Welcome to Make a Deal!
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our website or mobile app.

🔍 Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal and non-personal information when you access or use our services:

  • Personal Information: Name, email address, contact details
  • Device Information: Device type, operating system, browser, IP address
  • Location Data: Approximate or precise geographic location, with your permission
  • Advertising Identifiers: Device IDs such as Apple’s IDFA and Android’s AAID
  • Usage Data: How you interact with the app or website, including pages visited and features used

🔧 How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to provide, maintain, and improve our services for users. Specifically, we may use your information for the following purposes:

🛍️ 1. To Operate and Improve Our Platform

  • Allow users to post, browse, and manage classifieds
  • Improve user experience through personalized content
  • Diagnose and fix technical issues
  • Enhance website and app performance

📣 2. To Show Ads via Google Ad Services

We use Google Ads Sense and related ad networks to serve personalized and non-personalized ads. This may involve:

  • Using device information, location (if permitted), and browsing behavior to tailor ads to your interests
  • Collecting advertising identifiers (such as Apple IDFA or Android AAID)
  • Enabling frequency capping, ad reporting, and fraud prevention

To understand how Google uses your information in partner apps, visit:
https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

You can manage your ad preferences or opt-out through:

  • Android: Settings > Google > Ads > Opt out of Ads Personalization
  • iOS: Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking

📍 3. For Location-Based Features

  • To show relevant local ads or listings near you
  • To improve your experience with search and discovery

We only collect coarse or precise location data if you allow it via your device settings.

🔒 4. To Keep Our Platform Safe

  • Prevent fraudulent listings or activities
  • Verify user identities and detect suspicious behavior
  • Comply with legal obligations

📧 5. For Communication

  • Send account-related updates, confirmations, or support responses
  • Notify you of changes in terms, policies, or services
  • Share offers or updates if you opt in for marketing communications

🔗 Sharing Information

We respect your privacy and do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to any third parties for commercial purposes.

However, in order to maintain and improve our platform, and to serve relevant ads, we may share certain information with trusted third-party partners, under the following conditions:

📊 Third-Party Advertising & Analytics

We use services like Google AdSense and related advertising tools to display ads and analyze website performance. These services may:

  • Collect anonymous or pseudonymous data (like device information, ad interactions, and general location)
  • Use cookies, advertising identifiers, or similar technologies to serve personalized or contextual ads
  • Analyze how users interact with ads and listings

💡 Note: We do not have access to or control over how these third parties process data, but they are obligated to handle your information in accordance with their own privacy policies.

You can learn more about how Google handles data in its ad services by visiting:
https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

🍪 Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze usage, and serve personalized content and advertisements.

🔍 What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help us remember your preferences, login status, and improve the overall user experience.

📈 Why We Use Cookies

  • Essential Functionality: To enable secure login, session management, and navigation.
  • Performance & Analytics: To understand how users interact with our website and improve performance.
  • Advertising: We use third-party tools like Google AdSense which may use cookies and device identifiers to:
    • Serve personalized ads
    • Measure ad performance
    • Prevent ad fraud and abuse

Note: These third parties may also collect information directly from your browser through cookies or similar technologies. You can read more about how Google uses cookies here.

⚙️ Your Cookie Choices

You can choose to:

  • Accept or reject cookies via your browser settings
  • Clear existing cookies at any time
  • Use browser-based tools or ad opt-out services to manage ad personalization

Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of our website.

You can control cookies through your browser settings.

🔒 Data and Security

We are committed to protecting the information you share with us. We implement a range of technical and organizational security measures to safeguard your personal data against unauthorized access, misuse, disclosure, or loss.

🔐 How We Protect Your Data

  • Secure HTTPS encryption is used throughout the website to protect data during transmission.
  • Data access controls are implemented to restrict access to authorized personnel only.
  • Regular monitoring and security updates are applied to our servers and software to prevent vulnerabilities.
  • We follow industry-standard best practices to protect user information.

📁 Data Storage

Your data is stored securely on servers managed by trusted hosting partners. We retain user data only for as long as necessary to provide services, fulfill legal obligations, or resolve disputes.

🧾 User Responsibility

We encourage users to:

  • Choose strong, unique passwords
  • Avoid sharing login credentials
  • Log out after each session on public or shared devices

🛠 Third-Party Services

Some data may be processed by trusted third parties such as Google (e.g., AdSense, Analytics) for services like advertising and website analytics. These services comply with applicable data protection laws and employ their own security measures.

✅ Your Rights

We respect your rights over your personal data and are committed to giving you control over the information you share with us. Depending on your location and applicable laws, you may have the following rights:

🔍 Right to Access

You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.

✏️ Right to Correction

You may request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete information.

🧽 Right to Deletion

You have the right to request that we delete your account and any associated personal data.

To request account deletion, please contact our support team at:
📧 support@makeadeal.org
or use our Contact Us page or use our Delete My Account Page for account deletion.

🔄 Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, services, legal requirements, or for other operational reasons.

If we make significant changes, we will notify you by posting an updated version on our website with a revised “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. In some cases, we may also provide additional notice (such as email or in-app notifications).

We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

📞 Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the way we handle your personal information, feel free to contact us.

You can reach us at:

📧 Email: support@makeadeal.org
🌐 Website: https://makeadeal.org
📬 Support Request: Use the contact form available on our website for account-related requests, including account deletion.

We’re here to help and respond to all queries as quickly as possible.