Privacy Policy – EsimFare

Last updated: 24 November 2025

Welcome to EsimFare (“we”, “us”, “our”).
We operate the website https://esimfare.com (the “Site”), where we publish guides, reviews, and comparison content about eSIMs and travel connectivity.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit EsimFare or interact with our content, services, and advertising.

By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

1. Who we are & how to contact us

Website: https://esimfare.com
Email: support@esimfare.com]
Owner: EsimFare (independent travel & eSIM content publisher)

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, you can contact us at the email address above.

2. Information we collect

We collect information in several ways:

2.1. Information you provide directly

  • Contact forms / email: When you contact us, you may provide your name, email address, and any information you write in your message.

  • Newsletter subscriptions: When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address and any preferences you provide.

  • Comments (if enabled): When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form and the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent to help detect spam.

2.2. Information collected automatically

When you visit EsimFare, certain information is collected automatically, including:

  • IP address

  • Browser type and version

  • Device type and operating system

  • Pages you visit and time spent on each page

  • Referring URL (the site you came from)

  • General location data (country/region based on IP)

This data is typically collected via cookies and similar technologies (see section 4).

2.3. Information from third-party tools

We may use third-party services such as:

  • Analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics) to understand traffic and usage patterns.

  • Email marketing providers for newsletters.

  • Anti-spam or security tools to detect and prevent abuse.

These services may collect information such as your IP address, browser type, and usage data in accordance with their own privacy policies.

3. How we use your information

We use the information we collect for purposes including:

  • Operating, maintaining, and improving the Site and our content

  • Understanding how visitors use EsimFare (which pages are popular, where traffic comes from, etc.)

  • Communicating with you (responding to messages, sending newsletters you opted into)

  • Personalizing and measuring advertisements shown on the Site

  • Detecting, preventing, and addressing spam, abuse, or technical issues

  • Complying with legal obligations

4. Cookies & similar technologies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. We use cookies and similar technologies to:

  • Enable basic Site functions (e.g., session cookies, login cookies for authors)

  • Remember your preferences (e.g., cookie consent choices)

  • Analyze Site traffic and performance

  • Serve and measure advertisements (including Google AdSense)

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of the Site.

5. Advertising & Google AdSense

We display ads on EsimFare using Google AdSense and possibly other ad partners.

5.1. Third-party vendors and cookies

  • Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our Site and other websites.

  • Google’s use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to EsimFare and/or other sites on the internet. Google Help+1

These cookies may be used for purposes such as:

  • Showing more relevant ads (personalized advertising)

  • Limiting how often you see an ad

  • Measuring ad performance and fighting fraud/abuse

5.2. Opting out of personalized advertising

You can opt out of personalized advertising by:

  • Visiting Google Ads Settings to manage the ads you see from Google; and/or policies.google.com

  • Visiting industry opt-out pages such as http://www.aboutads.info (for some third-party vendors in the US and other regions).

Even if you opt out of personalized ads, you may still see non-personalized ads that are based on factors like your general location or the content of the page you’re viewing.

5.3. Other ad vendors

If we allow third-party ad networks besides Google to show ads on EsimFare, these vendors may also use cookies and similar technologies to serve and measure ads.

You can find more information about how Google uses data from its advertising services on Google’s “How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services” and “How Google uses cookies” pages. policies.google.com+1

6. Analytics

We may use Google Analytics or similar analytics services to collect aggregated, non-identifying data about website traffic and usage.

Analytics tools use cookies and other identifiers to:

  • Understand how users navigate the Site

  • Measure the effectiveness of content

  • Help us improve user experience

You can learn more about how Google handles data in Google Analytics in Google’s own privacy documentation and opt out of Google Analytics by using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, where available.

7. Affiliate links & external links

Some of our articles contain affiliate links to eSIM providers, travel services, or related products. If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.

  • Affiliate links are used to support the operation of the Site.

  • We only recommend services we believe are genuinely useful for travelers.

EsimFare also contains links to external websites that are not operated by us. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those websites. We recommend you review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

8. Legal bases for processing (GDPR / similar laws)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, or another region with similar data protection laws, we process your personal data using one or more of the following legal bases:

  • Consent: For example, when you accept cookies or subscribe to our newsletter.

  • Legitimate interests: To operate and improve the Site, prevent abuse, and measure the performance of our content and ads.

  • Legal obligations: When we must retain certain data for legal, tax, or compliance reasons.

You can withdraw consent at any time (for example, by changing your cookie preferences or unsubscribing from emails).

9. Data retention

We keep personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Policy, including:

  • Comments and associated metadata: kept as long as the comment remains published or until we remove it.

  • Newsletter data: kept until you unsubscribe or we delete the mailing list.

  • Analytics and advertising data: retained according to the policies and settings of each provider (e.g., Google Analytics, Google AdSense).

We may also retain certain information where required by law.

10. Your rights

Depending on your location, you may have some or all of the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right to access the personal data we hold about you

  • Right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data

  • Right to request deletion of your data (subject to legal obligations)

  • Right to object to or restrict certain processing

  • Right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

  • Right to data portability (in some cases)

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [support@esimfare.com] and we will do our best to respond within a reasonable timeframe.

Residents of certain regions (for example, the EEA, UK, and California) may have additional rights under local law.

11. Children’s privacy

EsimFare is intended for adult users and travelers and is not directed at children under the age of 13 (or equivalent minimum age in your jurisdiction).

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can remove that information.

12. Data security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration.

However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

13. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, for example if we add new features, services, or legal requirements.

When we update the Policy, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically for any changes.

Your continued use of EsimFare after changes are posted will constitute your acceptance of those changes.