Privacy Policy

1. Overview

fincountries ("we", "us", "our") operates the website at fincountries.com (the "Site"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect information about you when you visit our Site.

fincountries is a free, independent informational resource. We do not sell, rent, or trade personal data. We do not offer paid services or collect payment information of any kind.

By using this Site you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with its terms, please discontinue use of the Site.

2. Data We Collect

2.1 Information you provide to us

We collect personal information that you voluntarily submit, specifically through our contact form. This may include:

• Your first and last name
• Your email address
• The subject and content of your message

2.2 Information collected automatically

When you visit the Site, certain technical data may be collected automatically by our hosting infrastructure or analytics tools, including:

• IP address (anonymised where possible)
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referring URL
• Pages visited and time spent on each page
• Date and time of visit

2.3 Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies. Please see Section 5 and our full Cookie Policy for details.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• Responding to enquiries: To reply to messages submitted via our contact form.
• Improving the Site: Aggregated, anonymised analytics data helps us understand how visitors use the Site and where we can improve content.
• Legal compliance: To comply with applicable laws and regulations.
• Security: To detect and prevent fraudulent or abusive use of the Site.

We will not use your data for automated decision-making, profiling, direct marketing, or any purpose incompatible with those stated above.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

For visitors in the European Economic Area (EEA) and United Kingdom, our legal bases for processing personal data are:

• Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) — for analytics cookies and non-essential tracking, where you have opted in via our cookie banner.
• Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) — for the processing of technical log data to ensure the security and proper operation of the Site.
• Contract / Pre-contractual steps (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) — for processing contact form submissions in order to respond to your enquiry.

5. Cookies & Tracking

We use both essential and, if you consent, analytics cookies. Essential cookies are strictly necessary for the Site to function and cannot be disabled. Analytics cookies help us understand visitor behaviour on an aggregated, anonymised basis.

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time via the cookie banner displayed on your first visit, or by adjusting your browser settings. For full details of the cookies we use, see our Cookie Policy.

6. Third-Party Services

We may use the following third-party services, each governed by their own privacy policies:

• Hosting provider: Our Site is hosted on a third-party server. The hosting provider may process technical log data as part of standard operations.
• Google Fonts: We load web fonts from Google Fonts. When your browser fetches these fonts, Google may receive your IP address. See Google's Privacy Policy.
• Phosphor Icons CDN: Icon assets are loaded from the unpkg.com CDN. Standard server logs may be retained by the CDN provider.
• Unsplash: Images on this Site are sourced from Unsplash and are served from their CDN. See Unsplash's Privacy Policy.

We do not sell data to advertisers or data brokers. We do not embed social media pixels or trackers.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected:

• Contact form submissions: Retained for up to 24 months from the date of submission, or until you request deletion.
• Analytics data: Aggregated, anonymised data may be retained indefinitely. Raw session data, if retained, is deleted after 26 months.
• Server logs: Technical access logs are typically retained for 90 days by our hosting provider.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to erasure: Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
• Right to restrict processing: Request that we limit how we process your data.
• Right to data portability: Request your data in a machine-readable format.
• Right to object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• Right to withdraw consent: Withdraw consent for cookie-based analytics at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@fincountries.com. We will respond within 30 days. If you believe your rights have been violated, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority.

9. Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These include the use of HTTPS/TLS encryption for all data in transit.

However, no internet transmission is completely secure. We cannot guarantee the absolute security of data transmitted to or from the Site.

10. Children

This Site is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal data to us, please contact us at info@fincountries.com and we will delete the information promptly.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in law, our data practices, or the services we use. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will be revised accordingly. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

12. Contact

For any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us: