Privacy Policy

1. Introduction & Scope

WhatDoYouGot.com CMD Wire ("WhatDoYouGot", "CMD Wire", "we", "us", or "our") operates the web terminal located at https://whatdoyougot.com. This Privacy Policy details our policies and practices regarding the collection, use, maintenance, and disclosure of information gathered from visitors, readers, and registered users of our website and related online services.

By accessing or browsing WhatDoYouGot.com, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is to discontinue using our services.

2. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising Disclosures

WhatDoYouGot.com partners with Google AdSense and third-party advertising networks to serve advertisements when you visit our site. In strict accordance with Google AdSense Program Policies, we disclose the following operational mechanics:

• Third-Party Vendors and Cookies: Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies, web beacons, and related tracking technologies to serve advertisements based on your prior visits to WhatDoYouGot.com and/or other websites across the Internet.
• Personalized Advertising: Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its certified partner ad exchanges to deliver personalized ads tailored to your browsing behavior, demographic indicators, and general location when visiting our pages.
• Opt-Out Mechanisms: You retain the full legal and technical right to opt out of personalized advertising at any time:
  • You may opt out of personalized Google advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
  • You may opt out of third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance Consumer Choice tool at www.aboutads.info.
  • You may also visit the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) opt-out page at optout.networkadvertising.org.
  • Users in the European Union and United Kingdom may manage advertising preferences through the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA) at www.youronlinechoices.com.

3. Information We Collect Automatically (Log Files & Analytics)

When you navigate through WhatDoYouGot.com, our web servers and performance monitors automatically log technical telemetry. This information does not directly identify individual natural persons and includes:

• Browser & Device Information: Browser type, operating system, device family, viewport resolution, and language settings.
• Network Protocol Information: Internet Protocol (IP) address, approximate geographic region (city/country level), and Internet Service Provider (ISP).
• Usage & Navigation Metrics: Date and time timestamps, referring URLs, exit pages, pages visited, time spent per terminal module, and HTTP response codes.
• Diagnostic & Error Data: Client-side JavaScript exception telemetry, service worker caching health, and network latency telemetry.

4. Information You Voluntarily Provide

WhatDoYouGot.com does not require user registration or customer accounts to view market data, calculators, or editorial briefs. We only receive personal information that you intentionally and voluntarily communicate to us:

• Direct Email Correspondence: Inquiries sent to our official contact addresses (such as info@whatdoyougot.com) containing your email address, name, and message content.
• Feedback Submissions: Suggestions, bug reports, and data discrepancy feedback submitted via our site feedback dialogs.

5. Cookies & Local Storage Usage

A cookie is a small text file stored on your device. We use both session cookies (which expire upon closing your browser) and persistent cookies (which remain on your device until deleted or expired), alongside HTML5 Local Storage:

• Essential / Technical Cookies: Required to maintain interface state, remember your selected layout view (such as chart timeframes or audio volume levels), and protect against malicious bot attacks.
• Analytical Cookies: Help us measure aggregate audience trends, popular market desks, and reader retention.
• Advertising & Targeting Cookies: Placed by Google and its certified partners to measure advertisement viewability, prevent repetitive ad impressions, and deliver contextual or interest-based ads.

You can configure your browser to reject cookies or notify you when cookies are sent. Please note that disabling cookies may affect certain interactive terminal features.

6. California Consumer Privacy Rights (CCPA / CPRA)

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) grants you specific rights:

• Right to Know / Access: You have the right to request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information collected about you over the preceding 12 months.
• Right to Delete: You have the right to request deletion of personal information collected from you, subject to statutory exceptions.
• Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing: We do not sell your personal identifying information for monetary consideration. However, the use of third-party advertising cookies for cross-context behavioral advertising may be considered "sharing" under California law. You may exercise your opt-out rights via the opt-out links listed in Section 2.
• Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you in pricing, service availability, or functionality for exercising your privacy rights.

To exercise any of these rights, please email your verifiable request to info@whatdoyougot.com with the subject line "California Privacy Rights Request".

7. European Economic Area (EEA) & UK User Rights (GDPR)

Under the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK Data Protection Act, visitors located within the EEA and UK possess defined rights:

• Legal Basis for Processing: We process non-essential cookies and personalized advertising identifiers solely upon your affirmative consent, which you may grant, deny, or modify via our Consent Management Platform (CMP). Technical server log processing relies on our legitimate interest in securing server infrastructure and diagnosing technical faults.
• Your Statutory Rights: You have the right to access, rectify, restrict, object to processing, or request erasure of your personal data, as well as the right to data portability.
• Supervisory Authority Complaints: You have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority.

8. Children's Privacy (COPPA Compliance)

WhatDoYouGot.com is an institutional financial intelligence terminal intended strictly for adult professionals, investors, and general audiences over the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect, solicit, or retain personal data from children under the age of 13 in compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). If we learn that we have inadvertently collected information from a child under 13, we will purge that data immediately.

9. External Links & Third-Party Services

Our articles, financial news feeds, and reference guides may contain links to external third-party websites, regulatory repositories (such as the Federal Reserve, SEC EDGAR, or FRED), and financial publications. WhatDoYouGot.com does not control and is not responsible for the privacy policies, terms, or data collection practices of external websites. We encourage you to review the privacy notices of any external site you visit.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect technological changes, regulatory updates, or operational adjustments. Any updates will be published on this page with a revised "Effective Date" at the top. Your continued use of WhatDoYouGot.com following the posting of modifications constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact Information & Data Inquiries

If you have questions, comments, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, our data practices, or wish to exercise your consumer rights, please contact our editorial and administrative desk: