Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

When you use GiftOra, we collect limited information to provide our gift recommendation service:

• Wizard responses: The answers you provide in our gift finder (recipient type, interests, budget, occasion). This data is used solely to generate recommendations and is not stored beyond your browsing session unless you create an account.
• Usage analytics: We collect anonymous usage data (pages visited, features used) through privacy-focused analytics tools to improve our service.
• Contact information: If you email us or create an account, we store the information you provide (email address).

2. How We Use Your Information

• To generate personalized gift recommendations based on your wizard inputs
• To improve our recommendation algorithm and user experience
• To respond to your inquiries and support requests
• To send holiday reminders (only if you opt in)

3. Third-Party Services

We work with the following third-party services:

• AWIN (affiliate network): When you click a product link, our affiliate partners including AWIN may place cookies to track the purchase for commission purposes. This does not affect the price you pay.
• Analytics: We use privacy-focused analytics (Plausible or Umami) that do not use cookies and do not track personal information.
• Hosting: Our servers are located in Germany (Hetzner) to ensure GDPR-compliant data processing.

4. Cookies

GiftOra uses minimal cookies. Our analytics solution is cookie-free. However, when you click on affiliate product links, our affiliate partners (including AWIN) may set cookies to track purchases for commission purposes. These cookies are subject to the respective retailer's privacy policy.

5. Data Retention

Wizard data is processed in real-time and is not stored beyond your browsing session unless you create an account. If you create an account, your saved preferences and history are retained until you request deletion.

6. Your Rights (GDPR)

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights:

• Right to access: Request a copy of any personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data.
• Right to erasure: Request deletion of your personal data.
• Right to data portability: Receive your data in a machine-readable format.
• Right to object: Object to processing of your data for specific purposes.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected].

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. Continued use of GiftOra after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

8. Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, contact us at: [email protected]