Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

We collect information to deliver, personalize, and improve our Services. This includes:

• Personal Information: Data you voluntarily provide, such as your name or email address, when contacting us or subscribing to updates.
• Search and AI Query Data: Queries entered into our Yahoo-powered search engine or questions submitted to our AI feature (powered by DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B), including text, keywords, or contextual data needed for responses.
• Usage Data: Details about your interactions with our Services, such as IP address, browser type, device information (e.g., operating system, device ID), pages visited, timestamps, and referring URLs.
• Cookies and Tracking Technologies: Data collected via cookies, web beacons, or similar tools to enhance user experience, manage sessions, and analyze behavior.
• Advertising Data: Information about your engagement with advertisements served through our advertising networks, such as ad views, clicks, or inferred interests.

2. How We Collect Information

We gather information through:

• Direct Interactions: When you submit search queries, AI questions, forms, or communications.
• Automated Means: Via cookies, server logs, and analytics tools as you navigate our site.
• Third Parties: From partners like Yahoo (for search results), DeepSeek (for AI processing), or advertising networks that support ad delivery and analytics.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Provide Yahoo-powered search results and AI-generated responses using the DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B model.
• Personalize your experience, including tailoring content and advertisements.
• Enhance our website, search functionality, and AI capabilities.
• Analyze usage patterns to optimize our Services and advertising effectiveness.
• Communicate with you, such as responding to inquiries or sending updates (with your consent where required).
• Maintain security, prevent fraud, and comply with legal obligations.

4. Sharing Your Information

We may share your information with:

• Service Providers: Trusted vendors who assist with hosting, analytics, AI processing, or support, bound by contracts to safeguard your data.
• Search and AI Partners: Yahoo (for search) and DeepSeek (for AI queries), who process data to deliver results, subject to their privacy policies.
• Advertising Networks: Various advertising networks, including but not limited to partners like Facebook, Outbrain, Taboola, and Yahoo, may receive anonymized or aggregated data for targeted advertising, governed by their own privacy policies.
• Legal Authorities: When required by law, regulation, or to protect our rights, users, or the public.
• Business Transfers: In cases of mergers, acquisitions, or asset sales, your data may be transferred to a new entity.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies for:

• Essential Purposes: Enabling core features like session management.
• Performance: Understanding how users interact with our Services.
• Advertising: Serving personalized ads through our advertising networks.

You can control cookies via our consent tool (if available) or browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect personalization and functionality.

6. Data Security

We employ reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, loss, or disclosure. However, no online system can be fully secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute protection.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights over your personal data, including:

• Access: Obtain a copy of your data.
• Correction: Fix inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Deletion: Request removal of your data, subject to legal exceptions.
• Opt-Out: Stop marketing communications or targeted ads (e.g., via ad settings or unsubscribe links).
• Portability: Receive your data in a machine-readable format.
• Restriction or Objection: Limit or oppose certain data uses.

To exercise these rights, email us at [email protected]. We’ll respond within legal timeframes (e.g., 30 days for GDPR requests).

8. International Data Transfers

As a global service, your data may be processed outside Montenegro, including in the United States, where partners like Yahoo, DeepSeek, or our advertising networks operate. We use safeguards, such as Standard Contractual Clauses, to ensure data protection during transfers.

9. Third-Party Links and Services

Our Services feature Yahoo search results, DeepSeek AI responses, and advertisements from various advertising networks, including but not limited to partners like Facebook, Outbrain, Taboola, and Yahoo. These third parties operate under their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for their practices. We recommend reviewing their policies before engaging.

10. Children’s Privacy

Searsk.com is not designed for users under 16. We do not knowingly collect children’s personal information. If we discover such data, we will delete it promptly. Contact us if you believe this has occurred.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may revise this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Updates will be posted here with a new “Last Updated” date. Please review it periodically.

12. Contact Us

For questions, concerns, or requests about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, reach out to:

Email: [email protected]