Privacy Policy
Effective date: June 1, 2026 — Revised: June 30, 2026
Wikki Regional Intelligence ("we," "us," or "Wikki.org") operates https://wikki.org as an independent South Dakota regional intelligence publisher. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit our website, interact with our monetization integrations, or submit inquiries through our contact channels. By using Wikki.org, you consent to the practices described herein.
Information We Collect
Automatically Collected Data
When you access our site, our servers and third-party services may automatically collect certain technical information, including your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, device type, referring URLs, pages viewed, session duration, and timestamps. This data helps us understand traffic patterns, diagnose performance issues, and improve content delivery for readers seeking South Dakota economic and regulatory intelligence.
Our hosting infrastructure (Hostinger) and content delivery systems may log standard web server data as part of normal operations. We do not use this information to build individual reader profiles for sale to third parties.
Contact Form Submissions
If you submit our contact form, we collect the name, email address, and message content you provide voluntarily. We use this information solely to respond to your inquiry, process data correction requests, or scope custom research engagements. Contact submissions are not used for unsolicited marketing without your explicit consent.
Payment and Support Data
When you use PayPal hosted buttons or Buy Me a Coffee integrations on Wikki.org, payment processing occurs entirely on those third-party platforms. We do not receive or store your full payment card details. Transaction confirmations may include your display name and contribution amount as provided by the payment processor.
Google AdSense and Advertising Cookies
Wikki.org displays advertisements served by Google AdSense (Publisher ID: pub-3415300754694996). Google and its advertising partners may use cookies, web beacons, mobile advertising identifiers, and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site and other websites on the Internet.
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to your website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to Wikki.org and/or other sites on the Internet. AdSense may deliver contextual, personalized, or auto-optimized ad formats depending on your cookie preferences and regional regulations.
You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or aboutads.info. European Economic Area users may additionally manage preferences through Google's EU User Consent Policy mechanisms where applicable.
Cookie Usage and Categories
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies for the following purposes:
- Essential cookies — Required for basic site functionality, HTTPS security, and session integrity.
- Advertising cookies — Placed by Google AdSense and partners to deliver, measure, and optimize ad performance.
- Analytics cookies — Used to aggregate anonymized traffic statistics and understand reader behavior patterns.
- Affiliate cookies — Set when you click outbound links to Amazon or other partner merchants (tag: ais3000-20).
- Preference cookies — May store display preferences where technically implemented.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some site features, including ad personalization controls, may not function properly without cookies enabled.
Third-Party Services and Data Processors
We integrate with the following third-party services that may collect data under their own privacy policies:
- Google AdSense and Google advertising products
- PayPal (for direct support payments)
- Buy Me a Coffee
- Amazon Associates (affiliate program)
- Hostinger (web hosting and deployment infrastructure)
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these providers. We do not control third-party data practices and are not responsible for their compliance programs. Links to third-party sites from Wikki.org are governed by those sites' respective policies.
Data Retention and Security
Contact form submissions are retained only as long as necessary to fulfill your request and maintain a reasonable correspondence record, typically not exceeding 24 months unless legal obligations require longer retention. Server logs are rotated per hosting provider defaults.
We implement reasonable technical measures including HTTPS enforcement, security headers, and access controls to protect data in transit and at rest. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage method is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Your Privacy Rights
United States Residents
Depending on your state of residence, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or opt out of certain data processing activities. California residents may have additional rights under the CCPA/CPRA framework. Submit requests to [email protected] with the subject line "Privacy Request."
International Users
If you access Wikki.org from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States where our servers are located. By using this site, you consent to such transfer where permitted by applicable law.
Children's Privacy
Wikki.org is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal data through our contact form, contact us immediately for deletion.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, monetization integrations, or legal requirements. Changes will be posted on this page with a revised effective date and updated <meta name="revised"> indexing signal. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of updated terms.
For questions about this policy, see our contact page or email [email protected].