracking tools.Some or all of these services might not work prop erly if you reject certain cookies. Analytics and Site Performance.

We can count visits and traffic sources using these tracking tools to gauge  and comprehend how

4. Targeting

Our advertising partners may set these cookies via our website. These companies might use them to create an interest profile of you and provide relevant adverts on other websites. They are predicated on your browser and device being uniquely identified each time you visit our sites. You will see fewer tailored ads if you refuse to accept these cookies. According to the California Consumer Privacy Act, this kind of data gathering and usage by other parties can be considered a "sale" of personal data. See Give your consent to share information about interest- based advertising to learn more and to avoid being included in any such "sale."

Technical information.

As you interact with the Sites, we may collect additional technical information via additional automated means:

  • 1. Information about your computer or mobile device such as type of device, mobile device ID number, screen resolution, web browser information and operating system or platform
  • 2. Your browser preferences and settings (time zone, language, etc.)
  • 3. Internet provider or mobile service provider name

This information is also tied to your Browser ID.

Aggregated user information.

We routinely aggregate the personal information of all of our users into user usage statistics for our Sites. With this aggregation, your personal data is mixed with other user data and becomes de-identified. We are not able to identify or re-identify you or any particular user. We do not treat de-identified data or aggregate consumer information as personal information and we reserve the right to convert, or permit others to convert, your personal information into deidentified data or aggregate consumer information. Sharing de-identified aggregate data with third parties does not constitute a sale or transfer of personal information.

Legal basis for collection.

We collect and use your personal information on the grounds of the legal basis described below:

  • 1. Provide our services: we process your personal information to provide our web search and content services. This is so we can comply with our contractual obligations to you.
  • 2. Improving our services: we analyze information about how you use our Sites to provide an improved experience for our users, including product testing and site analytics. It is in our legitimate business interests to use the information provided to us for this purpose, so we can understand any issues with our Sites and improve them.
  • 3. Compensating our partners: we process your personal information for purposes of calculating compensation to be paid to our third party product/service providers and distributors and to analyze usage across products, services and distribution partner/channel. It is in our legitimate interest to appropriately determine amounts to be paid to our partners and inform our product roadmap and distribution strategy.
  • 4. Communicating with you: we may use your personal information when we communicate with you, for example if we are providing information about changes to the terms and conditions or if you contact us with questions. It is in our legitimate interests that we are able to provide you with appropriate responses and provide you with notices about our Sites and services.
  • 5. Marketing: we may use your personal information to deliver relevant advertisements to you to promote our Sites, and measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns. It is in our legitimate interest to analyze the interests of our users to craft more relevant advertising messages and inform our marketing strategy. We may use automated decision-making to deliver tailored advertisements based on your personal information. In most cases, we and our marketing network partners use cookies, unique ID codes and other types of trackers to carry out this activity.
  • 6. Exercising our rights: we may use your personal information to exercise our legal rights where it is necessary to do so; for example, to detect, prevent and respond to fraud claims, intellectual property infringement claims or violations of law.
  • 7. Complying with our obligations: we may process your personal information to, for example, carry out fraud prevention checks or comply with other legal or regulatory requirements, where this is explicitly required by law, such as responding to your request for data access or deletion.
  • 8. Customizing your experience, including ads: when you use the Sites, we may use information about your use of the Sites (queries you submitted, content you viewed) to customize your experience, such as by providing personalized elements and showing you content based on your recent interests. We may use automated decision- making for these activities. Upon your affirmative consent or request, we may use your browser information to send you notifications about content on our site via your browser. As required by applicable data protection and privacy laws, we will obtain your consent for these activities or enable you to opt out of these activities.

Third party links. The Sites include many links to third-party websites, services, widgets, ads, and other services. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy practices.

Additional information about Sharing with Third Parties

In addition to the sharing described in the chart above, we share your information with third parties for the purposes described below:

  • 1. Fraud prevention: we may disclose your information to third parties when we believe disclosure is necessary to investigate, prevent, or respond to suspected illegal or fraudulent activity or to protect the safety, rights, or property of us, our users, or others.
  • 2. Law enforcement purposes and public safety: if requested or required by government authorities, such as law enforcement authorities, courts, or regulators, or otherwise to comply with the law, we may disclose any information we have about our users. We may disclose information collected about you in order to exercise or protect legal rights or defend against legal claims. We also may be required to disclose an individual’s personal information in response to a lawful request by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements.
  • 3. Other IAC businesses: We are part of the IAC family of businesses (go to www.iac.com for a listing of these businesses). We may share information we collect, including personal information, with the IAC companies. Sharing information with our IAC companies enables us to provide you with information about a variety of products and services that might interest you.
  • 4. Sale or merger of our business: we may transfer your information to a third party if we or any of our affiliates are involved in a corporate restructuring (e.g., a sale, merger, or other transfer of assets).

Your Opt Out Rights and Choices

You have rights and choices regarding our collection and use of your personal information, as well as the collection and use of some of our third- party partners. A few of those choices are set forth below.

Removing our cookie - Our advertising partners may set these cookies via our website. These companies might use them to create an interest profile of you and provide relevant adverts on other websites. They are predicated on your browser and device being uniquely identified each time you visit our sites. You will see fewer tailored ads if you refuse to accept these cookies. According to the California Consumer Privacy Act, this kind of data gathering and usage by other parties can be considered a "sale" of personal data. See Give your consent to share information about interest- based advertising to learn more and to avoid being included in any such "sale."