Welcome to Focialy.com (“we”, “us”, or “our”). At Focialy.com, we respect your privacy and are dedicated to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your data when you visit or interact with our website, including when you drive traffic from Pinterest and monetize through ads.

By using Focialy.com, you agree to the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree, please do not use Focialy.com.

Effective Date: [15/11/2025]

Ezoic Services

Ezoic Services
This website uses the services of Ezoic Inc. (“Ezoic”), including to manage third-party interest-based advertising. Ezoic may employ a variety of technologies on this website, including tools to serve content, display advertisements and enable advertising to visitors of this website, which may utilize first and third-party cookies.
A cookie is a small text file sent to your device by a web server that enables the website to remember information about your browsing activity. First-party cookies are created by the site you are visiting, while third-party cookies are set by domains other than the one you’re visiting. Ezoic and our partners may place third-party cookies, tags, beacons, pixels, and similar technologies to monitor interactions with advertisements and optimize ad targeting. Please note that disabling cookies may limit access to certain content and features on the website, and rejecting cookies does not eliminate advertisements but will result in non-personalized advertising. You can find more information about cookies and how to manage them here.
The following information may be collected, used, and stored in a cookie when serving personalized ads:

IP address
Operating system type and version
Device type
Language preferences
Web browser type
Email (in a hashed or encrypted form)

Ezoic and its partners may use this data in combination with information that has been independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements across various platforms and websites. Ezoic’s partners may also gather additional data, such as unique IDs, advertising IDs, geolocation data, usage data, device information, traffic data, referral sources, and interactions between users and websites or advertisements, to create audience segments for targeted advertising across different devices, browsers, and apps. You can find more information about interest-based advertising and how to manage them here.
You can view Ezoic’s privacy policy here, or for additional information about Ezoic’s advertising and other partners, you can view Ezoic’s advertising partners here.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect several types of information from and about users of our website, including:

a. Personal Information (Personally Identifiable Information, “PII”):

Name (if you provide it, e.g. via contact form)
Email address (e.g. when you subscribe to newsletter or contact us)
Any other info you choose to share (feedback, recipe requests, etc.)

b. Non-Personal or Technical Information:

IP address
Browser type and version
Device type and operating system
Referring/exit pages
Geographic location (country/city level)
Time and date of visits
Pages viewed, time spent, click-stream data

c. Cookies and Tracking Technologies:

“Cookies” are small files stored on your device. We use first-party and third-party cookies to enhance the user experience, remember preferences, and collect analytics data.
Tracking technologies may include web beacons, pixels, and analytics tools.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for various purposes:

To provide, maintain and improve Focialy.com’s content and features
To operate, customize, and optimize our website for better user experience
To respond to your questions or messages via contact form or email
To send you newsletters, recipe updates, or promotional materials, if you choose to subscribe
To analyze site traffic, behavior, and trends (including Pinterest referral traffic) using tools like Google Analytics, etc.
To display advertisements (such as Google AdSense or other ad networks) tailored to your interests or content relevance
To detect spam, prevent abuse, enforce site policies, and ensure security

3. Advertising, Affiliate Links & Third-Party Services

a. Advertising Networks

We use advertising networks (for example Google AdSense or other ad providers) to serve ads on Focialy.com. These networks may use cookies or similar technologies to serve ads based on your visits to this site and other sites on the internet.
You may see personalized or non-personalized ads. If you prefer, you can control the use of cookies through your browser settings or by using ad preference tools provided by ad networks.

b. Affiliate Links

At times, Focialy.com may include affiliate links. If you click on those links and make a purchase (through the affiliate link), we might earn a commission, at no extra cost to you.
These affiliate programs are third-party; these third parties have their own privacy policies and practices. We are not responsible for those.

c. Embedded Content & Social Media Plugins

Posts or pages may include embedded content (like videos, images, or social media posts). These behave as if you visited the other site: that site may collect information about you, use cookies, etc.
Social sharing functionality (especially Pinterest share buttons) may send data to social media platforms or their services.

4. Cookies & Other Tracking Technologies

We use cookies to track site usage, store preferences, and offer personalized content.
Types of cookies:
- Essential cookies (needed for basic site functionality)
- Performance / analytics cookies (to collect data on traffic, user behavior)
- Advertising / targeting cookies
You can manage or disable cookies via browser settings. Disabling some cookies may affect site functionality or personalized content.

5. Data Retention

Personal data (like email addresses, name if provided) will be stored as long as you are subscribed or engaged.
If you ask to unsubscribe or delete your data, we will remove it, except for data we are legally required to retain (for example for accounting, legal obligations, or security).
Analytics and aggregated data may be stored longer but anonymized so individual identities are not linked.

6. Children’s Privacy

Focialy.com is intended for general audiences and is not aimed at children under the age of 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at Focialy@gmail.com so that we can delete such information.

7. Your Rights (GDPR, CCPA, etc.)

Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data. Here are some common ones:

Access: You can request a copy of personal data we hold about you.
Rectification: You can ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
Deletion: You may ask us to erase your personal data (subject to legal retention needs).
Object or Restrict Processing: You can object to certain processing activities, such as targeted advertising.
Data Portability: If applicable, you may request your personal data in a commonly used, machine-readable format.
Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw it at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at Focialy@gmail.com.

8. Sharing & Disclosure of Information

We will not sell your personal information. However, there are times when we may share or disclose it:

To third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf (e.g., email service, analytics, hosting)
For legal reasons: to comply with a law, regulation, court order, or reasonable request from law enforcement
To protect rights, property, or safety of Focialy.com, users, or the public

9. Security

We take commercially reasonable measures to protect your personal information. This includes implementing security measures like SSL/TLS, secure servers, restricted access, etc.
However, no method of data transmission over the internet, or method of storage, is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. International Transfer of Data

Your personal data may be transferred to, stored, and processed in countries other than your own. If you are located outside the US, please note that international data transfer may be subject to applicable laws in both your country and where the data is processed.
By using the site, you consent to this transfer, storage, and processing.

11. Policy for Pinterest Traffic

When you interact with Focialy.com content via Pinterest (pins, repins, clicks), the referral data (such as Pinterest link, source) may be logged in analytics tools to measure traffic sources.
Any personal information from Pinterest users (e.g., profile info) is not collected by us unless shared voluntarily (e.g., via comments or newsletter signup).

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we’ll update the “Effective Date” at the top.
We will notify users of significant changes by posting the new policy on this page.

13. Contact Information

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests about this Privacy Policy or the data we hold about you, please contact:

Email: Focialy@gmail.com
Website: https://focialy.com/