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Privacy Policy
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Always Free Website is a business name of Riley Pringle ("we", "us"). This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect when you visit alwaysfreewebsite.com, apply for a free website, contact us, or receive texts or emails from us, how we use and share it, and the choices you have. By using the site you agree to this policy and to our Terms & Conditions.
Information you give us
When you apply for a free website we collect the description of the website you want, your first name, your email address, your mobile number if you choose to give it, whether you agreed to receive text messages, whether you already have web hosting, and any partner referral code in your link. When you use the contact or quote form we collect your name, email, optional phone number, and message. If you become a client, we also receive the content, files, and account details you send us to build and launch your website.
Information collected automatically
When you submit a form we record your IP address and its approximate location and network owner, your device type, browser, operating system, screen size, browser timezone, and language, and the result of an automated-browser check. We use this only to stop spam, fraud, and bots. Our records keep a one-way hashed identifier instead of your raw IP address; the raw IP address appears only in the internal email we use to review the application. Raw browser fingerprint values are not stored.
Like most websites, our hosting provider keeps standard server logs, and the site uses cookies and similar technologies described under Cookies, analytics, and advertising.
How we use your information
We use your information to review your application, reply to you, schedule calls, plan, build, launch, and support your website, answer messages, pay affiliates, prevent spam and abuse, measure which of our ads work, keep the site secure, and meet legal obligations. We do not use your application answers for advertising, and we do not sell your personal information.
Text messages (SMS)
If you enter your mobile number on our application form and check the consent box, we text you from our business number about your application, for example to answer questions or set up a call on Google Meet or Zoom. Consent is not required to apply. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to opt out at any time or HELP for help. Full details are in the SMS Terms section of our Terms & Conditions.
We do not sell or share your SMS opt-in data or personal information with third parties for marketing purposes. No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be shared with any third parties, except the service providers that deliver our messages (Twilio and the mobile carriers).
We email you about your application and your website only. We do not add applicants to a newsletter or marketing list. If you would rather not receive further emails, reply and tell us, and we will stop.
Our emails are sent through Amazon SES and contain a small invisible image, so we can see whether each email was delivered and opened and whether it bounced. We use this only to follow up with you and to keep our email working; it is not shared with advertisers. You can block it by turning off images in your email app.
Who we share information with
We share personal information only with service providers that help us run the business, and only as much as each one needs:
- Hostinger, which hosts this website and our email.
- Amazon Web Services (Amazon SES), which delivers our emails and reports whether they were delivered and opened.
- Twilio, which delivers our text messages.
- Anthropic, which helps us process applications faster.
- Cloudflare, which runs the bot check on our forms.
- ipapi.is, which tells us whether a submission comes from a VPN, proxy, or data center.
- Meta and PostHog, as described under Cookies, analytics, and advertising.
- Google, Google Meet, or Zoom, when you join a call with us.
When you buy hosting or a domain, you buy it directly from the provider you choose, which handles your information under its own privacy policy; we receive nothing from that purchase. We may also disclose information when the law requires it, to protect our rights or the safety of others, or as part of a sale or transfer of the business, in which case this policy continues to apply.
Cookies, analytics, and advertising
We advertise on Facebook and Instagram and use the Meta Pixel and Meta Conversions API to learn which pages you visit here and whether an application or contact message was sent, so we can measure which ads work. Meta never receives your application answers, messages, name, email, or phone number from us. If enabled, PostHog records anonymous heatmaps of public pages; the application form is excluded and session replay is off. If you arrive through a partner link, we store the partner code in a first-party cookie for 90 days so the partner gets credit. We also keep a note in your browser for 90 days of which ad or link brought you here (such as the campaign and ad name, and the page you landed on), and include it with your application and our anonymous PostHog statistics, so we can measure which ads work.
You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, use an ad blocker, and manage ad preferences in your Facebook and Instagram settings. The site still works without them.
How long we keep information
Application records are scheduled for deletion after 12 months unless we need them longer to build or support your website or to meet a legal obligation. Abuse-prevention identifiers are deleted after 30 days. Records of text message consent and opt-outs are kept as long as needed to honor them and to show compliance.
Your choices and rights
You can ask us to tell you what personal information we hold about you, correct it, or delete it, and you can opt out of texts at any time by replying STOP. Depending on where you live, including California under the CCPA, you may have additional rights, such as knowing the categories of information we collect and not being discriminated against for using your rights. We do not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising as those terms are defined in California law, other than the Meta Pixel measurement described above. To make a request, email hello@alwaysfreewebsite.com. We will verify the request and answer within the time the law requires.
Security
We use HTTPS, restricted access, hashed identifiers, and reputable providers to protect your information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Children
This site is for businesses and adults. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13, and you must be at least 18 to apply. If you believe a child has sent us information, contact us and we will delete it.
Changes and contact
We may update this policy and will change the date at the top when we do. Questions or requests: hello@alwaysfreewebsite.com, or apply@alwaysfreewebsite.com for anything about your application or text messages.