Privacy Policy

Welcome to Earn Tech BD (“we,” “our,” or “us”). We operate the website https://earntechbd.com (the “Site”), the largest technology social network in Bangladesh. Your privacy is critically important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Site or use our services, including when you create an account, publish posts, or participate in our income-sharing program. By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

1. Information We Collect

We collect several types of information to provide and improve our social network and to enable features like account creation, posting, and earning income.

1.1 Information You Provide Directly

  • Account Registration: When you create an account, we collect your username, email address, and a password. You may also optionally provide a display name, profile picture, bio, and other details.
  • User-Generated Content: Any content you post on the Site (articles, comments, images, links) is collected and displayed publicly. Please remember that any personal information you include in a post may be seen by others.
  • Earnings & Payment Information: If you participate in our income program, we collect the information necessary to process your earnings. This may include your payment method details (e.g., PayPal email, bank account number, mobile financial service ID) and transaction history. This data is used exclusively for payout purposes and is handled with strict security.
  • Communications: If you contact us directly (e.g., via email or a contact form), we may receive additional information such as your name, email address, and the contents of your message.

1.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device and browsing behaviour, including:

  • Log Data: Your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring/exit pages, date/time stamps, and clickstream data.
  • Cookies & Similar Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to remember your login session, personalise your experience, and analyse usage. For details on how we use cookies for advertising, see Section 4.
  • Usage Data: Information about how you interact with the Site (pages viewed, posts you like or share, time spent on pages).

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

  • To create and maintain your user account.
  • To enable you to publish posts and participate in the community.
  • To calculate and distribute earnings from the income program (including verifying eligibility and processing payments).
  • To operate, maintain, and improve the Site’s features and functionality.
  • To personalise your experience and show content relevant to your interests.
  • To communicate with you, including sending service-related announcements, security updates, and responses to your inquiries.
  • To monitor and analyse trends, usage, and activities to better understand our audience.
  • To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, fraud, or illegal activities.
  • To serve advertisements (see Section 4) and measure ad performance.
  • To comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms of Service.

3. Log Files

Earn Tech BD follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they access websites. The information collected by log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. This data is not linked to any personally identifiable information. The purpose of the information is for analysing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

4. Cookies, Advertising & Google AdSense

Our Site uses cookies to store information, including visitors’ preferences and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. We also work with third‑party advertising companies, including Google AdSense, to serve ads when you visit our Site.

4.1 Google AdSense & DoubleClick DART Cookie

Google, as a third‑party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on Earn Tech BD. Google’s use of the DoubleClick DART cookie enables it to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our Site and other sites on the Internet. DART uses “non‑personally identifiable information” and does NOT track personal information such as your name, email address, or physical address.

You may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at the following URL: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

4.2 Other Third‑Party Advertisers & Analytics

Some of the advertisers on our Site may use cookies and web beacons. Our advertising partners are listed below (this list may be updated periodically). Each advertising partner has its own Privacy Policy for their policies on user data. We have no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third‑party advertisers.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers’ respective websites. Additionally, you may opt out of some third‑party vendors’ uses of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.

4.3 Managing Your Cookie Preferences

Most web browsers allow you to refuse/delete cookies. Blocking cookies may affect your ability to use some features of the Site (e.g., staying logged in). For more control over personalised ads, you can adjust your Google Ads Settings at https://adssettings.google.com.

5. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information. We may share your data in the following situations:

  • Service Providers: We may employ third‑party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (e.g., hosting, payment processing, email delivery, analytics). These third parties have access to your personal information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
  • Advertising Partners: As described in Section 4, we share cookie and usage data with advertising networks to serve relevant ads.
  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
  • Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your personal information may be transferred. We will provide notice before your personal information is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
  • With Your Consent: We may share your information for any other purpose with your explicit consent.

6. User Rights & Control Over Your Data

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Rectification: You can ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Deletion: You can request that we delete your personal data, subject to certain legal exceptions (e.g., keeping transaction records for payout compliance).
  • Data Portability: You can request a copy of your data in a structured, machine‑readable format.
  • Objection & Restriction: You can object to the processing of your data or ask us to restrict processing in certain circumstances.
  • Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on your consent to process your data, you can withdraw that consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 10. We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by applicable law. If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

CCPA Privacy Rights (California Residents)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California consumers have the right to:

  • Request that a business that collects a consumer’s personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.
  • Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected.
  • Request that a business that sells a consumer’s personal data, not sell the consumer’s personal data.

As stated above, we do not sell personal information. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. To exercise these rights, please contact us.

GDPR Data Protection Rights

We are committed to ensuring you can fully exercise your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In addition to the rights listed above, every user is entitled to the following:

  • The right to be informed – This Privacy Policy fulfills that requirement.
  • The right to rectification, erasure, restrict processing, data portability, and object to processing.

If you believe our processing of your data violates the GDPR, you may lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

7. Children’s Privacy

Our Service is not directed to individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data without your consent, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers. Depending on your jurisdiction, this age threshold may be higher; we comply with all applicable children’s privacy laws, including the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

8. Data Security

We value your trust in providing us your personal information and strive to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it. We implement a variety of security measures, including encryption, secure servers, and access controls, to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your data. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last updated” date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, your data, or our practices, please contact us: