1. Who we are
At QRcrea (hereinafter "we", "our", or "QRcrea"), accessible from https://qrcrea.com, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal data you share when using our QR code generator and other site services (including the QR Forge tool).
This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and what rights you have over it.
2. What data we collect
Depending on how you use the site, we may collect:
- Data you provide directly: name, email address, and message when you use the contact form, or when you create an account.
- Technical data: IP address, browser type and version, operating system, device type (desktop, tablet, or mobile), pages visited, and time spent on the site.
- Usage data: statistics on how you interact with the QR code generator and other plugin features.
- Advertising data: cookie and device identifiers, and information about the ads you see and interact with, collected by Google and its advertising partners (see the advertising section).
- Cookies: see the cookies section below.
3. Data from generated QR codes
When you generate a QR code (for example, Social Media, App Store, File, or other dynamic types), the content you enter (URLs, text, uploaded files, contact details, etc.) is stored so the dynamic QR code works correctly and can be updated without needing to be reprinted.
You should not include in a QR code any sensitive information that you do not want to be accessible through the link or content the code generates.
4. How we use your data
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide, operate, and maintain the QR code generator and other site features.
- Allow dynamic QR codes to be updated correctly.
- Improve, personalize, and expand our site and services.
- Understand and analyze how you use the site.
- Show ads that allow us to offer the generator free of charge. These ads may be personalized based on your visits to this and other websites, where the law allows it or when you give your consent.
- Communicate with you, including customer support and responses to your inquiries.
- Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, and brute-force attempts against the site.
- Comply with legal obligations.
6. Advertising (Google AdSense)
This site shows ads through Google AdSense, a service of Google LLC. Thanks to these ads we can keep the QR code generator free.
- 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, such as the DoubleClick cookie, enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- Other third-party vendors and ad networks may also use cookies to serve ads on this site.
How to opt out of personalized ads:
- You can opt out of personalized advertising from Google in Google Ads Settings.
- You can also opt out of other vendors’ use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
- If you are in Europe, you can also do so at www.youronlinechoices.eu.
If you visit the site from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, we will ask for your consent through a Google-certified consent management platform before using advertising cookies. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time. If you do not give your consent, you will still see ads, but they will not be personalized.
To learn more about how Google uses information from sites that use its services, see this Google page.
7. Who we share your data with
We do not sell your personal data. We may share information with:
- Service providers: hosting, web analytics, and security tools that help us operate the site, subject to confidentiality obligations.
- Advertising partners: Google and the vendors in its ad network, which collect data through cookies to show and measure ads, as explained in the advertising section.
- Competent authorities: when necessary to comply with a legal obligation or protect our rights.
8. International transfers
Your data may be transferred to and stored on servers located outside your country of residence. In such cases, we take reasonable steps to ensure your data receives an adequate level of protection.
9. Data retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
10. Information security
We apply reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your data, including protections against denial-of-service (DoS) attacks and brute-force access attempts. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
11. Your rights
Depending on your country or region, you may have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Request deletion of your data.
- Object to or restrict certain processing of your data.
- Request portability of your data.
- Withdraw your consent at any time, where processing is based on it.
To exercise any of these rights, write to us at mail@qrcrea.com.
12. Children
Our services are not directed at children under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us so we can remove it.
13. Changes to this policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will post any changes on this page and update the "last updated" date shown at the top.
14. Contact
If you have questions about this privacy policy, you can contact us:
- Email: mail@qrcrea.com
- Website: https://qrcrea.com