SmartCloudSpend (smartcloudspend.com)
Last updated: October 29, 2026
1. Introduction
Welcome to SmartCloudSpend. This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect when you visit smartcloudspend.com, how we use it, who we share it with, and the choices and rights you have.
SmartCloudSpend publishes educational articles, guides and reviews about cloud cost optimization, FinOps and SaaS management. We support the Website through advertising and affiliate partnerships, which is why some of the information described below is collected by third parties.
By using the Website, you acknowledge that you have read this policy. If you do not agree with it, please do not use the Website.
2. Who We Are (Data Controller)
The data controller for the Website is:
- Owner Name : Raúl Pérez
- Address: Street Feria, 45, 41003 Seville, Spain
- Email: Support@smartcloudspend.com
You can contact us at the email address above for any question about this policy or your personal data.
3. Information We Collect
3.1 Information you provide to us
- Contact messages. If you email us or use a contact form, we receive your name, email address and the content of your message.
3.2 Information collected automatically
When you visit the Website, we and our partners may automatically collect:
- Device and browser information: IP address, browser type and version, operating system, device type, screen resolution and language settings.
- Usage information: pages viewed, links clicked, time spent on pages, referring website, date and time of visit, and approximate location derived from your IP address (such as country or city).
- Cookie and similar technology data: identifiers stored in your browser or device. See Section 6.
3.3 Information we do not collect
We do not knowingly collect sensitive personal information such as financial account numbers, government identifiers, health data or biometric data through the Website. We do not sell products directly on the Website and do not process payments.
4. How We Use Your Information
We use personal information to:
- Operate, maintain and secure the Website;
- Understand how visitors use our content and improve it;
- Display advertising, including personalized advertising where permitted;
- Measure the performance of ads and affiliate links;
- Respond to your messages and requests;
- Send you newsletters and updates you have asked to receive, and let you unsubscribe at any time;
- Detect, prevent and investigate fraud, abuse, spam and security incidents;
- Comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms.
5. Legal Bases for Processing (EEA, UK and Switzerland)
If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, we rely on the following legal bases under the GDPR and the UK GDPR:
| Purpose | Legal basis |
|---|---|
| Personalized advertising and non-essential cookies | Consent (Article 6(1)(a)) |
| Analytics (where it requires consent) | Consent |
| Newsletter | Consent |
| Responding to enquiries | Legitimate interests, or steps requested by you |
| Website security and fraud prevention | Legitimate interests |
| Basic Website operation and improvement | Legitimate interests |
| Legal compliance | Legal obligation |
Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it at any time through the cookie settings on the Website or by contacting us. Withdrawing consent does not affect processing carried out before withdrawal.
6. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We also use similar technologies such as pixels, local storage and software development kits (SDKs).
We use the following categories:
- Strictly necessary: needed for the Website to work and to remember your cookie choices.
- Analytics: help us understand how visitors use the Website through Google Analytics.
- Advertising: used to deliver and measure ads, limit how often you see an ad, and, with your consent where required, personalize ads.
- Affiliate tracking: set by partner networks when you click an affiliate link, to attribute a referral to us.
Managing cookies
When you first visit the Website, visitors in the EEA, the UK and Switzerland will see a consent banner (a consent management platform) that lets you accept, reject or customize non-essential cookies. You can change your choices at any time using the link Cookie settings in the footer.
You can also control cookies in your browser settings, delete existing cookies, or block them. Blocking some cookies may affect how the Website works.
7. Advertising (Google AdSense and Other Partners)
We use Google AdSense and may use other advertising partners to display ads on the Website. These partners may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses and other identifiers to serve ads based on your visits to this and other websites.
Key points:
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this Website and other websites.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our Website and/or other sites on the internet.
- Depending on your location and choices, ads may be personalized or non-personalized. Non-personalized ads are based on contextual information such as the content of the page you are viewing and your general location, not on your browsing history.
- Google may process personal data as described in its own policies. You can learn more at How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.
How to opt out of personalized advertising
- Google Ads Settings: you can turn off personalized ads at adssettings.google.com.
- Industry opt-out tools: YourAdChoices (US), Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada, Your Online Choices (EU/UK), and the Network Advertising Initiative.
- Mobile devices: use the advertising settings on your iOS or Android device.
Opting out does not stop ads from appearing. It means the ads you see may be less relevant to you.
8. Analytics
We use Google Analytics to collect statistics about Website traffic and usage. These tools may set cookies and collect information such as pages visited, approximate location and device type.
You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on or by rejecting analytics cookies in our consent banner.
9. How We Share Information
We do not sell your personal information in exchange for money. We share information only in the following situations:
- Service providers. Companies that help us operate the Website, such as hosting providers, analytics providers, email platforms and security services. They may only use the data to perform services for us.
- Advertising and affiliate partners. As described in Sections 7 and 9. Sharing of identifiers and usage data with advertising partners for personalized ads may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” under some US state laws, and we provide opt-out choices (see Section 13).
- Legal reasons. To comply with a law, regulation, legal process or government request, or to protect the rights, property or safety of us, our users or others.
- Business transfers. If we are involved in a merger, acquisition or sale of assets, information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
- With your consent, or at your direction.
10. International Data Transfers
Our service providers and partners may process data in countries other than your own, including the United States. Where we transfer personal data from the EEA, the UK or Switzerland to countries that have not been recognized as providing an adequate level of protection, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses, the UK International Data Transfer Addendum, or participation of the recipient in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and its UK and Swiss extensions, where applicable.
11. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have some or all of the following rights.
11.1 European Economic Area, United Kingdom and Switzerland
Under the GDPR and UK GDPR you have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you;
- Rectify inaccurate or incomplete data;
- Erase your data in certain circumstances;
- Restrict processing in certain circumstances;
- Object to processing based on legitimate interests, and to direct marketing at any time;
- Data portability, to receive your data in a structured, commonly used format;
- Withdraw consent at any time; and
- Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority (in the UK, the Information Commissioner’s Office, ico.org.uk).
11.2 United States (California and other states)
Residents of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, Utah, Texas, Oregon and certain other states may have rights under state privacy laws, which can include the right to:
- Know what personal information we collect, use and disclose;
- Access and obtain a copy of your personal information;
- Correct inaccurate personal information;
- Delete personal information we have collected from you;
- Opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information and of targeted advertising;
- Limit the use of sensitive personal information (we do not intentionally collect it); and
- Not be discriminated against for exercising your rights.
Categories of personal information that may be collected through advertising and analytics technologies include identifiers (such as IP address and cookie IDs), internet or network activity (such as pages viewed) and approximate geolocation. We collect these for the business and commercial purposes described in this policy.
How to opt out: use the link in the footer, adjust your cookie preferences, or enable a browser-based opt-out preference signal such as Global Privacy Control (GPC), which we treat as a valid opt-out request where required by law.
11.3 Canada
Under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and applicable provincial laws, you may request access to your personal information, ask for corrections, and withdraw consent, subject to legal and contractual limits. You may also complain to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
11.4 Australia
Under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles, you may request access to or correction of your personal information, and complain to us or to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (oaic.gov.au).
11.5 How to exercise your rights
Email us at [privacy@smartcloudspend.com] with the subject line “Privacy Request” and tell us which right you wish to exercise. We may need to verify your identity before acting on your request. We will respond within the time required by applicable law (generally 30 to 45 days, depending on your location). You may also use an authorized agent where the law allows it.
12. Data Retention
We keep personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer period is required by law.
- Contact messages: up to [12] months after our last communication.
- Newsletter data: until you unsubscribe, and for a short period afterwards to honor your opt-out.
- Analytics data: [14 / 26] months, according to our analytics settings.
- Cookies: according to the expiry periods shown in our cookie settings.
- Server logs: up to [90] days.
Data held by advertising and affiliate partners is retained according to their own policies.
13. Data Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information, including HTTPS encryption and access controls. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security. If you believe your data has been compromised, please contact us.
14. Children’s Privacy
The Website is intended for a general audience of professionals and is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or under 16 where local law requires). If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, contact us and we will delete it promptly.
15. Third-Party Websites
The Website contains links to third-party websites, tools and services, including vendors we review. We are not responsible for their privacy practices or content. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any personal information.
16. Do Not Track
Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” setting. There is no consistent industry standard for responding to these signals, so the Website does not currently respond to them. We do honor Global Privacy Control signals as described in Section 11.2.
17. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will change the “Last updated” date at the top and, if the changes are significant, provide additional notice (for example, a banner on the Website). Please review this page periodically.