What this site does

This website is a free, ad-supported informational resource that provides articles and informational content. It may include advertising, analytics, embedded media, or links to external sites. We sell no products or take payments directly through this site.

Information we may collect

We may gather information that your browser provides automatically, such as IP address, browser type, device information, referring pages, pages visited, time spent, and estimated location derived from technical data.

If you reach out to us, we may process the information you choose to provide, such as your name, email address, and message content.

Cookies and advertising technologies

This site uses cookies, local storage, pixels, and similar technologies to remember preferences, measure traffic, enhance the site, prevent abuse, and support advertising.

Advertising partners, including Google and Microsoft Advertising, rely on cookies to deliver ads based on prior visits to this and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visits to this and other sites.

You can opt out of personalised advertising from Google by visiting Google Ads Settings . Where ads are served through Microsoft, you can review the Microsoft Privacy Statement and opt out at Microsoft ad settings . You can also opt out of other vendors' use of cookies for personalised advertising at www.aboutads.info (US) or www.youronlinechoices.eu (EEA/UK). You can control or block cookies in your browser settings, though some features may not work if cookies are disabled.

Where required by law, advertising and analytics cookies are used only with your consent, which may be requested through a consent tool where one is shown; you can also manage or withdraw your choices through your browser settings and the opt-out links above.

Use of information

Information may be processed to operate the site, protect against fraud and abuse, learn what visitors find useful, refine our content, answer questions you send, comply with legal obligations, and support advertising or analytics.

Where required by law, including the EU/UK GDPR, we process personal data on the legal bases of your consent (for advertising and analytics cookies), our legitimate interests (in operating, securing, and improving the site), and compliance with legal obligations.

Service providers and ad partners

We may use hosting providers, analytics providers, advertising networks, security tools, and other service providers. These third parties may process data under their own privacy policies.

Besides Google, other third-party vendors and ad networks may display ads here. A current list of Google's ad technology providers is available on Google's ad technology providers page , and you may opt out of personalised advertising at www.aboutads.info . For how Google uses information from sites that use its services, see Google's notice on how it uses data from partner sites .

External websites linked from this site are not controlled by us. Read their privacy policies before providing information to them.

Users in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland

If you visit from the EEA, UK, or Switzerland, personalised advertising cookies are used only with your consent, which may be requested through a consent tool where one is shown. The legal basis is your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), which you can withdraw at any time, and you can manage cookies through your browser settings. If you decline, you may still see non-personalised ads.

Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described above or as permitted by law. Server logs and analytics data are generally retained for a limited period and then aggregated or removed.

International data transfers

Our service providers may process data in countries other than your own, including the United States. Where required, such transfers are made under appropriate safeguards, such as the Standard Contractual Clauses or the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.

Your choices and rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, update, or delete personal data, to restrict or object to certain processing, to receive a copy of your data, and to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent. You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us by email at [email protected] . We respond within the time required by applicable law (generally one month).

Your US state rights

To the extent state laws such as the CCPA/CPRA apply to us, residents may have rights to access, update, and delete personal information, and to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information for cross-context behavioural advertising. You can exercise the advertising opt-out using the cookie and ad controls described above or at www.aboutads.info , and we do not discriminate against you for exercising these rights.

Security

We maintain reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to safeguard information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot promise that information is fully secure at all times.

Children's privacy

This website is not directed at children under 13 (or under 16 where local law sets a higher age of digital consent). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with data, contact us at [email protected] and we will delete it.

Updates to this notice

We may change this policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a new "Last updated" date.

How to reach us

Data controller: ave-ai.gr.com. For privacy questions or to exercise your rights, contact us by email at [email protected] .