Effective Date: 5/28/26
Website: https://linuxgnut.com
LinuxGnut.com respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and how we protect it when you visit our website or purchase products or services from us.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect information in the following ways:
Information You Provide to Us
When you contact us, place an order, request support, subscribe to updates, or otherwise interact with LinuxGnut.com, you may provide information such as:
- Name
- Email address
- Billing or shipping information
- Order details
- Support requests or other messages you send to us
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit LinuxGnut.com, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Referring website
- Pages visited
- Date and time of visit
- General website usage information
This information helps us understand how visitors use our website and improve the site experience.
2. Google Analytics
LinuxGnut.com uses Google Analytics to help us understand website traffic and usage patterns. Google Analytics may use cookies or similar technologies to collect information about how visitors interact with our website.
Google Analytics may collect information such as pages visited, time spent on pages, referring websites, browser and device information, approximate geographic location, and other usage data.
Google provides more information about how it uses data from websites and apps that use its services here:
https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/
You can also learn more about Google Analytics privacy controls and opt-out options here:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
3. Cookies and Similar Technologies
LinuxGnut.com may use cookies and similar technologies to:
- Understand website traffic
- Improve website performance
- Remember user preferences
- Support shopping cart, checkout, account, or security functionality
- Analyze how visitors use the website
You can disable or delete cookies through your browser settings. However, some parts of the website may not function properly if cookies are disabled.
4. How We Use Information
We use collected information to:
- Operate and maintain LinuxGnut.com
- Process orders and transactions
- Respond to customer inquiries and support requests
- Improve our website, products, and services
- Detect, prevent, and address technical issues, fraud, abuse, or security concerns
- Comply with legal obligations
5. We Do Not Sell Customer Information
LinuxGnut.com does not sell, rent, trade, give away, or otherwise disclose customer information to third parties for marketing purposes.
We do not sell customer information.
We do not give customer information to advertisers.
We do not provide customer lists to outside parties.
6. Limited Service Providers
We may use trusted third-party service providers only when necessary to operate our website, process transactions, provide hosting, analytics, payment processing, shipping, email delivery, security, or other essential business services.
These providers are only permitted to use information as needed to provide their services to us. We do not authorize them to use customer information for their own marketing purposes.
Examples may include:
- Website hosting providers
- Payment processors
- Shipping providers
- Email or support systems
- Analytics providers such as Google Analytics
- Security or fraud-prevention tools
7. Payment Information
If LinuxGnut.com accepts payments, payment information may be processed by a third-party payment processor. We do not intentionally store full credit card numbers on our website unless explicitly required for a specific service and protected according to applicable security requirements.
Payment processors may collect and process payment information according to their own privacy policies and terms.
8. Email Communications
If you contact us or make a purchase, we may use your email address to respond to you, provide support, send order updates, or communicate about your account, purchase, or service request.
We may send marketing or promotional emails only where permitted by law and, where required, with your consent. You may unsubscribe from promotional emails using the instructions included in those emails.
9. Data Security
We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
However, no website, server, database, or internet transmission is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. Data Retention
We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary to operate our business, provide services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, maintain records, and enforce agreements.
11. Your Privacy Choices
Depending on your location, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:
- Request access to personal information we have about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of certain information
- Opt out of certain communications
- Restrict or object to certain processing
- Request a copy of your information
To make a privacy request, contact us using the information below.
12. Children’s Privacy
LinuxGnut.com is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.
13. Links to Other Websites
LinuxGnut.com may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of third-party websites. You should review the privacy policies of any websites you visit.
14. Legal Disclosure
We may disclose information if required to do so by law, subpoena, court order, legal process, or government request, or if we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, users, website, business, or the public.
15. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will update the effective date at the top of this page. Continued use of LinuxGnut.com after changes are posted means you accept the updated Privacy Policy.
16. Contact Us
For privacy questions or requests, use the contact form.