Privacy Policy

Effective Date: November 20, 2025

At RecycleOldTech.com, your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect certain non-personally identifiable information about your visit, including:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Pages visited and time spent on site
  • Referring website or source
  • Location data (at the city/region level)
  • Device type and operating system

We do not collect any personally identifiable information unless you choose to provide it via a form submission (e.g., location search or contact form).

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information to:

  • Improve the performance and functionality of our website
  • Understand user behavior and traffic patterns
  • Help connect users with certified electronics recycling centers
  • Monitor and analyze the effectiveness of our content and tools

3. Analytics and Tracking

RecycleOldTech.com uses the following third-party tools:

  • Google Analytics and/or Vercel Analytics to monitor website traffic and usage
  • Google AdSense to serve ads that may be relevant to your interests

These tools may set cookies or collect usage data to help us better understand our visitors. You can disable cookies in your browser settings at any time.

4. Google AdSense and Advertising

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

  • Serve ads based on your visits to this site and other sites on the Internet
  • Personalize advertising content and measure ad effectiveness
  • Provide advertising-related services such as ad delivery, reporting, attribution, and security
  • Prevent fraud and abuse

Google and its partners may use cookies or device identifiers to show you ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ad Settings.

You can learn more about how Google uses data here:
https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

Affiliate Disclosures

RecycleOldTech.com may participate in affiliate marketing programs. This means we may earn commissions from qualifying purchases made through links on our website. These affiliate relationships do not influence our editorial content or recommendations.

We are committed to transparency and will always disclose when a link is an affiliate link. Our primary goal remains providing accurate, helpful information about electronics recycling regardless of any potential affiliate relationships.

5. GDPR and CCPA Compliance

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights under the GDPR:

  • Right of Access: You can request copies of your personal data
  • Right to Rectification: You can request correction of inaccurate personal data
  • Right to Erasure: You can request deletion of your personal data
  • Right to Restrict Processing: You can request restriction of processing of your personal data
  • Right to Data Portability: You can request transfer of your data to another service
  • Right to Object: You can object to processing of your personal data

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights under the CCPA:

  • Right to Know: You can request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we collect
  • Right to Delete: You can request deletion of your personal information
  • Right to Opt-Out: You can opt out of the sale of your personal information (we do not sell personal information)
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights

6. Your Rights and Choices

To exercise any of these rights or make requests regarding your personal data, please contact us. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

You can also opt out of data collection through your browser settings or by visiting the opt-out links provided by our advertising partners.

7. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your information. However, please note that no online transmission or storage system is 100% secure.

8. Third-Party Links

RecycleOldTech.com may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those sites.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a new effective date.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, feel free to reach out through our:

Contact Page

Thank you for visiting RecycleOldTech.com and for doing your part to support responsible e-waste recycling.