1. Who we are
5GasDiagnostic.com ("we", "us", "our") is a UK-based technical publication operating the website https://5gasdiagnostic.com. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit our site, how we use it, and the choices you have.
Contact for privacy matters: 5gasdiagnostic@gmail.com.
2. What we collect
We collect only what's needed to operate the site and, with your consent, to serve relevant advertising:
- Technical data: IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, referring URL, and pages visited. Logged by our hosting provider for security and troubleshooting.
- Cookies & similar technologies: see Section 6 and our Cookie Policy.
- Correspondence: if you email us, we retain the message so we can respond and keep a record of the enquiry.
We do not operate user accounts, ask for personal profiles, or collect payment information on this site.
3. Legal basis (UK GDPR / EU GDPR)
- Legitimate interest: essential site operation, security logging, and serving basic (non-personalised) advertising.
- Consent: personalised advertising, analytics cookies, and any tracking beyond strictly-necessary. You can withdraw consent at any time via the cookie preferences link in the footer.
4. How we use your data
- Operate and secure the website.
- Understand aggregate traffic patterns and improve content.
- Serve advertising through Google AdSense, with consent-gated personalisation.
- Respond to enquiries you send by email.
We do not sell your personal data. We do not profile users for marketing purposes outside of the advertising systems disclosed in Section 5.
5. Third-party services
We use the following third parties, each with their own privacy policies:
- Google AdSense — contextual and (with consent) personalised advertising. Publisher ID: ca-pub-4889634886203423. Google's policies: policies.google.com/privacy. You can review ad-settings at myadcenter.google.com.
- Google Fonts — delivery of web fonts. Receives your IP address solely for font delivery.
- Hosting provider — keeps standard web server logs for a maximum of 30 days.
6. Cookies
We use three cookie categories:
- Strictly necessary — site functionality and consent preferences. Always on.
- Analytics — aggregated traffic measurement. Off until you consent.
- Advertising — Google AdSense personalisation. Off until you consent; basic non-personalised ads may still load.
Full detail — specific cookie names, purposes and durations — is in our Cookie Policy. Preferences can be changed at any time via "Cookie preferences" in the footer.
7. International transfers
Google operates globally; your data may be transferred outside the UK/EEA. Google relies on Standard Contractual Clauses and other approved mechanisms for international transfers.
8. Your rights
Under UK / EU GDPR you have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict, port and object to processing of your personal data; and to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (e.g. the UK ICO at ico.org.uk). To exercise any of these rights, email 5gasdiagnostic@gmail.com.
9. Data retention
- Server logs: up to 30 days.
- Consent records: 12 months or until you change your choice.
- Email correspondence: up to 24 months, or longer if necessary for a specific enquiry.
10. Children
This is a professional technical resource not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 16. If you believe a child has provided data, please contact us and we will delete it.
11. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect service changes or legal requirements. Material changes will be flagged on the homepage for at least 14 days. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page always reflects the current version.
12. Contact
For any privacy-related query: 5gasdiagnostic@gmail.com.