Privacy policy

Last Updated: March 12, 2025

At WinningAds.com, operated by Emarky BV ("Company," "we," "us," or "our"), we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your personal information.

1. Data We Collect

We collect personal data that you provide to us, including your name, email address, IP address, and billing details or company details. Additionally, we automatically collect data through cookies and tracking scripts such as Google Analytics. We also collect payment details for processing transactions, though these details are handled by Stripe, our third-party payment processor. Furthermore, we use tracking technologies such as the Facebook Pixel and Google Pixel for retargeting purposes.

As part of our service, we also connect with your Facebook Ads account to retrieve advertising data, which may then be processed through OpenAI for ad optimization. Additionally, we scrape publicly available data from your website to improve our services and enhance your ad performance.

2. Purpose of Data Collection

We use the collected data for the following purposes:

• To create and manage user accounts

• To process payments and provide access to our services

• To analyze user activity for service improvements

• To personalize and improve ad performance using AI models

• To enable tracking and retargeting through third-party platforms

• To comply with legal and regulatory obligations

We do not sell or rent user data to any third parties.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We process personal data based on the following legal grounds:

• Consent: When you provide your data voluntarily, such as subscribing to our service.

• Contractual Obligation: When data processing is necessary to fulfill our service commitments.

• Legitimate Interest: When we process data for analytics, marketing, and service improvements.

4. Data Sharing & Third-Party Integrations

We may share your data with trusted third parties to provide essential services, including:

• Stripe (payment processing)

• Facebook & Google (for ad tracking and retargeting)

• OpenAI (for ad optimization and AI-based enhancements)

These third parties have their own privacy policies, which govern how they process your data. We do not share personal data with third parties beyond what is necessary for providing our service.

5. Data Storage & Security

Your data is stored in multiple locations, including within the European Union (EU) and the United States. We take appropriate security measures to protect personal data from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. However, no system is completely secure, and we encourage users to protect their login credentials.

6. User Rights (GDPR Compliance)

As a user, you have the following rights under GDPR:

• The right to access, correct, or delete your personal data.

• The right to withdraw consent for data processing at any time.

• The right to data portability, allowing you to request a copy of your data.

• The right to restrict or object to data processing in certain cases.

To exercise your rights, you can contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO), Wilco de Kreij, at wilco@winningads.com.

7. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and tracking technologies such as Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and Google Pixel to monitor site usage and improve our marketing efforts. Users can manage cookie preferences through their browser settings.

8. International Data Transfers

As part of our operations, we may transfer personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA). When doing so, we implement appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) to protect user data.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any significant changes will be communicated via email or posted on our website. Continued use of the Service after updates indicates acceptance of the revised terms.

10. Contact Information

For privacy-related inquiries, you can contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO), Wilco de Kreij, at wilco@winningads.com.

Thank you for trusting WinningAds.com with your data.