Privacy Policy

Tech Icons respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and safeguard your information in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR Articles 13–15), UK GDPR, the UK Data Protection Act 2018, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA), and other applicable privacy laws in the United States and worldwide.

If you’d like to get in touch with our team, please reach out here.

Effective Date: 26.05.2025

 

Data Controller

Tech Icons is operated by T Network Ltd, incorporated in England and Wales (Company No. 16021512). Our registered office is at 4–8 Ludgate Circus, London, EC4M 7LF, United Kingdom.

For all questions regarding this Privacy Policy or your data rights, please contact us at [email protected].

If you are located in the United Kingdom, you may also lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at www.ico.org.uk. If you are located in the European Economic Area, you may lodge a complaint with your local Data Protection Authority.

Information We Collect

We may collect the following:

  • Contact details: name, email address, phone number.

  • Account and subscription details

  • Payment information: processed securely by trusted third-party payment providers; we do not store full card details.

  • Technical information: IP address, browser type and version, operating system, device identifiers, and approximate location.

  • Usage data: content accessed, frequency of visits, and on-site user behaviour analytics.

  • Advertising identifiers and event data: cookie IDs, mobile advertising IDs, ad request information, page content categories, ad impressions and clicks, frequency capping, aggregated reporting, and fraud prevention signals.

Google AdSense and partners may also collect advertising identifiers, IP address, device and browser type, coarse location, and interactions with ads in order to deliver, measure, and secure advertising.

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this or other websites. Google’s advertising cookies enable Google and its partners to show ads based on browsing behaviour across the Internet.

Users may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

How We Use Your Information

We use personal data to:

  • Provide and manage access to Tech Icons content and subscription services.

  • Personalise your experience and deliver customised content.

  • Communicate updates, newsletters, and marketing communications (with your consent).

  • Analyse site usage to improve services and user experience.

  • Detect and prevent invalid traffic, fraud, and abuse in advertising.

  • Comply with legal obligations and respond to lawful requests from authorities.

  • Deliver advertising (personalised and non-personalised) via Google AdSense, including frequency capping, aggregated ad reporting, viewability, and performance measurement.

 

In the EEA and UK, users are presented with a choice between personalised and non-personalised ads. Both require cookies for essential ad functions such as frequency capping, aggregated reporting, and combating fraud and abuse.

Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this Policy, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements.

  • Account data: retained while your subscription remains active.

  • Payment data: retained for statutory tax/accounting periods.

  • Advertising identifiers: retained for up to 24 months unless you withdraw consent earlier.

Google AdSense Disclosure

This site uses Google AdSense. Google and its partners use cookies and identifiers to serve ads based on your prior visits.

 

In the EEA and UK, users may choose between personalised and non-personalised ads. Both options involve cookies for critical ad functions such as measurement, fraud prevention, and aggregated reporting.

Children and Teens Advertising

We do not serve personalised advertising to users under the age of 18. Where applicable, we instruct our advertising partners to apply teen protections and limit sensitive ad categories. As a result, ad relevance and measurement may be reduced for such users.

Lawful Basis for Processing

We rely on the following lawful bases to process personal data:

  • Contractual necessity – to provide subscription services and customer support.

  • Consent – for setting advertising cookies and delivering personalised ads in the EEA/UK (where required).

  • Legitimate interests – to deliver non-personalised ads, measure ad performance, and protect against fraud and abuse.

  • Legal obligation – to maintain consent records and comply with advertising and privacy laws.

Sharing Your Information

We may share personal information with:

  • Trusted third-party service providers who process data on our behalf (e.g., hosting, analytics, payment).

  • Legal authorities, if required by applicable law or court order.

  • Advertising partners, including Google, in connection with the delivery of ads (personalised and non-personalised).

  • Partners, only with your explicit consent.

 

We do not sell personal data to third parties. Under the CCPA and similar state privacy laws, you have the right to opt out of any “sale” or “sharing” of personal information. To exercise this right, contact us at [email protected].

Data Security

We implement robust technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure, or access.

These measures include:

  • Encryption of data in transit and at rest.

  • Strict access controls and authentication procedures.

  • Network security protections and monitoring.

  • Regular reviews, audits, and updates to align with industry standards.

 

Access to personal information is restricted to authorised personnel and trusted providers bound by confidentiality and data-processing agreements.

International Data Transfers

Your data may be transferred outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom to trusted service providers.

We implement appropriate safeguards, including:

  • Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission and/or UK authorities.

  • Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs) or other recognised legal mechanisms.

Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location (GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA/US state laws), you may have the right to:

  • Access your personal data.

  • Correct inaccuracies in your data.

  • Request deletion of your data.

  • Restrict or object to processing.

  • Withdraw consent at any time.

  • Request data portability.

  • Opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of your personal information (CCPA/US laws).

 

To exercise these rights, contact [email protected]. We may require identity verification before fulfilling your request.

Notice at Collection (California and other US States)

  • Categories collected: contact, account, payment, technical data, usage data, advertising identifiers.

  • Purposes: subscriptions, analytics, advertising, fraud prevention, legal compliance.

  • Disclosure: to service providers, advertising partners, legal authorities.

  • Retention: session-based to 24 months, longer if required by law.

  • Opt-Out: “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link in footer, or Global Privacy Control (GPC).