Privacy Policy

Welcome to SymbolDb (referred to as "we", "us", or "our"). We take your privacy very seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information.

Our website is a free symbol lookup tool that requires no registration or login to access all features. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand how we handle your information.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide

Since our website requires no registration or login to use, we do not collect personal information you voluntarily provide, such as name, email address, phone number, etc.

1.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit and use our website, we may automatically collect the following technical information through third-party analytics tools and advertising partners:

• Device Information: Including device type, operating system version, browser type and version, screen resolution, etc.
• Usage Data: Including access time, visit duration, pages visited, symbols clicked, search keywords, etc.
• IP Address: Your IP address is anonymized for approximate geographic location analysis and abuse prevention.
• Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies to remember your language preferences and site settings, as well as for advertising and analytics purposes.

Note: All of the above information is collected anonymously and cannot directly identify you personally.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

• Improve and optimize website user experience and performance;
• Analyze user behavior to understand which symbols and features are most popular;
• Maintain website security and prevent malicious attacks and abuse;
• Remember your language preferences to provide a personalized experience;
• Track website traffic and usage trends;
• Display advertisements through third-party ad networks (such as Adsterra) and measure their effectiveness.

3. Third-Party Services

Our website uses the following third-party services, which may set cookies on your device or collect anonymous usage data:

• Google Analytics: Used to analyze website traffic and user behavior. Information collected by Google Analytics is anonymous and not linked to your personal identity. View Google's Privacy Policy
• Vercel / Netlify: Website hosting services that may collect standard access logs.
• Adsterra: We use Adsterra to display advertisements on our website. Adsterra may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your visits (such as IP address, browser type, pages viewed, and interactions with ads) to provide personalized or non-personalized advertising, measure ad performance, and prevent fraud. For more details, please review Adsterra's Privacy Policy. You can manage your ad preferences or opt out of personalized advertising through Adsterra's opt-out options or your browser settings.

We only select reputable third-party service providers and require them to comply with applicable privacy laws and regulations.

4. Advertising and Opt-Out Choices

Third-party advertising partners, including Adsterra, may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites. This is known as interest-based advertising.

You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting the following industry opt-out pages:

• Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA)
• Your Online Choices (EU)

Please note that opting out does not mean you will stop seeing ads; it means the ads you see may be less relevant to you. You can also adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies.

5. Use of Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. Our website uses cookies to:

• Remember your selected language preferences;
• Analyze website usage to improve our services;
• Deliver and measure advertising, including frequency capping and click attribution, through third-party ad networks like Adsterra.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, please note that disabling cookies may affect the normal functionality of certain features (such as language preference memory).

6. Data Storage and Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include:

• Using HTTPS encryption for all data transmission;
• Anonymizing collected IP addresses;
• Restricting internal access to analytics data.

Please note that while we strive to protect your information, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage is 100% secure.

7. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share information in the following circumstances:

• Legal Requirements: When required by law, regulation, legal process, or government request;
• Service Providers: Sharing necessary information with trusted third-party service providers who help us operate our website (e.g., website analytics);
• Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your information may be transferred as part of the assets.

8. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 13 years of age, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and discover that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will promptly delete the relevant information.

9. International Users

Our website is accessible from around the world. If you access our website from outside your country of residence, please be aware that your information may be transferred to and stored on servers located outside your country. By using our website, you consent to such information transfers.

10. Your Rights

Depending on applicable privacy laws, you may have the following rights:

• Access and obtain a copy of the information we have collected about you;
• Request correction of inaccurate information;
• Request deletion of your information;
• Withdraw consent (where applicable).

Because we do not collect personally identifiable information, the practical scope of these rights is limited. To exercise your rights, please contact us using the information provided below.

11. Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated policy will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this page periodically for any changes. For significant changes, we will notify you through a notice on our website.