Privacy Policy — TopChoiceVerified.com

Your privacy matters. This Privacy Policy explains how Top Choice Verified ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you visit topchoiceverified.com. We comply with EU GDPR (Regulation 2016/679), the UK GDPR, and the Swiss nFADP.

1. Who We Are (Data Controller)

The data controller responsible for your personal data is:

Trading name: Top Choice Verified
Website: topchoiceverified.com
Contact: info@topchoiceverified.com
Operational base: Brazil (serving international audiences including the EEA and UK)

As we process personal data of individuals in the EEA/UK/Switzerland, GDPR applies to our processing activities under Article 3(2) (extraterritorial scope).

2. What Personal Data We Collect

2.1 Data you provide directly

Email address (if you contact us by email)
Any information you voluntarily include in messages to us

2.2 Data collected automatically

IP address (anonymised where required by law)
Browser type, version, and language; device type and OS
Pages visited, time on page, clicks, and scroll depth
Referring URL and exit URL; date and time of access
Cookie identifiers (only with consent for non-essential cookies)

2.3 Data collected via third-party tools (consent only)

Tool	Provider	Purpose	Transfer	Legal basis
Google Analytics 4	Google LLC	Website usage analytics	USA — SCCs	Consent Art. 6(1)(a)
Google Tag Manager	Google LLC	Tag management	USA — SCCs	Legitimate interest / Consent
Google Ads	Google LLC	Ad conversion, remarketing	USA — SCCs	Consent Art. 6(1)(a)
Meta Pixel	Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd.	Ad measurement, custom audiences	USA — SCCs	Consent Art. 6(1)(a)

We implement Google Consent Mode v2. All analytics and advertising tags operate in restricted, cookieless mode until you provide explicit consent.

3. Cookies

Category	Description	Consent required?	Examples
Strictly necessary	Essential for the site to function.	No	Session cookies, consent storage
Functional	Remember your preferences.	Yes	Language, form data
Analytics	Measure how visitors use our site.	Yes	_ga, _ga_*, _gid
Marketing	Personalised advertising and conversion tracking.	Yes	_fbp, _fbc, IDE, _gcl_au

You can manage or withdraw consent at any time via the "🍪 Cookie preferences" button at the bottom-left of any page.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): Analytics and marketing cookies. Withdrawable at any time.
Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f)): Security logging, fraud prevention, basic server logs.
Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)): Retaining records where required by law.
Contract performance (Art. 6(1)(b)): Responding to your enquiries.

5. How We Use Your Data

To operate and maintain the website
To analyse performance and improve user experience
To measure advertising campaign effectiveness
To show relevant advertisements on third-party platforms (with consent)
To respond to your enquiries
To comply with legal obligations

We do not sell your personal data. We do not use automated decision-making that produces legal or similarly significant effects.

6. Data Retention

Data type	Retention period
Server access logs	90 days
Google Analytics data	14 months
Meta Pixel event data	Up to 180 days
Google Ads conversion data	Up to 90 days
Email correspondence	2 years from last contact
Cookie consent records	12 months

7. International Data Transfers

Your data may be transferred to the United States where Google and Meta are based. Such transfers are safeguarded by Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) and the EU-US Data Privacy Framework where applicable.

8. Your Rights Under GDPR

Right of Access (Art. 15)

Request a copy of personal data we hold about you.

Right to Rectification (Art. 16)

Request correction of inaccurate data.

Right to Erasure (Art. 17)

Request deletion of your personal data.

Right to Restriction (Art. 18)

Request restriction of processing.

Right to Portability (Art. 20)

Receive your data in machine-readable format.

Right to Object (Art. 21)

Object to processing based on legitimate interest.

Withdraw Consent

Withdraw cookie consent via the cookie panel at any time.

Lodge a Complaint

File a complaint with your national data protection authority.

To exercise your rights, contact us at info@topchoiceverified.com. We will respond within 30 calendar days.

National supervisory authorities

Germany: bfdi.bund.de
France: cnil.fr
Spain: aepd.es
UK: ico.org.uk
Full EU directory: edpb.europa.eu

9. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. Contact us at info@topchoiceverified.com if you believe we have inadvertently collected data from a child.

10. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data. No internet transmission is 100% secure and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. The "Last updated" date at the top shows when it was last revised.

12. Contact

For privacy-related questions or to exercise your rights:
info@topchoiceverified.com

Legal disclaimer: This Privacy Policy is a good-faith compliance document and does not constitute legal advice. We recommend consulting a qualified data protection lawyer regarding your obligations as a non-EEA operator (GDPR Art. 27).