Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Attraction Laboratory ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses and shares information when you visit our website at attractionlaboratory.com. We are an independent publication, edited from Colombia, publishing in ten languages.

Information we collect

We do not require accounts and do not collect names, email addresses or payment information from casual visitors. What we do collect is standard technical information, automatically, through server logs and analytics:

• IP address (used for coarse geolocation and abuse prevention)
• Browser type and version, operating system, device type
• Referring URL and pages visited on our site
• Approximate country, inferred from IP, to choose a default language
• Whether you have accepted, rejected or customised cookies on this site

Cookies and similar technologies

We use the following categories of cookies:

• Strictly necessary.A small cookie that stores your cookie-consent choice so we don't ask you again on every page load. This category cannot be disabled.
• Analytics. If you accept, we may use analytics tools to understand which articles are read and how readers move through the site. Off by default.
• Personalised advertising. If you accept, our advertising partners may set cookies to show you ads based on your interests. Off by default. If you decline, you will still see ads, but they will be non-personalised.

You can change your choices at any time by clicking Cookie settings in the footer.

Third-party advertising

This site is supported by display advertising. Our advertising partners — including Google, via Google AdSense and Google Ad Manager — may use cookies, device identifiers, and similar technologies to deliver ads, measure their performance, and (if you consent) personalise them based on your prior visits to this and other websites.

We use Google's Consent Mode v2 to communicate your cookie choices to advertising partners. When personalised advertising is declined or you have not yet made a choice, ads on this site are served in non-personalised mode.

You can opt out of personalised advertising independently of our banner by visiting Google Ads Settings or aboutads.info.

Your rights (GDPR, UK GDPR)

If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you have the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict the processing of personal data we hold about you, and to object to processing or withdraw consent at any time. To exercise these rights, email privacy@attractionlaboratory.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your national data-protection authority.

Your rights (CCPA / California)

California residents have the right to know what personal information we collect, to request deletion, and to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information for cross-context behavioural advertising. To exercise these rights, email the address above. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any privacy right.

Children

Our content is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 16, and the site is not directed at them.

Data retention and security

Server logs are retained for a short rolling window (typically under 30 days) for security and abuse prevention. Analytics aggregates are retained for the period needed to measure article performance. We apply industry-standard safeguards to data in transit and at rest, but no internet transmission is ever completely secure.

Changes

We may update this policy from time to time. The "last updated" date at the top reflects the most recent change.

See also our Terms of Use, our editorial policy, and our AI disclosure.