Privacy Policy & Advertising Disclosures

1. Introduction & Overview

At gta6-specs.com (referred to as "we", "our", or "the Website"), we respect your personal privacy and are committed to full transparency regarding how data is processed, how cookies and similar identifiers are utilized, and how third-party advertising partners serve personalized and non-personalized content.

This Privacy Policy explains our practices regarding data collection when you browse our hardware specifications, test your hardware via our interactive Can I Run It calculator, read our console benchmarks, or communicate with our editorial team.

3. Web Analytics & Google Analytics 4 (GA4)

We utilize Google Analytics 4 (GA4) (Measurement ID: G-QNHKQZHK2M) to measure aggregated, non-personally identifiable site traffic. GA4 gathers information such as browser type, operating system, referral URL, page load times, country of origin, and interactive tool engagement (such as component selections in the PC compatibility calculator).

Google Analytics operates with IP masking enabled. We do not transmit personally identifying information (PII) to Google Analytics. You can prevent Google Analytics from tracking your activity across all websites by installing the official Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

4. Consent Management for Visitors in the EEA, UK & Switzerland

For visitors located in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom (UK), and Switzerland, we comply with the Google EU User Consent Policy and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR / UK GDPR).

We integrate a Google-certified Consent Management Platform (CMP) adhering to the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB Europe) Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF v2.2) and Google Consent Mode v2. When accessing our website from these jurisdictions:

• You are presented with a consent banner permitting you to grant, customize, or refuse consent for advertising storage, ad user data, ad personalization, and analytics storage.
• No advertising cookies or personalized trackers are set prior to receiving your affirmative consent where required by law.
• You can revisit or modify your consent preferences at any time by clearing your browser cookies or clicking the cookie settings link located in the Website footer.

5. Information You Provide Directly to Us

gta6-specs.com does not require user registration or user accounts. We do not maintain a member database, profile system, or subscription paywall. The only personal data we receive directly is:

• Editorial Inquiries & Benchmark Reports: If you contact our editorial desk via our Contact Interface or by emailing contact@gta6-specs.com, we receive your name, email address, and message contents. This information is used solely to respond to your inquiry, verify hardware benchmark telemetry, or implement editorial corrections.
• Zero Data Selling: We never sell, rent, monetize, or distribute user email addresses or contact communications to third parties.

6. Cookies & Client-Side Local Storage

In addition to third-party advertising and analytics cookies, our Website utilizes client-side local storage and functional session cookies for essential browser navigation:

• Language Preferences: Retains your selected language setting when navigating multilingual pages.
• Calculator Presets: Temporarily stores your chosen GPU, CPU, and RAM options in your local browser session so that refresh actions do not reset your compatibility simulation.
• Theme & Viewport State: Preserves user interface layout states (e.g. table display modes).

7. California Consumer Privacy Disclosures (CCPA / CPRA)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the CPRA, California residents are entitled to specific disclosures regarding their personal information:

• Categories Collected: Internet and electronic network activity information (browsing metrics, device types, referring URLs).
• Sale or Sharing of Personal Information: We do not sell personal information in exchange for monetary consideration. However, the use of third-party advertising cookies may constitute a "sale" or "share" under California statutory definitions.
• Consumer Rights: California residents have the right to request disclosure of personal information collected, request deletion, and opt out of the sale or sharing of their personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising via our opt-out links above or via Global Privacy Control (GPC) browser signals.

8. Children's Online Privacy Protection (COPPA)

Our Website provides technical hardware benchmarking and computer hardware analyses targeted at adult PC builders, hardware enthusiasts, and console gamers. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 (or under 16 in applicable European jurisdictions). If we become aware that a child has provided us with personal information via email, we will promptly delete such data from our records.

9. Data Security & Retention

We employ industry-standard security measures, including end-to-end TLS/HTTPS encryption, strict HTTP headers (HSTS, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy), and secure server infrastructure to safeguard all data transmission. Email correspondence submitted to our contact desk is retained only as long as necessary to address inquiries or verify technical benchmarks, after which it is periodically purged.