1. Information We Collect
We do not require user account registration to access our comparison matrix, pricing calculator, or platform reviews. The only information collected includes:
- Inbound Communications: Name, email address, and message details voluntarily submitted via our Contact form.
- Anonymous Technical Telemetry: Anonymized IP addresses, browser user-agent strings, referring URLs, and interaction timestamps utilized solely for DDoS mitigation, bot filtering, and affiliate outbound click tracking.
- Quiz Inputs: Feature choices and budget answers entered into our Platform Matcher Quiz (stored purely in local session state unless an optional email is provided).
2. Local Storage & Theme Preferences
We use lightweight browser local storage keys (such as platformprobe_theme) solely to preserve your preferred Dark Mode or Light Mode theme selection across browser sessions. These keys contain zero personally identifiable information.
3. Third-Party Analytics & Google Advertising (AdSense) Disclosures
PlatformProbe utilizes privacy-conscious analytical beacons (such as Google Analytics 4) to monitor aggregate traffic patterns, page load latency, and navigation journeys with enforced IP anonymization.
Google AdSense & DoubleClick Cookies: We partner with third-party advertising networks, including Google, to display advertisements on our website. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites on the Internet. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to PlatformProbe and/or other websites across the Internet.
Personalized Advertising Opt-Out: You may opt out of personalized advertising at any time by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
4. Affiliate Links & Transparent Monetization
Some of the links on PlatformProbe are affiliate links. If you click on an affiliate link and subscribe to a service, PlatformProbe may receive a referral commission at no additional cost to you. This compensation does not influence our editorial assessments, numerical scoring, or feature audits. Please read our full Affiliate Disclosure and Review Methodology.
5. Data Selling & Monetization Safeguards
PlatformProbe will never sell, lease, or monetize your personal contact information to third-party marketing brokers or SaaS vendors. Period.
6. Contacting Our Data Protection Officer
If you have inquiries regarding your personal data, or wish to request data erasure under GDPR or CCPA frameworks, please contact privacy@platformprobe.com.