1. General Information

Welcome to Sajber Sfera (sajbersfera.in.rs). Our platform is dedicated to technology, IT, and gaming. Your privacy is highly important to us. This policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect your data in accordance with the Serbian Law on Personal Data Protection and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

2. Data We Collect

2.1 Data You Provide Voluntarily

• Registration and Accounts: Email address, username, and password (fully encrypted and unreadable to us).
• Google Sign-In: If you use quick login, we retrieve your name, email address, and profile picture from your Google account.
• Comments: Name or pseudonym, email address, IP address, and the actual content of the comments you leave under our articles.
• Newsletter: Your email address, collected strictly under your explicit consent (Double Opt-In).

2.2 Automatically Collected Data (Cookies and Third Parties)

• Google Analytics 4 (GA4): IP address (automatically anonymized), device type, operating system, location (city level), and user behavior on the site.
• Google AdSense: Ad impressions, interactions, and click data used to serve personalized or non-personalized advertising.
• Affiliate Tracking: Anonymous click data on our partner networks (Temu, AliExpress, Dognet) to properly attribute affiliate commissions.
• Cloudflare: IP addresses and network logs for security enforcement, speed optimization, and DDoS protection.

3. How We Use Your Data

We process your personal data exclusively for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain user registration, authentication, and commenting features.
• To analyze traffic patterns and site performance to improve our editorial content.
• To send newsletters and updates (only if you have actively subscribed to our mailing list).
• To display advertising via the Google AdSense network according to your privacy consent choices.
• To track affiliate performance and referral conversions at no extra cost to you.
• To prevent comment spam and maintain overall system and server security.

4. Data Sharing with Third Parties

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. Your data is shared strictly with trusted external infrastructure services that enable our portal to operate efficiently:

• Google LLC: For Google Analytics, Google AdSense, and Google Sign-In authentication.
• Cloudflare Inc: For CDN distribution, caching, and web application firewall security.
• Brevo (Sendinblue): As our secure email marketing provider handling newsletter automation.

4.1 Affiliate Tracking Cookies

Sajber Sfera participates in affiliate marketing programs (Temu, AliExpress, Dognet). When clicking these external links, these platforms may drop tracking cookies on your device to register sales. For comprehensive details, please review our Cookie Policy.

5. Your Rights

Under GDPR and local regulations, you have the following data protection rights:

• The right to request access to the personal data we store about you.
• The right to rectify inaccurate or incomplete information.
• The right to request the permanent erasure of your data (including your user account and comments).
• The right to withdraw your marketing consent at any time by clicking the “Unsubscribe” link in any newsletter.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us directly at: info@sajbersfera.in.rs.

6. Data Retention and Security

User profile data is retained as long as your account remains active. Data processed via Google Analytics 4 is subject to an automated 26-month retention cycle before deletion. All transmission on Sajber Sfera is enforced via secure HTTPS (SSL/TLS) encryption, passwords are safely hashed server-side, and all web traffic is strictly filtered through Cloudflare’s security layers.

7. Minors

Our content is designed for a general tech-focused audience. Sajber Sfera does not knowingly collect or process personal data from children under the age of 16. If you believe a minor has provided us with data without parental consent, please reach out for immediate removal.