Privacy Policy for UFO Geek
Last Updated: November 7, 2025
Welcome to UFO Geek (the “Site,” “we,” “our,” or “us”). We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard the data you share with us when you visit our website.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:
Personal Information: Such as your name and email address if you contact us, subscribe to our newsletter, or comment on posts.
Non-Personal Information: Including browser type, device information, IP address, and pages visited, collected automatically through cookies or analytics tools.
Cookies and Tracking: UFO Geek may use cookies or similar technologies to enhance user experience and analyze site traffic. You can choose to disable cookies in your browser settings.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
Improve website performance and user experience.
Respond to comments, questions, or contact requests.
Send occasional newsletters or updates (only if you’ve subscribed).
Monitor website usage and security.
We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.
3. Third-Party Services
UFO Geek may use third-party tools and services such as:
Analytics: (e.g., Google Analytics) to understand site usage and improve content.
Advertising or Affiliate Links: We may include affiliate links that generate a commission when you make a purchase through them. These links do not affect the price you pay.
Embedded Content: Articles on this site may include embedded videos, images, or links from other websites, which behave as if you visited those sites directly.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party services you interact with.
4. Data Protection and Security
We take reasonable steps to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no online platform is completely secure, and you use the site at your own risk.
5. Your Choices and Rights
You have the right to:
Opt out of email communications at any time.
Disable cookies via your browser settings.
Request access to or deletion of your personal information by contacting us at [insert contact email].
6. Children’s Privacy
UFO Geek does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we may have done so, please contact us, and we will promptly delete such data.
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally. Updates will be reflected with a revised “Last Updated” date. Continued use of the site after any changes means you accept the updated policy.
8. Affiliate Disclosure
UFO Geek participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may earn commissions on purchases made through links to retailer sites.
These commissions help support the operation of this website at no additional cost to you.
We only promote products or services that we believe may be of genuine interest to our readers.
UFO Geek is also a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
Your trust is important to us, and we are transparent about any affiliate relationships.
9. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our affiliate disclosures, please contact:
📧 info@ufogeek.com
🌐 UFOGeek.com
3. Embedded Content
Pages on this site may include embedded content, like YouTuber videos, for example. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website. Below you can find a list of the services we use:Youtuber
We use YouTuber videos embedded on our site. YouTuber has its own cookie and privacy policies over which we have no control. There is no installation of cookies from YouTuber and your IP is not sent to a YouTuber server until you consent to it. See their privacy policy here: YouTuber Privacy Policy.4. Cookies
This site uses cookies – small text files that are placed on your machine to help the site provide a better user experience. In general, cookies are used to retain user preferences, store information for things like shopping carts, and provide anonymised tracking data to third party applications like Google Analytics. Cookies generally exist to make your browsing experience better. However, you may prefer to disable cookies on this site and on others. The most effective way to do this is to disable cookies in your browser. We suggest consulting the help section of your browser.Necessary Cookies (all site visitors)
- cfduid: Is used for our CDN CloudFlare to identify individual clients behind a shared IP address and apply security settings on a per-client basis. See more information on privacy here: CloudFlare Privacy Policy.
- PHPSESSID: To identify your unique session on the website.
Necessary Cookies (Additional for Logged in Customers)
- wp-auth: Used by WordPress to authenticate logged-in visitors, password authentication and user verification.
- wordpress_logged_in_{hash}: Used by WordPress to authenticate logged-in visitors, password authentication and user verification.
- wordpress_test_cookie Used by WordPress to ensure cookies are working correctly.
- wp-settings-[UID]: WordPress sets a few wp-settings-[UID] cookies. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface.
- wp-settings-[UID]:WordPress also sets a few wp-settings-{time}-[UID] cookies. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface.
5. Who Has Access To Your Data
If you are not a registered client for our site, there is no personal information we can retain or view regarding yourself. If you are a client with a registered account, your personal information can be accessed by:- Our system administrators.
- Our supporters when they (in order to provide support) need to get the information about the client accounts and access.
6. How Long We Retain Your Data For
When you submit a support ticket or a comment, its metadata is retained until (if) you tell us to remove it. We use this data so that we can recognize you and approve your comments automatically instead of holding them for moderation.
If you register on our website, we also store the personal information you provide in your user profile. You can see, edit, or delete your personal information at any time (except changing your username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
7. Security Measures
We use the SSL/HTTPS protocol throughout our site. This encrypts our user communications with the servers so that personally identifiable information is not captured/hijacked by third parties without authorization.
In case of a data breach, system administrators will immediately take all needed steps to ensure system integrity, will contact affected users and will attempt to reset passwords if needed.
8. Your Data Rights
General Rights
If you have a registered account on this website or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we retain, including any additional data you have provided to us.
You can also request that we erase any of the personal data we have stored. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. In short, we cannot erase data that is vital to you being an active customer (i.e. basic account information like an email address).
If you wish that all of your data is erased, we will no longer be able to offer any support or other product-related services to you.
GDPR Rights
Your privacy is critically important to us. Going forward with the GDPR we aim to support the GDPR standard. UFO Geek permits residents of the European Union to use its Service. Therefore, it is the intent of UFO Geek to comply with the European General Data Protection Regulation. For more details please see here: EU GDPR Information Portal.
9. Third Party Websites
UFO Geek may post links to third party websites on this website. These third party websites are not screened for privacy or security compliance by UFO Geek, and you release us from any liability for the conduct of these third party websites.
All social media sharing links, either displayed as text links or social media icons do not connect you to any of the associated third parties unless you explicitly click on them.
Please be aware that this Privacy Policy, and any other policies in place, in addition to any amendments, does not create rights enforceable by third parties or require disclosure of any personal information relating to members of the Service or Site. UFO Geek bears no responsibility for the information collected or used by any advertiser or third party website. Please review the privacy policy and terms of service for each site you visit through third party links.
