Privacy Policy
Last Updated: October 14, 2026
We at Abdulhamid Al-Bakdali — SmartWeb 🇮🇶 are committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our site ah-smartweb.com, and how you control your data.
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Information You Provide
- Contact Form: When you contact us, we collect your name, email, and message.
- Newsletter: If you subscribe, we collect your email only.
1.2 Information We Collect Automatically
- Browsing Data: IP address, browser type, OS, pages visited.
- Cookies: Used to improve your experience and remember your language preferences.
- Google Analytics 4: Used to understand how our visitors use the site (anonymous data).
2. Google AdSense and Advertising
⚠️ Important Note: We use Google AdSense to display ads on our site.
- Google, as a third-party vendor, uses DoubleClick cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our site or other sites.
- Google also uses the Advertising ID to serve relevant ads to you.
- To opt out of personalized advertising: Google Ad Settings
- For more information: Google Advertising Policies
- Google Privacy Policy: Click Here
3. Cookies
We use the following types:
- Essential: For site navigation and maintaining sessions.
- Functional: To remember your choices (like language).
- Analytics: Google Analytics to understand visitor behavior.
- Advertising: Google AdSense and DoubleClick to serve relevant ads.
To learn more, see our Cookie Policy.
4. How We Use Your Information
- Improve user experience.
- Analyze traffic.
- Respond to your inquiries.
- Display relevant ads.
5. Third-Party Services
We use the following services that may collect data:
- Google AdSense: For displaying ads.
- Google Analytics 4: For traffic analysis.
- Google Tag Manager: For managing tags.
- Abacus (abacus.jasoncameron.dev): An external view counter that displays general visitor numbers without collecting personal data.
6. Data Protection
We use reasonable technical security measures to protect your data, and we use HTTPS to encrypt all data.
7. Sharing Data with Third Parties
We do not sell or rent your personal information. We may only share data with:
- Google: Via Analytics, AdSense, and GTM (anonymous data).
- Abacus: Aggregated statistics (no personal data).
- Legal Authorities: If required by law.
8. Your Rights (GDPR)
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to:
- Access: Request a copy of your data.
- Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data.
- Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data ("Right to be Forgotten").
- Objection: Object to the processing of your data.
- Data Portability: Request transfer of your data.
9. California Residents' Rights (CCPA)
Under the CCPA, you have the right to:
- Know what data we collect.
- Request deletion of your data.
- Do Not Sell My Data: We do not sell your data to any party.
- Non-discrimination for exercising your rights.
10. Data Retention
- Contact form data: 1 year.
- Analytics data: 26 months.
- Newsletter data: Until you unsubscribe.
11. External Links
Our site contains links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these sites.
12. Children
Our site is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect any personal information from children.
13. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Modified" date.
14. Contact Us
- 📧 Privacy: privacy@ah-smartweb.com
- 📧 General Contact: contact@ah-smartweb.com
- 🌍 Location: Mosul, Iraq 🇮🇶