Privacy Policy

Last updated: 18 April 2026

1. About This Site

Ember Picks (emberpicks.com) is operated by CODE lunatics (Finland). We publish daily top-chart rankings from the App Store and Google Play. This policy explains what data we collect when you visit the site and how it is used.

2. Data We Collect

We do not collect any personal data directly. However, the third-party services listed below may collect data automatically when you visit the site.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the site (pages visited, time on site, country, device type). Google Analytics sets cookies and may transfer data to Google servers in the US. Data is anonymised and we do not enable user-ID tracking or remarketing features.

Google AdSense

We display advertisements served by Google AdSense. Google may use cookies to show ads based on your previous visits to this or other websites. You can opt out of personalised advertising at google.com/settings/ads.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored in your browser. We use a consent management tool (Cookiebot) to give you control over which cookies are set. You can change your preferences at any time via the cookie banner.

Categories of cookies used:

  • Necessary — required for the site to function. No personal data.
  • Statistics — Google Analytics (requires consent).
  • Marketing — Google AdSense personalised ads (requires consent).

3. Legal Basis (GDPR)

For visitors in the European Economic Area, we process data under the following bases:

  • Statistics and marketing cookies: Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may withdraw consent at any time via the cookie banner.
  • Necessary cookies: Legitimate interest in operating a functional website.

4. Your Rights

Under GDPR you have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict, or object to the processing of your personal data, and the right to data portability. Because we do not store personal data ourselves, most requests should be directed to Google (see links below). You may also lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority.

5. Third-Party Links

This site links to the App Store and Google Play. Those sites have their own privacy policies and we are not responsible for their content.

6. Data Retention

Google Analytics data is retained for 14 months. We do not retain any personal data on our own servers.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top of the page reflects the most recent revision.

8. Contact

Questions about this privacy policy: contact[at]codelunatics.com

9. Useful Links