1. Introduction
Welcome to FWBackups ("we," "our," or "us"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website at fwbackups.com (the "Service").
To keep our firmware resources free of charge for everyone, we use third-party advertising to fund our operations and server costs.
2. What Information We Collect
2.1 Information You Provide Directly
We do not require user registration to download files. Personal information (such as your email address or phone number) is only collected when you voluntarily contact us through WhatsApp, Telegram, or Email for support inquiries.
2.2 Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our website, certain technical information is collected automatically by our security systems and advertising partners.
Data Collected Automatically:
- Technical Data: IP addresses, browser type, device type, and general geographic location.
- Usage Data: Pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring websites.
- Ad Interaction: Information about which ads you view or click.
- Cookies: Small text files used by us and our partners (like Google AdSense) to serve personalized content.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for the following specific purposes:
Primary Uses:
- Advertising Delivery: To serve, personalize, and measure the effectiveness of advertisements (via Google AdSense).
- Security Protection: Defending against DDoS attacks, bots, and malicious traffic (via Cloudflare).
- Service Delivery: Providing free access to firmware download links without account requirements.
- Support: Responding to your specific inquiries via our support channels.
4. Third-Party Advertising and Cookies
We work with third-party advertising companies, specifically Google AdSense, to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use cookies to collect non-personally identifiable information.
Google AdSense & DoubleClick Cookie:
- Google uses cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website or other websites.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our sites and/or other sites on the Internet.
- You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
Official Google Data Policy:
For detailed information on how Google uses data when you use our partner sites or apps, please visit:
How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
5. External Links and Downloads
Our website provides links to external file hosting services (such as Mega, Google Drive, MediaFire) for firmware downloads. Please be aware of the following:
External Sites:
- We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of these external sites.
- Once you click a download link and leave our domain, this Privacy Policy no longer applies.
- We encourage you to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.
6. Your Rights and Choices
You have control over your information and advertising preferences:
- Opt-out of Personalized Ads: Visit www.aboutads.info to opt out of third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising.
- Browser Controls: You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies.
- Data Access: Since we do not maintain user accounts, we generally do not hold personal data about you other than what is contained in standard server logs or support chat histories (WhatsApp/Telegram).
7. Contact Information
If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or our advertising practices, please contact us through the support methods provided on our homepage.