Last updated: May 2025
ApostilleGuideUSA ("this site," "we," "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what information is collected when you visit the site, how it is used, and your choices regarding that data.
This site does not sell personal information. This site does not require account registration or collect personally identifiable information directly. The primary data collection on this site is through third-party analytics and advertising tools described below.
When you visit this site, certain information is automatically collected by our analytics and advertising partners:
This information is collected and processed by third-party services (described below) and is not stored directly by this site on our own servers.
This site uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — through the third-party services below. Cookies may be used to:
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some features on this site. Most modern browsers allow you to manage cookie preferences under Settings > Privacy.
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use the site — which pages are visited, how long visitors stay, and where they come from. Google Analytics collects anonymized usage data. Google's privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking using the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on.
This site is monetized through Google AdSense, which displays advertisements. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site and other sites on the web. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to this and/or other websites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or aboutads.info.
We use Microsoft Clarity to understand how users interact with the site through session recordings and heatmaps. Clarity does not collect personally identifiable information. Microsoft's privacy policy is at privacy.microsoft.com.
This site is hosted on Cloudflare Pages. Cloudflare may collect request logs and technical data as part of its content delivery and security services. Cloudflare's privacy policy is at cloudflare.com/privacypolicy.
If you contact us via email, we receive and store your email address and the content of your message. We use this only to respond to your inquiry and do not share it with third parties or add it to any mailing list.
The checklist tool on this site operates entirely in your browser — no inputs you make in the tool are transmitted to or stored by our servers.
This site is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information to this site, please contact us and we will delete it.
Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) signal. This site does not currently respond to DNT signals, as there is no industry-wide standard for how to do so. Our third-party analytics and advertising partners may have their own DNT policies.
If you are located in the European Union or California, you may have additional rights regarding your personal data, including the right to access, correct, or delete data held about you. Since this site does not directly collect personally identifiable information, most requests of this type relate to data held by our third-party partners (Google, Microsoft). To exercise your rights with those partners, use the opt-out links provided in the third-party services section above or contact them directly.
For any privacy questions specific to this site, contact us at hello@apostilleguideusa.com.
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The date at the top of the page reflects the most recent update. Continued use of this site after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
Privacy questions: hello@apostilleguideusa.com