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Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 6, 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to NamingQuest ("we", "us", or "our"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our name generation and analysis service (the "Service").

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access or use our Service.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Personal Information

When you use our Service, we may collect the following types of personal information:

  • Authentication data received from Google when you log in, including your email address, name, and profile image.
  • IP address (for users who are not logged in)

2.2 Usage Data

We collect information on how the Service is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This Usage Data may include:

  • Pages of our Service that you visit
  • Time and date of your visit
  • Time spent on those pages
  • Requests made for name generation or analysis
  • Unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data

2.3 Tracking & Cookies Data

We use Google Analytics with Advertising Features enabled to collect usage data and understand our website visitors. Google Analytics uses first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookie) and third-party advertising cookies to collect this data.

Our service uses NextJS with Next-Auth for authentication. Next-Auth may use cookies or local storage to maintain session information. These are essential for the functioning of the Service and user authentication.

2.4 Google Analytics Advertising Features

We have implemented Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting to better understand our website visitors through aggregated, anonymous demographic data. This feature uses data from Google's signed-in users who have enabled ads personalization. No personally identifiable information is collected or merged with this demographic data.

2.5 Advertising and Third-Party Cookies

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our Service. Google AdSense uses cookies and similar technologies to:

  • Show ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites
  • Measure ad performance and engagement
  • Prevent the same ads from being shown to you repeatedly
  • Detect and prevent fraud and abuse

Google and its partners may use cookies to serve ads based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings or by visiting www.aboutads.info.

3. Use of Data

We use the collected data for various purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Service
  • To notify you about changes to our Service
  • To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so
  • To provide customer support
  • To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service
  • To monitor the usage of our Service
  • To detect, prevent and address technical issues
  • To send you occasional "Feature Update" emails about new functionalities of the Service
  • To display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense

4. Data Storage and Security

We use MongoDB Atlas for storing all user data and request/response data. While we implement reasonable security measures, please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal information and Usage Data for as long as necessary to provide you with our Service. If you request account deletion, we will immediately delete your user document from our database. However, anonymized request data may be retained for analytical purposes.

6. Third-party Service Providers

We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service ("Service Providers"), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

6.1 Google AdSense

Google AdSense is an advertising service provided by Google LLC. Google uses cookies and other tracking technologies to collect information about your use of our Service and other websites to provide you with targeted advertisements. For more information about how Google uses data when you use our Service, please visit Google's Privacy & Terms.

7. Your Choices Regarding Advertising

You have several options to control the ads you see:

Please note that opting out of personalized advertising does not mean you will see fewer ads; it means the ads you see may be less relevant to your interests.

8. Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

10. Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Access, update or delete your personal information
  • Request account deletion
  • Object to processing of your personal data
  • Request restriction of processing your personal data
  • Request transfer of your personal data
  • Opt out of personalized advertising

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via the Feedback and Contact Form, accessible through the link at the bottom of every page.

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