Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

MyIQScores ("we," "us," or "our") operates the website myiqscores.com. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our IQ test service.

2. Information We Collect

We collect the following personal data when you voluntarily provide it:

• Name — to personalize your results
• Email address — to save your results and, if you opt in, to send occasional updates once our newsletter launches
• Age range — to calibrate scoring based on age norms
• Quiz answers & IQ score — to generate and store your results
• Payment information — processed securely by Stripe; we never store card details

We also automatically collect:

• IP address and approximate location (via analytics)
• Browser type, device info, and pages visited
• Cookies and similar tracking technologies (Google Analytics)

3. How We Use Your Information

• To provide, operate, and improve our IQ test service
• To deliver your test results and personalized reports
• To process payments via Stripe for premium features
• To send you your results and, if you consent, occasional educational content
• To analyze usage patterns and improve user experience (Google Analytics)
• To comply with legal obligations

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA) or UK, we process your personal data based on:

• Consent — you provide explicit consent when submitting your information to take the test
• Contract performance — processing necessary to deliver the service you requested
• Legitimate interest — analytics and service improvement, balanced against your rights

5. Data Sharing & Third Parties

We do not sell your personal data. We share data only with:

• Stripe — for secure payment processing (Stripe Privacy Policy)
• Google Analytics — for anonymized website usage analytics (Google Privacy Policy)
• Google AdSense — for serving advertising (see the Advertising section below)
• Infrastructure providers — for hosting and data storage, with appropriate safeguards

5a. Advertising (Google AdSense)

We use, or plan to use, Google AdSense to display ads that keep this site free. When ads are served:

• Google and its certified ad partners may use cookies and device identifiers to serve and measure ads
• Where you have consented, ads may be personalized based on your visits to this and other websites
• Without consent (or where you refuse it), only non-personalized ads may be shown, which still use cookies for frequency capping and fraud prevention

You can opt out of personalized advertising at Google Ads Settings or via aboutads.info. For details on how Google processes data, see How Google uses information from sites that use its services.

Consent (EEA, UK, Switzerland). If you visit from the European Economic Area, the UK, or Switzerland, advertising and analytics storage defaults to denied until you make a choice through the Google-certified consent message shown on the site (Google Consent Mode). You can change or withdraw your consent at any time via the consent options on the site.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• Access, correct, or delete your personal data
• Withdraw consent at any time
• Object to or restrict processing
• Data portability (receive your data in a structured format)
• Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (EEA/UK residents)
• Opt out of the "sale" of personal information (California residents under CCPA)

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@myiqscores.com.

7. Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies for analytics (Google Analytics) and advertising (Google AdSense), plus browser local storage for small site features. Our Cookie Policy describes each category and how to control them. You can also manage cookies through your browser settings; disabling them may affect some site functionality.

7a. Advertising & Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to serve advertisements on our website. Google AdSense uses cookies, including the DART cookie, to serve ads based on your visits to this and other websites.

• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
• We participate in the Google AdSense program. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on prior visits to our website.
• Advertising cookies may collect data such as your browsing history, interests, and demographic information to show you relevant ads.

You can opt out of personalized advertising at any time by visiting Google Ad Settings or aboutads.info/choices.

For more information on how Google uses data when you use our site, visit Google's Partner Sites Policy.

8. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to provide our services and fulfill the purposes described in this policy. You may request deletion at any time by contacting us.

9. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures including encryption in transit (TLS/SSL), secure database access controls, and limited access to personal data. No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, but we strive to protect your information.

10. International Transfers

Your data may be processed in countries outside your own. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, including standard contractual clauses where required by GDPR.

11. Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by updating the "Last updated" date. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance.

13. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your rights, contact us at:

privacy@myiqscores.com