Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 2026. Your privacy matters to us.
🔒 Overview
ArabPostalStamps.com is committed to protecting the privacy of its visitors. This policy describes what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding that data.
✅ We do NOT sell, trade, or transfer your personal information to third parties.
📊 Data We Collect
Our privacy-first analytics system collects minimal, anonymized data:
- Anonymized visitor identifier: A one-way SHA-256 hash of your IP address and browser User-Agent. We never store raw IP addresses.
- Page visited: The URL path of the page you viewed.
- Date and hour: When the visit occurred (date and hour only, no timestamp precision).
- Country scope: Which country section of the site was accessed.
🛡️ We do NOT collect names, email addresses, geographic locations, device fingerprints, or any personally identifiable information (PII).
🍪 Cookies
ArabPostalStamps uses the following types of storage:
- localStorage (language preference): We store your language choice (English or Arabic) in your browser's local storage so the site remembers your preference. This is not a tracking cookie.
- Third-party cookies: If advertising services (e.g., Google AdSense) are active, they may set their own cookies to serve relevant ads. These are governed by the respective third party's privacy policy.
🌐 Third-Party Services
We may use the following third-party services:
- Google Fonts: To deliver typography (Inter, Amiri). Google's privacy policy applies.
- Google AdSense (if enabled): To display contextual advertisements. Google's advertising policy applies.
- Google Analytics (if enabled): For aggregate traffic analysis. Google's data practices apply.
- FlagCDN: To display country flag icons. No personal data is shared.
🗃️ Data Retention
Anonymized visit logs are retained indefinitely for aggregate statistical analysis (e.g., total views, popular stamps, traffic trends). Since no personally identifiable information is stored, these logs cannot be traced back to individual visitors.
✋ Your Rights
Under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and similar international privacy frameworks, you have the right to:
- Access: Request information about any data we hold about you.
- Rectification: Ask us to correct inaccurate data.
- Erasure: Request deletion of your data (note: our analytics are anonymized and cannot be linked to you).
- Opt-out: You can disable cookies and localStorage in your browser settings at any time.
For any privacy-related inquiry, contact us at: contact@arabpostalstamps.com
👶 Children's Privacy
ArabPostalStamps does not knowingly collect any personal information from children under the age of 13. The site is designed as an educational resource accessible to all ages. If you believe a child has provided personal data to us, please contact us for immediate removal.
📝 Policy Updates
We reserve the right to update this privacy policy at any time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.