Privacy Policy

Welcome to oo-shutup10.com (the “Website”). We take your privacy seriously and are committed to being transparent about how this site operates and what data – if any – is collected when you visit.

This Privacy Policy applies to all pages, content, and features on oo-shutup10.com. By using this Website, you agree to the practices described in this document. If you do not agree with any part of this policy, please do not use the Website.

This Website provides informational content and download guidance for O&O ShutUp10++, a free anti-spy tool for Windows 10 and Windows 11. We do not distribute the software directly – we link to official or trusted sources. We are not affiliated with O&O Software GmbH.

We collect a limited amount of information in two ways: information you voluntarily provide, and information collected automatically when you browse the site.

Information You Voluntarily Provide

• Contact form submissions – If you use the contact form on this site, we receive your name, email address, and the message you send. This information is used solely to respond to your inquiry and is not added to any marketing list.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit oo-shutup10.com, certain technical information is collected automatically by our hosting infrastructure and third-party services:

• IP address – Your IP address is processed by Cloudflare (our CDN and security layer) and may be stored temporarily in server access logs.
• Browser and device information – This includes your browser type and version, operating system, screen resolution, and the referring URL (the page you came from).
• Pages visited and time on site – We track which pages you view, how long you spend on them, and how you navigate through the site. This is used to understand what content is helpful.
• Date and time of visits – Timestamps of when requests are made to our server.

Cookies

This Website uses cookies – small text files stored in your browser. The following cookies may be present:

You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. See Section 7 for more on your choices.

We use the information collected for the following purposes:

• To operate and improve the Website – Understanding traffic patterns and popular content helps us make the site more useful and accurate.
• To respond to contact form inquiries – If you send us a message, we use your email and message to reply to you.
• To protect the Website’s security – Server logs and Cloudflare data help us identify and block malicious traffic, spam, and abuse.
• To display advertisements – If Google AdSense is active, ad data is used to show relevant ads that help fund the site. We do not control which ads are shown.
• To analyze usage patterns – Google Analytics (if active) gives us anonymized data about which pages are most visited, how long people stay, and where traffic comes from. This helps us prioritize improvements.
• To comply with legal obligations – We may retain certain data as required by applicable law.

We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling beyond what is described above.

This Website relies on several third-party services to function. Each of these services has its own privacy policy and data practices:

Cloudflare

oo-shutup10.com sits behind Cloudflare’s CDN and security network. All traffic to this site passes through Cloudflare’s servers, which process your IP address and request data to provide DDoS protection, speed optimization, and bot filtering. Cloudflare may store this data according to their own retention policies. Privacy policy: cloudflare.com/privacypolicy

Google Analytics 4 (GA4)

If enabled on this site, Google Analytics 4 collects anonymized data about how visitors use the Website – pages viewed, session duration, device type, and approximate geographic region. GA4 uses cookies and does not collect personally identifiable information unless you provide it. Data is processed by Google LLC. Privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy

Google AdSense

If active, Google AdSense displays advertisements on this Website. AdSense may use cookies and your browsing history (across sites that use Google services) to show interest-based ads. You can opt out of personalized advertising through Google’s Ad Settings. Privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy

WordPress (Self-Hosted)

This Website runs on WordPress, a self-hosted content management system. WordPress itself is software running on our server – it does not independently collect or transmit your data to third parties. Contact form data submitted through WordPress forms is stored in our hosting database.

O&O Software GmbH (External Links)

This site links to O&O Software’s official website and servers for download purposes. When you click a download link and visit O&O Software’s website or download files from their servers, you are subject to O&O Software’s own privacy policy. We have no control over and no access to any data collected by O&O Software GmbH.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party. Ever.

The only circumstances in which we may share or disclose data are:

• Third-party service providers – As described in Section 4, services like Cloudflare and Google receive technical data as part of their normal operation. These are not “sales” of data – they are infrastructure services required to run the Website.
• Legal requirements – If required by law, court order, or governmental authority, we may disclose information we hold. We will notify you if legally permitted to do so.
• Protection of rights – If we believe disclosure is necessary to prevent fraud, abuse, or harm to users or the Website, we may share relevant information with appropriate parties.

