Privacy Policy

Account Registration (Optional): If you choose to create an account, we collect your email address and your chosen charity. Account creation is optional and only needed for cross-device synchronization. Charity Selection: You can select a charity whether or not you have an account. Without an account, your charity selection is stored locally in your browser. Search Counts: We record each search you make. For logged-in users, searches are linked to your account. For users without accounts, search counts are stored locally in your browser.

Device & Usage Data: We may collect device identifiers, browser type/version, operating system, IP address, and timestamps. Cookies & Similar Technologies: We use cookies and local storage to maintain your session, remember your charity preference, and enable offline search-count tracking.

If you use the Service without creating an account, we store your search count and charity selection locally in your browser's local storage. No personal identifiers (email, IP) are linked to this locally stored data. Your charity selection and search history remain private to your browser and are not transmitted to our servers unless you create an account and choose to sync your data.

To forward your searches to Yahoo or Bing via affiliate links and track resulting ad revenue.

To tally searches and allocate aggregated revenue to charities. For users with accounts, revenue is allocated to your selected charity. For users without accounts, revenue is allocated to the charity you've selected locally in your browser, or distributed among all supported charities if no selection is made.

To authenticate you, communicate with you, and provide your donation dashboard and history.

To analyze usage patterns, troubleshoot issues, and improve our Service.

To detect, prevent, and address fraudulent or illegal activities, and enforce our Terms of Service.

We share your aggregated search counts and affiliate revenue attribution with the charities you select so they can verify donations.

We share anonymized or pseudonymized usage data with our search-engine partners and analytics services to measure performance and revenue.

We may disclose information in response to lawful requests (e.g., subpoenas) or to protect our rights, users, or the public.

If Search'n Give is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

Required for account authentication and security.

Collect usage statistics and performance metrics.

Used for offline search-count tracking when you are not logged in.

You can generally configure your browser to disable cookies or clear local storage, but doing so may limit functionality or offline capabilities.

We retain your email, charity choice, and full search history for as long as your account is active or as needed to comply with legal obligations.

Local search counts and charity selections stored in your browser persist until you clear your local storage or create an account and choose to sync your data—in which case they merge with your account data.

You may view or update your email or selected charity in your account settings.

You can delete your account at any time; we will purge your personal data within 60 days, except where retention is required by law.

You may disable or clear cookies/local storage via your browser, though this may disrupt offline functionality and login persistence.

To opt out of analytics tracking (non-essential cookies), please adjust your cookie preferences banner or browser settings.