Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Echo Gadgets ("we", "us") at https://echogadgets.com.ng collects, uses and protects information when you visit our website. By using the site you agree to this policy.

Information we collect

• Newsletter: your name and email address when you subscribe.
• Push notifications: a browser push endpoint plus basic device details (device type, browser, operating system) if you opt in.
• Log and usage data: IP address, browser type, pages visited and timestamps, collected automatically by our hosting provider and analytics tools.
• Contact: any information you send us by email.

Cookies and similar technologies

We use cookies and local storage to remember your preferences (for example, whether you dismissed the notification prompt) and to measure site usage. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.

Google AdSense and advertising

We may display ads served by Google AdSense. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this and/or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or aboutads.info. Learn more at How Google uses information from sites that use its services.

Visitors in the EEA, UK and Switzerland will be asked for consent through a Google-certified consent management platform before personalised ads are shown.

How we use information

• To send newsletters and new-article notifications you requested
• To operate, secure and improve the website
• To respond to your messages
• To display and measure advertising

We do not sell your personal information.

Legal bases (GDPR)

We process data on the basis of your consent (newsletter, push notifications, advertising cookies) and our legitimate interest in running a secure, functional website.

Your rights

GDPR (EEA/UK): you may request access, correction, deletion, restriction or portability of your data, object to processing, and withdraw consent at any time. You may also complain to your local data protection authority.

CCPA/CPRA (California): you have the right to know what personal information we collect, to request deletion, to correct it, and to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information. We do not sell personal information. You will not be discriminated against for exercising these rights.

NDPA (Nigeria): we process personal data in line with the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023.

To exercise any right, email hello@echogadgets.com.ng.

Data retention

Newsletter data is kept until you unsubscribe or ask for deletion. Push subscriptions are removed when they expire or you revoke browser permission.

Unsubscribing

Every newsletter contains an unsubscribe link. You can turn off push notifications in your browser settings at any time.

Children

This site is not directed to children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect their data.

Third-party links

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external sites we link to.

Changes

We may update this policy and will revise the date above. Questions? See our Contact page.