Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 2025-04-02

1. Data Collection

We collect the following information to improve services, deliver relevant content, and maintain compliance:

  • Device and usage data: IP addresses, browser type, operating system, and session timestamps
  • Cookies: Persistent and session cookies to track engagement patterns and ad interactions
  • User-provided data: Optional newsletter signups (email only) and STEM competition registration details

Purposes:

  • Personalize AI/biotech content recommendations
  • Optimize Google AdSense placements based on user behavior
  • Ensure fair participation in quantum computing challenges

2. Third-Party Partners

Required partners:

  • Google AdSense: Displays contextual and personalized ads using cookie data. Third-party vendors, including Google, serve ads based on visits to kdaop.top and other sites.
  • Google Analytics: Analyzes traffic patterns for STEM educational content optimization.

Optional partners:

  • Social media plugins (e.g., LinkedIn, X) for sharing tech policy articles
  • STEM competition platforms requiring age-verified participation

Third-party services operate under their own privacy policies.

3. User Rights

Opt-out options:

  • Adjust Google Ad personalization via Ad Settings
  • Disable cookies through browser settings (may affect site functionality)

Data requests:

  • EU residents: Request data portability or deletion via [email protected]
  • California consumers: Exercise CCPA deletion rights through our email portal

Data Controller: InsureSmileStrategies (kdaop.top) processes all requests within 30 days.

4. Special Provisions

Biotech/AI content disclaimer:

  • Theoretical AI models and quantum computing articles are for informational purposes only. User data is anonymized in research aggregates.

Youth education safeguards:

  • No services target users under 13 (COPPA compliance enforced).
  • Parental consent required for STEM competition participants aged 13-17.

Global compliance:

  • Data transfers adhere to GDPR adequacy decisions and APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules.
  • Report policy gaps in tech ethics discussions to [email protected].

5. Compliance Summary

  • AdSense: Personalized ads require explicit cookie consent. Disable via browser or Ad Settings.
  • GDPR/CCPA: Email [email protected] for data access/deletion.
  • Policy updates: Reviewed biannually to reflect AI regulatory shifts.

Cookie Management: See Cookie Policy for granular control instructions.
Data Retention Practices: Raw logs deleted after 12 months; anonymized analytics retained indefinitely.

Key protections:

  • Quantum computing research data isolated from advertising systems
  • STEM privacy audits conducted quarterly