This Privacy Policy explains what information MarketingTutor.net (“MarketingTutor,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects when you visit our website, how we use it, who we share it with, and the choices you have.
MarketingTutor.net is a free marketing education website for students, beginners, and small business owners. We do not sell courses or products on this site, and we do not ask you to create an account to read our articles.
By using MarketingTutor.net, you agree to the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.
1. Information We Collect
Information you give us
We only collect personal information you choose to send us, such as:
- Contact form or email: your name, email address, and the content of your message when you contact us.
- Newsletter: your email address if you subscribe to our email updates.
Information collected automatically
When you visit the site, some information is collected automatically by our servers and by the third-party services listed below:
- Your IP address and approximate location (city or country level)
- Browser type, device type, and operating system
- Pages you visit, time spent on pages, and the website that referred you
- Date and time of your visit
- Cookie identifiers and similar technologies (see Section 4)
We do not knowingly collect sensitive information such as government ID numbers, financial account details, or health information.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Run, maintain, and improve the website and its content
- Understand which articles are useful and how readers find us
- Reply to your messages
- Show advertising that helps keep the site free
- Protect the site from spam, fraud, and security threats
- Meet legal obligations
We do not use your information to make automated decisions that have legal or similarly significant effects on you.
3. Third-Party Services We Use
We use a small number of trusted services. Each one has its own privacy policy, which controls how it handles your data.
| Service | What it does | Learn more |
|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics 4 | Measures site traffic and how readers use our pages | How Google uses data |
| Google AdSense | Shows ads on our pages | Google advertising policies |
| Google Site Kit | Connects our WordPress site to Google tools | Google Privacy Policy |
| WordPress | Runs the website and contact forms | WordPress.org privacy |
| Social sharing links (Facebook, X, Pinterest, LinkedIn, WhatsApp) | Let you share articles. These networks may collect data if you click them or are logged in | Each network’s privacy policy |
| YouTube embeds | Some articles may include embedded videos | Google Privacy Policy |
Hosting: “[Namecheap]” and “Email newsletter: [Not Yet]”
4. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We and our partners use them to keep the site working, measure traffic, and show ads.
| Type | Purpose | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | Keep the site secure and working | WordPress and caching cookies |
| Analytics | Count visits and see which pages are popular | Google Analytics |
| Advertising | Show ads and limit how often you see the same ad | Google AdSense |
Advertising cookies and Google
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the internet.
- You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalized advertising at www.aboutads.info or the Network Advertising Initiative.
Managing cookies
You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. If you block all cookies, some parts of the site may not work properly. To opt out of Google Analytics on all websites, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control
Some browsers send a “Do Not Track” signal. There is no common industry standard for these signals, so our site does not respond to them. Where required by law, we honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals as a request to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information through our advertising consent tools.
5. How We Share Information
We do not sell your personal information for money. We share information only:
- With service providers listed in Section 3, so they can run analytics, advertising, hosting, and email for us
- For legal reasons, if required by law, court order, or to protect our rights, users, or the public
- In a business transfer, if MarketingTutor.net is sold or merged, in which case this policy will continue to apply to your information
Some US state laws treat the use of advertising cookies as a “sale” or “sharing” of personal information. See Section 7 for your choices.
6. How Long We Keep Information
- Messages and emails: kept as long as needed to reply, then deleted within 24 months
- Analytics data: kept for 14 months in Google Analytics, then deleted automatically
7. Your Privacy Rights
Your rights depend on where you live. You can make any request below by emailing us at the address in Section 12. We will respond within the time required by law, usually 30 to 45 days.
US state privacy rights
Residents of California and several other US states, including Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, and Oregon, may have the right to:
- Know what personal information we collect and how we use it
- Access a copy of the personal information we hold about you
- Correct inaccurate information
- Delete your personal information
- Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information and of targeted advertising
- Not be discriminated against for using these rights
Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information: to opt out of advertising cookies, use the privacy choices link on our site, enable Global Privacy Control in your browser, or email us.
Rights for visitors in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland
If you are in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you have rights under the GDPR and UK GDPR to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to the processing of your personal data, to data portability, and to withdraw consent at any time. You also have the right to complain to your local data protection authority.
Our legal bases for processing are: your consent (for advertising and analytics cookies, collected through our consent banner), our legitimate interests (running and securing the site), and contract or your request (replying to your messages).
8. International Data Transfers
Our service providers, including Google, may process information in the United States and other countries. Where required, these transfers are protected by safeguards such as the EU Standard Contractual Clauses or the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
9. Children’s Privacy
MarketingTutor.net is an educational site for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13, in line with the US Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). If you believe a child has sent us personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
10. Data Security
We use reasonable safeguards to protect information, including HTTPS encryption across the site, updated software, and limited access to our systems. No website or online service is 100% secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
11. Links to Other Websites
Our articles link to other websites, such as government sources and company websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices. Please read their privacy policies before sharing information with them.
12. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or want to use your privacy rights, contact us:
- Email: admin@marketingtutor.net
- Contact form: Contact page
- Website owner: Umar, Founder of MarketingTutor.net
13. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when our services or the law change. We will post the new version on this page and update the “Last updated” date at the top. Significant changes will be highlighted on the site.