Effective Date: February 14, 2026 Last Updated: February 14, 2026
DriveWipe.com ("we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding that information.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide
When you use our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and message content. We use this information solely to respond to your inquiry.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit DriveWipe.com, we automatically collect:
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Analytics data — We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use our site. This includes pages visited, time on page, referring URLs, device type, browser, and approximate geographic location. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect this data. You can opt out using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
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Server logs — Our web server records IP addresses, request timestamps, URLs requested, and HTTP status codes. These logs are used for security monitoring and troubleshooting and are retained for 30 days.
Cookies
DriveWipe.com uses the following cookies:
- Google Analytics cookies (
_ga,_ga_*) — Used to distinguish unique visitors and track sessions. These cookies expire after 2 years and 24 hours respectively.
We do not use advertising cookies or tracking pixels. We do not run display ads.
Affiliate Links
Some links on DriveWipe.com are affiliate links (URLs beginning with /go/). When you click an affiliate link, you are redirected to a third-party website (such as the software vendor's site). That third-party site may set its own cookies and has its own privacy policy.
We earn a commission on qualifying purchases made through affiliate links. Your price is not affected.
We do not receive any personal information about you from our affiliate partners. We track only aggregate click counts on affiliate links for our own analytics.
How We Use Your Information
We use collected information to:
- Respond to contact form submissions
- Understand which content is most useful to visitors (via analytics)
- Monitor and maintain site security and performance
- Improve our content and user experience
Information Sharing
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties, except:
- Google Analytics — Anonymous usage data is processed by Google under their privacy policy
- Email provider — Contact form submissions are delivered via our email service provider
- Legal requirements — We may disclose information if required by law or to protect our legal rights
Data Retention
- Contact form submissions — Retained for 1 year, then deleted
- Analytics data — Retained per Google Analytics default settings (14 months)
- Server logs — Retained for 30 days
Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you
- Correct inaccurate information
- Delete your personal information
- Object to processing of your information
To exercise any of these rights, contact us.
California Residents (CCPA/CPRA)
We do not sell personal information. We do not use personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. California residents may request disclosure of information collected by contacting us.
European Residents (GDPR)
Our legal basis for processing personal data is legitimate interest (analytics to improve our content) and consent (contact form submissions). You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting us.
Children's Privacy
DriveWipe.com is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, contact us and we will delete it.
Security
We use HTTPS encryption for all connections to DriveWipe.com. Contact form data is transmitted securely. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. Continued use of DriveWipe.com after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
Contact
If you have questions about this privacy policy, contact us.