We do not share personally identifiable information (such as contact form submissions) with advertisers, data brokers, or marketing services.

We retain different types of data for different periods:

• Server access logs – Typically retained for 30 to 90 days before being automatically deleted or overwritten. These logs contain IP addresses and request metadata.
• Contact form submissions – Retained as long as reasonably necessary to respond to your inquiry, typically no longer than 12 months unless there is an ongoing correspondence.
• Google Analytics data – GA4 retains event data for 14 months by default (per Google’s settings). We do not control this retention period beyond what GA4 allows us to configure.
• Cloudflare data – Governed by Cloudflare’s own data retention policies.

If you would like your contact form data deleted, please contact us and we will remove it promptly.

Depending on where you are located, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data. We respect these rights and will honor valid requests.

Cookie Control

You can manage or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block third-party cookies (which would affect Google Analytics and AdSense) while keeping functional cookies. Blocking all cookies may affect some site functionality.

Google Analytics Opt-Out

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the official Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. You can also disable GA4 tracking by setting your browser to reject cookies from google-analytics.com.

Google Ad Personalization

You can control personalized advertising settings through Google’s Ad Settings. You can also opt out of interest-based advertising through the Digital Advertising Alliance or Your Online Choices (for EU users).

GDPR Rights (EU/EEA Residents)

If you are located in the European Union or European Economic Area, you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• Right of access – Request a copy of any personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification – Request correction of inaccurate personal data.
• Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”) – Request deletion of your personal data where we have no legitimate reason to continue holding it.
• Right to restrict processing – Request that we limit how we use your data in certain circumstances.
• Right to data portability – Request your data in a portable format where technically feasible.
• Right to object – Object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us. We will respond within 30 days.

CCPA Rights (California Residents)

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) grants you additional rights:

• The right to know what personal information is collected about you and how it is used.
• The right to delete personal information we hold about you (subject to certain exceptions).
• The right to opt out of the “sale” of personal information – we do not sell personal information, so this right is already honored.
• The right to non-discrimination for exercising your CCPA rights.

To submit a CCPA request, please use our contact page.

oo-shutup10.com is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information (for example, through a contact form), please contact us immediately and we will delete that information promptly.

The software covered on this site – O&O ShutUp10++ – is a Windows privacy management tool intended for adult users who understand Windows system settings. It is not designed for or marketed to children.

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the Website and any data we hold:

• HTTPS encryption – All traffic to oo-shutup10.com is encrypted using TLS/SSL. The padlock icon in your browser confirms this. Data transmitted between your browser and our server is encrypted in transit.
• Cloudflare DDoS protection – The Website is protected by Cloudflare’s global security network, which filters malicious traffic, blocks known bad actors, and protects against distributed denial-of-service attacks.
• Limited data collection – We minimize the personal data we collect to reduce exposure. We do not store payment information, passwords (beyond encrypted WordPress admin credentials), or sensitive personal details.
• Server security – Our hosting environment follows standard hardening practices for Linux servers.

No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. While we take these steps to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security. If you have concerns about a specific security issue, please contact us.

oo-shutup10.com is hosted on infrastructure based in the United States. If you are visiting from the European Union, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, or any other region with data protection laws that differ from those of the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States.

Additionally, third-party services we use – including Cloudflare, Google Analytics, and Google AdSense – operate globally and may process your data in multiple countries. Each of these providers participates in frameworks designed to protect cross-border data transfers, including the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework where applicable.

By using this Website, you consent to the transfer of information to countries outside your country of residence, including the United States, which may have different data protection rules than your country.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, the services we use, or applicable laws. When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of oo-shutup10.com after any changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

For significant changes that materially affect how we handle personal data, we may post a notice on the Website’s homepage.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, want to exercise your data rights, or have concerns about how your information is handled, please reach out to us: