Privacy Policy
Last updated: July 9, 2026
This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.
We use Your Personal data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Interpretation and Definitions
Interpretation
The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.
Definitions
Data We Collect
Everything ABUAD is a public information website. We do not operate any account, login, registration, or password system, and we do not ask you for your name, phone number, or postal address. The only personal information we collect is described below.
Email Address (Newsletter — Optional)
If you voluntarily subscribe to our newsletter, we collect the email address you submit. This is the only personal detail our subscription form requests, and it is stored and managed by our email provider, Mailchimp. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in any email we send.
Comments
Our blog comments are powered by Google Blogger's built-in comment system. If you leave a comment, the name or profile you choose to display and the content of your comment are handled by Google. You may comment anonymously or by signing in with a Google account — that sign-in is provided and controlled by Google, not by us.
Usage Data (Automatic)
Like most websites, some usage data is collected automatically through analytics tools. This may include your device's IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on the site. This is used in aggregate to understand traffic and improve our content — see "Cookies & Tracking" below.
Our Free Student Tools
Everything ABUAD offers free interactive tools such as the CGPA Calculator, Assignment Tracker, and Pomodoro Timer. Any data you enter into these tools (course codes, grades, assignments, timer settings, etc.) is saved only in your own web browser using local storage on your device.
This information never leaves your device and is never sent to us or to any server. It is not linked to your identity, and clearing your browser data will erase it. No account or sign-up is required to use these tools.
Tracking Technologies and Cookies
We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity and store information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts.
Necessary / Essential Cookies
Type: Session Cookies. Administered by Us. Essential for providing services and preventing fraudulent use.
Functionality & Performance
We use functionality storage to remember your choices (such as light/dark mode) and performance analytics to understand how the site is used.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to monitor traffic patterns and popular content in aggregate, without identifying individual visitors. You can learn more from Google's Privacy Policy.
Microsoft Clarity
We use Microsoft Clarity to understand how visitors use our site through metrics, heatmaps, and session recordings. Clarity captures behavioural data (clicks, scrolling, and general navigation) to help us improve the site. Learn more in the Microsoft Privacy Statement.
Advertising
To help keep Everything ABUAD free, we use Google AdSense and may work with other third-party advertising partners to display ads on this site.
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other websites on the internet. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this and/or other sites. These vendors may collect and use non-personally-identifiable information (such as your device, browser type, and general location) to serve relevant ads.
Use of Your Personal Data
We use the limited data described above for the following purposes:
- To maintain and improve our Service: Understanding aggregate usage so we can improve our content and tools.
- To send our newsletter: If you subscribed, to send you updates about ABUAD admissions, campus life, and resources. You can unsubscribe anytime.
- To analyse trends: Identifying which articles and tools are most useful to students.
Your Privacy Rights
GDPR Rights
If you are in the EEA/UK, you have rights to Access, Rectification, Erasure (Right to be Forgotten), Restriction of processing, and Data Portability.
US State Rights
California residents (CCPA/CPRA) have the Right to Know, Delete, Opt-Out of sale/sharing, and correct inaccurate information.
Children's Privacy
Our Service is intended for prospective and current university students. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent and aware your child provided data, please contact us and we will remove it.
Contact & Preferences
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:
