Privacy Policy

FreeVPNforPC.co.uk (“we”, “us”, or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and share information when you visit our website at www.freevpnforpc.co.uk (the “Site”).

This policy is compliant with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. By using our Site, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any part of this policy, please discontinue use of our Site.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information in the following ways:

Information You Provide

If you contact us via email at contact@freevpnforpc.co.uk, we will collect your name, email address, and the content of your message. We collect this information solely to respond to your enquiry and do not use it for marketing purposes unless you explicitly consent.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our Site, we may automatically collect certain technical information, including:

• Your IP address (anonymised where possible)
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referring website (the page that linked you to our Site)
• Pages visited on our Site and time spent on each page
• Date and time of your visit
• Device type (desktop, mobile, or tablet)

This information is collected through cookies and similar technologies and is used to analyse site performance, improve user experience, and understand how visitors interact with our content.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain our Site: ensuring our VPN comparison tools, reviews, and content are accessible and functioning correctly.
• To respond to your enquiries: if you contact us, we use your information to reply to your message and address your query.
• To analyse and improve our Site: understanding how visitors use our Site helps us improve content, navigation, and overall user experience.
• To comply with legal obligations: we may process your data where required by applicable law or regulation.
• To detect and prevent fraud: protecting our Site against malicious activity and security threats.

Our legal basis for processing your data under UK GDPR is legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f)) for analytics and site improvement, consent (Article 6(1)(a)) for non-essential cookies, and contractual necessity for responding to your enquiries.

3. Cookies

Our Site uses cookies — small text files placed on your device — to enhance your browsing experience. We use the following types of cookies:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: these are essential for the operation of our Site. They enable core functionality such as page navigation and do not require your consent.
• Analytics Cookies: we use analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) to understand how visitors interact with our Site. These cookies collect anonymous, aggregated data. We configure Google Analytics to anonymise IP addresses and we do not combine analytics data with personally identifiable information.
• Advertising Cookies: our Site may display advertisements through Google AdSense or similar networks. These services may use cookies to serve ads relevant to your interests. You can opt out of personalised advertising through your browser settings or by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out page.

You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings at any time. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our Site.

4. Third-Party Services

Our Site integrates with the following third-party services, each of which has its own privacy policy governing the data they collect:

• Google Analytics: used for website traffic analysis. Google's privacy policy can be found at policies.google.com/privacy.
• Google AdSense: used to display advertisements. AdSense may use cookies to serve relevant ads to visitors.
• Affiliate Networks: when you click on an affiliate link to a VPN provider, you will be directed to that provider's website. The VPN provider's own privacy policy will govern any data collected from that point onward. We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of any third-party service before providing personal information.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to any third party. Data shared with third-party services is limited to what is necessary for the operation of those services.

5. Your Rights Under UK GDPR

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018, you have the following rights:

• Right of Access: you have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: you have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
• Right to Erasure: you have the right to request that we delete your personal data, subject to certain legal exceptions.
• Right to Restrict Processing: you have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
• Right to Data Portability: you have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
• Right to Object: you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes or where processing is based on legitimate interest.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: where we rely on consent to process your data, you may withdraw that consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out prior to withdrawal.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@freevpnforpc.co.uk. We will respond to your request within 30 days. If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected:

• Email correspondence: retained for up to 12 months following the last communication, then securely deleted.
• Analytics data: retained in anonymised form for up to 26 months through Google Analytics, after which it is automatically deleted.
• Server logs: retained for up to 90 days for security and diagnostic purposes.

We regularly review the data we hold and securely delete any information that is no longer required.

7. Data Security

We take the security of your data seriously and implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, loss, destruction, or alteration. Our Site is served over HTTPS, ensuring that data transmitted between your browser and our servers is encrypted. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. International Data Transfers

Some of our third-party service providers (such as Google) may process data outside the United Kingdom. Where this occurs, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the Information Commissioner's Office, to protect your data in accordance with UK GDPR.

9. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe that we have inadvertently collected data from a child under 16, please contact us immediately at contact@freevpnforpc.co.uk and we will take steps to delete the information.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. When we make material changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your data.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your data protection rights, or have concerns about how your data is being processed, please contact us:

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK's supervisory authority, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), if you believe your data protection rights have been infringed. The ICO can be contacted at ico.org.uk or by telephone at 0303 123 1113.