This Privacy Policy describes how GoldPrice.Live ("we", "us", or "the website") collects, uses, and protects information when you use our website. By using our website, you consent to this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following categories of information:

  • Automatically collected technical data: IP address (used to determine your country and show prices in your local currency), browser type, device type, operating system, referring URL, pages visited, and timestamps.
  • Cookies and similar technologies: small data files stored in your browser. See Section 3 below.
  • Voluntarily provided data: if you contact us by email, the information you choose to share with us.

We do not require user accounts, do not collect names, addresses, phone numbers, or financial information directly. We do not sell personal data.

2. How We Use Information

  • To display gold prices in your local currency and country format
  • To remember your preferences (language, country override, theme)
  • To operate, maintain, and improve the website
  • To serve relevant advertising via Google AdSense (see Section 4)
  • To prevent abuse and ensure security
  • To comply with legal obligations

3. Cookies

We use the following types of cookies:

  • Essential cookies — required for the site to function (e.g. theme preference, language override, country preference). These cannot be disabled.
  • Analytics cookies — help us understand how visitors use the site.
  • Advertising cookies — set by Google AdSense and its partners to serve personalized ads.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling some cookies may affect site functionality.

4. Google AdSense and Third-Party Advertising

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on this website. Google AdSense is a service provided by Google LLC ("Google").

Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on this site. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visits to this site and other websites on the Internet.

DoubleClick DART cookie: Google may use the DART cookie to enable personalized advertising based on a user's visit to this site and other sites on the Internet.

You may opt out of personalized advertising at any time by visiting:

Third-party vendors, including Google, may also serve ads based on a user's prior visits to other websites. For more details about Google's advertising practices, please review the Google Advertising Policies and Google Privacy Policy.

5. Third-Party Data Sources

We retrieve real-time market data from public third-party APIs, including Yahoo Finance (for the spot gold price reference) and ExchangeRate-API (for currency conversion). When you request a price, our servers fetch this data on your behalf. We do not pass any personal data to these providers.

6. Data Retention

Technical access logs are retained for up to 90 days for security and abuse-prevention purposes, then deleted. Cookies stored on your device persist for the durations described in Section 3 or until you delete them.

7. Your Rights (GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA, and similar laws)

Depending on your jurisdiction, you have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you
  • Request correction or deletion of your data
  • Object to or restrict our processing of your data
  • Withdraw consent at any time
  • Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
  • Request data portability

To exercise any of these rights, email us at hello@goldprice.live.

8. Children's Privacy

This website is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us so we can delete it.

9. International Data Transfers

Our service is hosted on global content-delivery networks. Your data may be processed in countries other than your country of residence. We rely on standard contractual clauses and similar legal mechanisms to safeguard cross-border transfers where required.

10. Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect data against unauthorized access, alteration, or loss. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be indicated by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the website after such changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

12. Contact

For any privacy-related question or to exercise your rights, please email: hello@goldprice.live.