Privacy policy
This policy explains how Waey (waey.org) handles personal information when you read our guides, search the site, watch embedded videos or follow shopping links. It covers the website and its supported languages and country editions.
Who is responsible
Waey is owned by Fullmob LTD, which is responsible for how personal information is used to operate this website. Our privacy contact is listed below. Third-party services also handle information under their own policies, linked at the end of this page.
Information we handle
Browsing and security: our hosting and security providers may process your IP address, browser and device details, requested URLs, referring pages, timestamps and error or abuse signals. These records help deliver pages, diagnose faults and protect the site.
Search and country selection: search terms form part of the page URL and may appear in server logs or analytics. Your selected language and country appear in the URL and determine the content and retailer links shown. Please do not put personal or sensitive information into the search box. Selecting a country does not give us your precise location.
Messages: if you contact us, we receive the information you choose to send, such as your email address and message. Please send only what is needed for your request.
Editor accounts: authorised editors have account details and authentication records. Security checks use session cookies and hashed login-rate-limit identifiers. You do not need a public account to read articles. Public photo contributions are not currently available.
Why we use information
We use information to deliver and secure Waey, show the appropriate language and country edition, answer requests, understand how the site is used and support advertising. Where data protection law requires a legal basis, necessary operation and security generally rely on legitimate interests, requests may be handled to provide a requested service, and legal obligations may require certain records. Consent applies where required for optional cookies or similar tracking. Reading this policy or continuing to browse is not, by itself, consent to that tracking.
Cookies and similar technologies
Essential cookies may support security checks and editor sign-in. Google and other services described below may use cookies, local storage or similar identifiers for analytics, advertising and video playback. Not every cookie applies to every visitor.
You can block or delete cookies in your browser and use the provider controls linked below. This may affect videos, ads or sign-in. Where a consent notice is presented, use it to choose or withdraw optional permissions. This policy does not replace a consent notice.
Analytics and advertising
Waey includes Google Analytics to understand visits and interactions, and Google AdSense to display advertising. These services may receive page URLs, device or browser information, identifiers and interaction data.
Third-party advertising vendors, including Google, may use cookies to select ads based on earlier visits to Waey and other websites. Google and its partners may personalise or measure advertising using this information, depending on applicable choices and settings. Use Google’s advertising controls or participating industry opt-out tools below to manage personalised advertising. Opting out does not remove all advertising. The Analytics opt-out tool provides an additional browser-based choice.
Videos, fonts and site protection
Articles embed YouTube players using youtube-nocookie.com. Loading or playing a video can connect your browser to Google/YouTube and disclose technical information such as your IP address and the page context. Privacy-enhanced embedding does not mean that no data is processed. Your activity may also be associated with a Google account when you use Google services while signed in.
The website loads Noto Kufi Arabic through Google Fonts. Font requests send technical information, including your IP address and browser request details, to Google.
Cloudflare helps deliver cached pages and protect Waey against attacks and automated abuse. It may process connection information and security signals and use security cookies when needed. Hosting providers also process data needed to serve and maintain the website.
The Contact Us page includes an OpenStreetMap map. Loading it sends connection information to that provider. Contact messages are sent by email to Fullmob LTD; the form is protected by a short-lived session cookie and message-rate limits.
Shopping links and other websites
Tool and material links lead to retailers selected for your chosen country, including Amazon, IKEA or other local stores where available. A link may open a store search or a particular product. The retailer receives the information normally sent when you visit its site and applies its own cookies and privacy policy.
Waey does not take payment or receive your card details or delivery address when you buy from these external stores. Purchases and retailer accounts are managed by the retailer. Please check its policy before submitting information.
Who receives information
Information may be handled by our hosting, email, security, analytics, advertising and video providers for the purposes described here. Providers may act on our behalf or under their own policies. We may also disclose information when legally required, to address abuse or to protect rights and safety. We do not publish private messages as article content.
Retention and international processing
We retain information for as long as reasonably needed for its purpose, including support, security, dispute handling and legal obligations, then delete or anonymise it where appropriate. Backup copies may remain until their normal replacement cycle. There is no single retention period for every data type. Analytics, advertising and security providers have their own retention settings and policies.
Our providers may process information in countries outside your country of residence. Applicable safeguards, such as contractual measures where required, depend on the provider and processing involved. You can ask us for information about safeguards relevant to your request.
Your choices and rights
Depending on where you live and the information involved, you may have rights to access, correct, delete or receive a copy of personal information, restrict or object to processing, withdraw consent, or opt out of certain advertising-related sharing. Contact us to make a request. We may need proportionate identity checks and cannot delete information we must lawfully retain.
You may also complain to the data protection authority responsible for your country. Provider tools below offer additional controls for information those services handle. Browser cookie controls apply to that browser; they do not automatically erase records already held.
Children and security
Waey provides general educational content and is not designed to collect personal information from children. A parent or guardian who believes a child has sent us personal information can contact us to request review and removal where appropriate.
We use access controls, secure connections and operational safeguards to protect information. No website, transmission or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure.
Changes to this policy
We may update this page when our services or data practices change. The date above shows the latest revision. Material changes will be highlighted where appropriate. Future accounts, photo uploads or other contribution features will need updated privacy information before they are introduced.
Privacy requests
For questions or requests about personal information, contact: [email protected]