Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 5, 2025

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AdClickForge Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 5, 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how AdClickForge (“AdClickForge”, “we,” “our,” or “us”) collects, uses, discloses, and protects information when you visit our websites, use our dashboards, SDKs, and APIs, integrate our offerwall or content locker, interact with ads/offers served through our services, or otherwise engage with us (collectively, the “Services”). It also describes your rights and choices.

AdClickForge operates as both a controller (e.g., for our sites, dashboards, and business operations) and a processor/service provider (e.g., when we provide advertising, attribution, fraud prevention, and measurement services to advertisers and publishers). Our role depends on the context.

If you do not agree with this Policy, please do not use the Services.

1) Who We Are & Scope

Entity: AdClickForge (the “Company”).

Services: CPA network and monetization platform, offerwall & content locker, performance measurement, fraud detection, payouts and analytics, and related developer tools.

Coverage: This Policy applies to our websites, dashboards, offerwalls, content lockers, and any placements, SDKs, tags, or APIs we provide or that integrate with our partners’ apps/sites.

Regional addenda: See the Your Rights by Region section for GDPR/UK-GDPR, CCPA/CPRA (California), Virginia/Colorado/Connecticut/Utah, LGPD (Brazil), Canada (PIPEDA), and Türkiye (KVKK) notices.

2) Information We Collect

We collect information in three main ways: (A) directly from you; (B) automatically; and (C) from partners.

A) Information You Provide

Account & profile: name, business email, password, company, role, payout/billing data, tax IDs, support tickets.

Business operations: advertiser campaign settings, publisher app/site details, placement configurations.

Communications: emails, chats, requests, and feedback.

B) Information Collected Automatically

Depending on integration, we may collect (or receive from the integrating app/site) the following:

Device/Network: IP address, approximate location (derived from IP), device type, OS, language, user agent, device IDs (e.g., IDFA/GAID/AAID where permitted), browser identifiers, referrer, time stamps.

Interaction/Events: ad/offer impressions, clicks, installs, opens, registrations, in-app events, conversions, rewards/coin activity, offer progress, session duration, and similar engagement metrics.

Technical telemetry: SDK/API calls, error logs, latency, and diagnostic data.

Fraud/abuse signals: click-to-install time, traffic anomalies, emulator/VM signatures, repeated device patterns, and similar indicators.

C) Information from Partners

Attribution & analytics partners (e.g., mobile measurement partners) may share conversion and deduplicated event data.

Advertisers & publishers may provide event outcomes (e.g., “level completed,” “purchase made”), creative metadata, and deny-lists/allow-lists.

Payment processors may share limited transaction metadata (not full payment credentials).

We do not knowingly collect sensitive personal information (e.g., health, precise geolocation, biometric templates) unless explicitly required and permitted by law and your consent (where applicable).

3) How We Use Information

We use information (as controller and/or processor) to:

Provide and operate the Services: run offerwalls/lockers, serve ads/offers, reward users, track and attribute events.

Measurement & reporting: cross-device/session deduplication, campaign effectiveness, cohort/geo analytics.

Optimization & personalization: interest-based or contextual targeting, frequency capping, creative rotation.

Fraud prevention & security: detecting invalid traffic, abuse, malware, bots, emulators, VPN anomalies.

Compliance & enforcement: terms enforcement, auditing, legal/regulatory obligations.

Support & communications: respond to requests, product updates, and service messages.

R&D and improvements: diagnostics, quality assurance, feature development.

Business operations: payouts, invoicing, accounting, and tax compliance.

4) Legal Bases (EEA/UK/CH)

Where the GDPR/UK-GDPR/Swiss law applies, we rely on:

Consent (e.g., storing/reading cookies or mobile ad IDs where ePrivacy requires it, or sending certain marketing).

Legitimate interests (e.g., ad measurement, fraud detection, security, service improvement).

Contract (e.g., providing Services requested by publishers/advertisers).

Legal obligations (e.g., tax/accounting, responding to lawful requests).

When we act as a processor/service provider, our customers are responsible for ensuring a valid legal basis for the underlying collection in their apps/sites.

5) Cookies & Similar Technologies

We (and partners) use cookies, SDKs, pixels, and similar technologies to:

deliver and measure ads/offers,

apply frequency capping and basic personalization,

detect fraud/abuse,

remember preferences and maintain sessions.

Choices: You can manage cookies in your browser settings. For mobile ad IDs, reset/limit ad tracking in device settings (see Controls & Choices below).

6) How We Share Information

We may share information with:

Service providers/Processors: cloud hosting, analytics, anti-fraud, payment, customer support, email providers—bound by contract to use data only on our instructions.

Attribution/measurement partners to validate conversions, dedupe events, and fight fraud.

Business partners (publishers/advertisers) to fulfill campaigns, allocate rewards, or reconcile performance.

Corporate transactions: if we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, asset sale, or similar.

Legal & compliance: to protect rights, safety, and property, comply with law, and respond to lawful requests.

We do not sell personal information in the traditional sense. In some jurisdictions, “sale” or “share” includes certain adtech disclosures for cross-context behavioral advertising; see Your Rights by Region for opt-out options.

