Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

At ForexBasics.org ("we," "us," or "our"), we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy will inform you about how we handle your personal data when you visit our website and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

This Privacy Policy applies to information we collect:

On our website (forexbasics.org)
Through email and other electronic communications
When you interact with our tools and calculators

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide Directly

We may collect the following information when you voluntarily provide it:

Contact Information: Email address when you contact us or subscribe to updates
Communication Data: Any information you provide in messages sent to us
Feedback and Survey Responses: Information you provide when giving feedback

2.2 Information We Collect Automatically

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect:

Technical Data: IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform
Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, products, and services
Analytics Data: Page views, time spent on pages, navigation paths, and other analytical information

2.3 Information We Do NOT Collect

Important: We do NOT collect or store:

Financial account information
Trading account credentials
Credit card or payment information
Social security numbers or government IDs
Sensitive personal data (racial origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, etc.)

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

Purpose	Legal Basis (GDPR)
To provide and maintain our educational services	Legitimate interests
To respond to your inquiries and support requests	Contractual necessity / Consent
To improve our website and user experience	Legitimate interests
To send educational updates (with consent)	Consent
To analyze website usage and trends	Legitimate interests
To detect and prevent fraud or abuse	Legitimate interests / Legal obligation
To comply with legal obligations	Legal obligation

We will only use your personal data for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose.

4. Cookies and similar technologies

The site uses a small set of first-party storage entries (such as your dark-mode preference) and a number of third-party cookies set by Google Analytics and Google AdSense. A detailed listing — what each cookie does, who sets it, how long it persists — is on the dedicated Cookie Policy page along with opt-out instructions.

You can set your browser to refuse cookies in general or to delete cookies for this site specifically. Doing so does not break the site; the dark-mode preference will reset on each visit and analytics will not record your sessions.

5. Advertising — Google AdSense and partners

Hosting and editorial costs for ForexBasics are funded by contextual advertising delivered through Google AdSense. Some practical points you should know:

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this and other websites.
Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
Users may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings.
Alternatively, users may opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info (US) or www.youronlinechoices.com (Europe).
Where consent is required (for example, in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland), Google's consent infrastructure presents a request. Declining limits ads to contextual signals based on the current page.

For more information on how Google uses data when you use Google's partners' sites or apps, see policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites. Google's general ad-policies and -technologies documentation lives at policies.google.com/technologies/ads.

ForexBasics itself does not receive personal advertising profiles from Google; the ad transaction happens entirely within Google's infrastructure on the served pages.

6. Other third-party services

The site uses a small number of third-party services. Each is listed here for transparency:

Google Analytics 4 (measurement ID G-KP6SKX6QCC) — aggregate usage reporting. See Google's privacy policy and the browser opt-out add-on.
Google AdSense (publisher ID pub-3842191947397990) — contextual and, where consented, personalised advertising. See Google's ad technologies policy.
Hosting and content delivery — basic web hosting infrastructure that receives connection metadata (IP, user agent) for the purpose of serving pages and logging errors.

Outbound links to third-party sites (regulators, broker homepages, Google documentation, browser help pages) are not endorsements. Once you click an outbound link, the destination's own privacy policy applies.

7. We do not sell your personal information

Where required by law, we may disclose information in response to a valid legal request (court order, subpoena, regulatory inquiry), or to enforce our Terms of Service and protect our or others' rights.

8. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

Our security measures include:

HTTPS encryption for all data transmission
Regular security assessments and updates
Access controls and authentication requirements
Secure data storage and backup procedures
Employee training on data protection practices

9. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, the purposes for which we process your personal data, and applicable legal requirements.

Typical retention periods:

Contact inquiries: Retained for up to 2 years after the last communication
Analytics data: Anonymized after 14 months
Website logs: Retained for up to 12 months for security purposes

10. Your Privacy Rights

10.1 GDPR Rights (EU/EEA Users)

If you are located in the European Economic Area, you have the following rights:

Right to Access: Request access to your personal data and receive a copy
Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data
Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten")
Right to Restrict Processing: Request limitation of processing of your personal data
Right to Data Portability: Receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used format
Right to Object: Object to processing of your personal data based on legitimate interests
Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent
Right to Lodge a Complaint: File a complaint with your local data protection authority

10.2 How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@forexbasics.org. We will respond to your request within 30 days as required by GDPR.

10.3 Verification

For your protection, we may need to verify your identity before processing your request. This helps ensure that personal data is not disclosed to unauthorized parties.

11. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and maintained on servers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside our operating jurisdiction and choose to provide information to us, please note that we may transfer the data to our jurisdiction and process it there. By using our website, you consent to such transfers in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable law.

12. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you are under 18, please do not provide any information on this website.

If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 18 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information immediately. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 18, please contact us at contact@forexbasics.org.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, and other factors. We will notify you of any material changes by:

Updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy
Posting a notice on our website homepage
Sending an email notification (if we have your email address)

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information. Your continued use of the website after any changes indicates your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

14. Contact Information

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

Editorial contact: contact@forexbasics.org

We aim to acknowledge data-protection requests within thirty days, in line with GDPR.

For additional contact methods, please visit our Contact page.

15. Supervisory Authority

If you are located in the European Economic Area, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe our processing of your personal data violates applicable law. You can find your data protection authority at: European Data Protection Board