Privacy Policy – HQBios

Last updated: October 24, 2026

Welcome to HQBios (accessible from https://www.hqbios.com).
Your privacy is very important to us, and this Privacy Policy document explains the types of information that are collected and recorded by HQBios and how we use it.

By using our website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect

When you visit HQBios, we may collect certain information automatically, including:

Internet Protocol (IP) address
Browser type
Internet Service Provider (ISP)
Date and time of visit
Referring/exit pages
Number of clicks

These data are collected to analyze trends, administer the site, track users’ movement on the website, and gather demographic information. None of this information is linked to anything that can personally identify you.

If you choose to contact us directly, we may receive additional information such as your name, email address, and the contents of your message.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:

Operate and maintain our website
Improve the quality of content and user experience
Understand how visitors use our website
Communicate with you, including responding to messages and inquiries
Prevent fraud and ensure site security

Cookies and Web Beacons

Like many websites, HQBios uses cookies. These cookies store information about visitors’ preferences and the pages they access on the site. The information is used to optimize users’ experience by customizing our web content based on visitors’ browser type and other information.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options.

Cookie Consent and Google AdSense Cookies

HQBios uses CookieYes, a cookie-consent tool, to show a cookie banner when you first visit the site. The banner lets you accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies or choose which categories you allow. Your choice is stored in a cookie on your device so that we can remember it on later visits. You can change or withdraw your choice at any time using the cookie settings control on the site, or by deleting the cookies in your browser.

We use Google AdSense to show advertising on this site, or intend to do so. Google and its advertising partners use cookies and similar technologies to show ads based on your visits to this site and to other sites, to limit how often you see the same ad, and to measure how well ads perform. Where required by law, including for visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, personalised advertising cookies are only set after you have given consent through the banner.

You can find out how Google uses information from sites that use its services at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites, and you can manage or turn off personalised ads in your Google account at https://adssettings.google.com. Google’s advertising policies are described at https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads.

Google DoubleClick DART Cookie

Google is one of our third-party vendors. It uses cookies, known as DART cookies, to serve ads to our site visitors based upon their visit to HQBios and other sites on the internet.

Visitors may decline the use of DART cookies by visiting Google’s Ad and Content Network Privacy Policy.

Each of our advertising partners has its own Privacy Policy for their policies on user data. You may consult Google’s Privacy Policy for more detailed information.

Third-Party Privacy Policies

HQBios’ Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. We advise you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of third-party ad servers or websites for more detailed information about their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.

Children’s Information

Protecting children while using the internet is very important to us.
HQBios does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you believe that your child provided this kind of information on our website, please contact us immediately and we will promptly remove such information from our records.

Consent

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, you may contact us at:

Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.hqbios.com

Advertising, Cookies and Third-Party Vendors

This section supplements the rest of our Privacy Policy and explains how advertising and cookies work on HQBios.

Google AdSense and Third-Party Vendors

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this website or other websites.
Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
Other third-party vendors and ad networks may also use cookies, web beacons or similar technologies for advertising and measurement.

You can learn more about how Google uses data when you use our site at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

Cookies

Cookies are small files stored on your device. We and our partners use them to remember preferences, understand how the site is used, and show and measure advertising. You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking cookies may affect how some parts of the site work.

Opting Out of Personalised Advertising

You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings at https://adssettings.google.com. You may also be able to opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalised advertising through industry opt-out tools, or through your device’s advertising settings.

Visitors in the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom

If you are located in the EEA or the UK, we ask for your consent before using cookies or similar technologies for personalised advertising, through a consent banner shown on your first visit. You can accept, decline or change your choice at any time, and withdrawing consent will not affect the lawfulness of prior processing.

Data Removal and Privacy Requests

You may ask us to access, correct or delete personal information we hold about you. If you are the subject of a biography on our site and would like information corrected or removed, see our Editorial Policy. To make any request, email [email protected], and we will respond as soon as practical.

Children

This site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them.

Changes

We may update this section from time to time. Updates will appear on this page.