7) International Data Transfers

We operate globally and may transfer, store, and process information outside your country, including in the U.S. Where required, we use appropriate safeguards (e.g., Standard Contractual Clauses) and implement additional measures to protect transferred data.

8) Data Retention

We keep information as long as necessary to provide the Services, comply with legal obligations (tax/audit), resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and for legitimate business purposes. Retention periods vary by data category and purpose (e.g., shorter windows for raw ad logs vs. longer for billing records).

9) Security

We implement administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect information (encryption in transit, access controls, least-privilege, monitoring). No system is 100% secure; we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10) Children’s Privacy

Our Services are not directed to children and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age required by local law (e.g., under 13 in the U.S. and under 16 in parts of the EEA unless a different age applies). Publishers and advertisers integrating our Services must not target children without ensuring all required consents and safeguards.

11) Automated Decision-Making & Profiling

We use automated processing to help detect fraud, cap frequency, and match relevant offers. These processes affect which ads/offers are shown or blocked, and may impact eligibility for rewards. Where required, you can request human review or object (see Your Rights by Region).

12) Your Rights by Region

Your rights depend on your location and role (end user, publisher, advertiser). Subject to verification and exemptions, you may have the right to:

Access your personal data and obtain a copy.

Correct inaccurate or incomplete data.

Delete your data (erasure).

Portability (receive data in a portable format).

Object/opt-out of certain processing (e.g., targeted advertising, profiling, or processing based on legitimate interests).

Restrict processing in certain circumstances.

Withdraw consent at any time (without affecting prior processing).

Appeal a decision (US state laws).

EEA/UK/Switzerland (GDPR/UK-GDPR)

Contact us to exercise rights. You may also lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority. Legal bases are in Section 4.

California (CCPA/CPRA)

California residents can request: access, correction, deletion, and to opt-out of “sale”/“sharing” of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. You may use a recognized opt-out preference signal (e.g., GPC) where supported. We do not use or disclose sensitive personal information for purposes requiring a right to limit under CPRA.

Virginia/Colorado/Connecticut/Utah (US State Laws)

Residents may opt out of targeted advertising and profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects. Where required, you may appeal our response.

Brazil (LGPD)

You may request confirmation of processing, access, correction, anonymization, portability, deletion, and information on sharing. You may also revoke consent.

Canada (PIPEDA)

You have rights to access and correct personal information, subject to exceptions.

Türkiye (KVKK)

Data subjects may request information, access, correction, deletion, and object to processing in certain cases; you may apply to us first and then to the Personal Data Protection Authority if unresolved.

How to submit: See Contact Us & Requests below.

13) Controls & Choices

Targeted advertising / “Do Not Sell or Share”:
If applicable to your jurisdiction, you can opt-out of targeted ads by contacting us, using in-product controls, or sending a recognized Global Privacy Control signal (where supported).
Industry tools (may vary by region):

Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) opt-out

Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA/YourAdChoices)

EDAA (EU) YourOnlineChoices

Browser cookies: Manage or delete cookies via your browser settings.

Mobile ad IDs:

iOS: Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking / Ads (Limit Ad Tracking or Reset AD ID).

Android: Settings → Privacy → Ads (Reset advertising ID / Opt out of Ads Personalization).

Email: Unsubscribe links in our emails (service emails may still be sent).

14) Role-Based Disclosures

Publishers/Developers: You must provide end users with required disclosures and obtain any necessary consents (e.g., for cookies/SDKs, ad IDs, analytics, and ePrivacy). You may pass us only data you collected lawfully and with appropriate disclosures.

Advertisers: You are responsible for your creative and for any first-party data you share for targeting or measurement. You must honor user choices and applicable laws (GDPR/CCPA/etc.).

Processors/Sub-processors: Upon request, we can provide a current list of key processors and enter into DPAs/UK Addenda/SCCs as applicable.

15) Third-Party Links & Integrations

Our Services may link to third-party sites/apps or integrate third-party SDKs and tags. Their privacy practices govern their handling of data. We are not responsible for their content or policies.

16) Changes to This Policy

We may update this Policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date reflects the latest change. Material changes will be notified via the Services or by reasonable means. Your continued use indicates acceptance of the updated Policy.

17) Contact Us & Requests

Privacy email: privacy@adclickforge.com

Support: support@adclickforge.com

Postal address: [Company legal address]

EU/UK Representatives (if applicable): [Insert representatives and contact details]

Data Protection Officer (if appointed): [DPO name/email]

To exercise your rights, please email privacy@adclickforge.com
with your name, region, the nature of your request, and enough information for us to verify your identity and relationship (end user / publisher / advertiser). Where we act as a processor, we may redirect you to the relevant controller (our customer).

18) Additional Notices

Do Not Track: We do not respond to DNT signals. We honor legally recognized opt-out preference signals where required.

Verification & Authorized Agents (CPRA): We may ask for information to verify your request. Authorized agents must provide proof of authorization and we may still require direct verification.

Appeals (US state laws): If we deny your request, you may appeal by replying to our decision email with “Appeal” in the subject.

Short Legal Disclaimer (helpful to keep)

This Policy is provided for general transparency and does not constitute legal advice. Laws evolve; your specific implementation may require additional terms or controls. Please consult counsel for compliance tailored to your operations.