Geo Countries

Privacy Policy

At GeoCountries, accessible from www.geocountries.com, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document outlines the types of information collected and recorded by GeoCountries and how we process and utilize it.

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

Information We Collect

GeoCountries provides country, state and city information, timezone details, currency converters and maps to help you find facts easily.

  • Log Files: GeoCountries follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. Information collected by log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. Purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users movement on the website and gathering demographic information.
  • Voluntary Contact Information: If you contact us directly via our contact channels, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, phone number, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us and any other information you may choose to provide.

Cookies and Web Beacons

Like any other website, GeoCountries uses 'cookies'. These cookies are used to store information including visitors preferences and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. Information is used to optimize the users experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors browser type and/or other information.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers respective websites.

Google AdSense & DoubleClick DART Cookies

Google is one of the third-party vendors on our site. It also uses cookies, known as DART cookies, to serve ads to our site visitors based upon their visit to www.geocountries.com and other sites on the internet.

Please note that:

  • Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to your website or other websites.
  • Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and/or other sites on the Internet.
  • Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings page.

Third-Party Privacy Policies

GeoCountries Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.

Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies like cookies, JavaScript or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on GeoCountries, which are sent directly to users browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit. Note that GeoCountries has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

GDPR & CCPA Data Protection Rights

We want to make sure you know all of your data rights. Since GeoCountries does not require you to register or create an account, we do not keep any database of your personal info or search history.

However, if you contact us (for example, through our contact form), you have these rights regarding your message:

  • Right to See & Correct: You can ask us if we have any emails from you and ask us to fix any incorrect details.
  • Right to Delete: You can ask us to delete any emails or messages you sent us.
  • Right to Stop Processing: You can ask us to stop using or reading the messages you sent us.
  • Do Not Sell: We never sell, rent or share your messages or any personal information with anyone.

If you want to use any of these rights, please write to us. We will reply to your request within one month.

Children's Information

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

GeoCountries does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, we advise you to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. These changes are effective immediately, after they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to Contact Us.