Privacy Policy for InsectIndex
Effective Date: January 1, 2026 | Last Updated: September 2026
At InsectIndex (accessible from https://insectindex.xyz), the privacy of our visitors is of paramount importance. This Privacy Policy document outlines the types of personal and non-personal data collected and recorded by InsectIndex and how we utilize it in strict compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and Google AdSense publisher policies.
1. Log Files & Server Metrics
InsectIndex follows standard web operational procedures utilizing log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. The information collected includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering broad demographic information.
2. Cookies and Web Beacons
Like any other modern website, InsectIndex uses ‘cookies’. These cookies are used to store information including visitors’ preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users’ experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors’ browser type and/or other information.
3. Google DoubleClick DART Cookies & Third-Party Advertising
Google is one of our third-party advertising partners. It uses cookies, known as DART cookies, to serve ads to our site visitors based upon their visit to www.insectindex.xyz and other sites on the internet. However, visitors may choose to decline the use of DART cookies by visiting the Google Ad and Content Network Privacy Policy at the following URL: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads.
Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on InsectIndex, which are sent directly to users’ browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.
Note that InsectIndex has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.
4. CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California consumers have the right to request that a business disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data collected, request deletion of collected personal data, and request that a business that sells personal data not sell their personal data. InsectIndex does not sell personal information to third parties.
5. GDPR Data Protection Rights
We want to ensure you are fully aware of all your data protection rights under the European Union GDPR. Every user is entitled to the following: the right to access, the right to rectification, the right to erasure, the right to restrict processing, the right to object to processing, and the right to data portability.
6. Children’s Information
Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity. InsectIndex does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you believe that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.