Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Blue Hat Media ("we," "our," or "us") operates the website bluehatmedia.net. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

• Contact Information — name, email address, and message content when you submit our contact form.
• Usage Data — pages visited, time spent on pages, browser type, device information, and referring URLs, collected automatically via analytics services.
• Cookies & Tracking — small data files stored on your device to analyze website traffic and improve your experience.

3. How We Use Your Information

• To respond to your inquiries and contact form submissions.
• To analyze website usage and improve our content and services.
• To display relevant advertisements through third-party ad networks.
• To detect and prevent technical issues or abuse.

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may collect data:

• Google Analytics (GA4) — collects anonymized usage data to help us understand how visitors interact with our website. Google's privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy
• Google AdSense — may serve personalized or non-personalized advertisements based on your browsing activity. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits. You can opt out of personalized advertising at google.com/settings/ads
• Resend — processes email delivery for contact form submissions.
• Vercel — hosts our website and may collect server logs including IP addresses.

5. Cookies

Our website uses cookies for the following purposes:

• Essential Cookies — required for admin authentication functionality.
• Analytics Cookies — used by Google Analytics to track anonymous usage patterns.
• Advertising Cookies — used by Google AdSense to deliver relevant advertisements.

You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect site functionality.

6. Data Retention

Contact form submissions are stored in our database for as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry and maintain our records. Analytics data is retained according to Google Analytics default retention settings (14 months).

7. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights:

• Right to access your personal data.
• Right to request correction or deletion of your data.
• Right to opt out of personalized advertising.
• Right to withdraw consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us via our contact page.

8. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us so we can take appropriate action.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through our contact form.