Privacy Policy
Last updated: 2026-05-05
Data controller
Simone Bongini — Email: info@howtofixnow.com
No personal data collected directly
HowToFixNow does not directly collect, store or process any personal data from users. There are no registration forms, logins, comments or newsletters. All site features are designed to work without the need to collect personal data.
Data collected by third-party services
Third-party services integrated into the site may independently collect data:
- Browsing data via Google Analytics 4 (anonymized IP address, browser type, operating system, pages visited, session duration).
- Ad personalization data via Google AdSense (interests, browsing behavior).
Purpose of data processing
- Statistical traffic analysis (Google Analytics 4).
- Advertising (Google AdSense).
- Continuous service improvement.
Legal basis
User consent under Art. 6(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) for analytics and profiling cookies. Technical cookies are processed under legitimate interest.
Third-party services used
- Google Analytics 4 — traffic analysis. Google Privacy Policy.
- Google AdSense — contextual and personalized advertising. How Google uses data.
- Google Search Console — webmaster tool, does not collect user-side data.
Cookies used
| Cookie | Provider | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
cookie_consent | HowToFixNow | necessary | Stores cookie consent preferences. | 12 months |
theme | HowToFixNow | necessary | Stores dark/light mode preference. | 12 months |
lang | HowToFixNow | necessary | Stores the user preferred language. | 12 months |
_ga, _ga_* | Google Analytics | analytics | Traffic analysis and user behavior. | 2 years |
IDE, ANID, NID, __gads, __gpi | Google AdSense | advertising | Personalized advertising and ad performance measurement. | 6 months to 2 years |
Data transfers outside the EU
Google may transfer data to servers located in the United States, subject to the safeguards of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
Data retention period
Data is retained according to the policies of the individual third-party services.
Changes to this policy
This policy may be updated. The date of the last update is shown at the top of the page.