Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Norbiyi Browser Journal is an independent consumer publication covering digital security and privacy tools. This website is operated by:

For the purposes of applicable data protection law (including GDPR where applicable), Metropolis Group Bulgaria is the data controller for this website.

2. Data We Collect and Why

Technical access logs

Like all websites, our hosting provider automatically records technical information when a page is requested. This typically includes IP address (often truncated), browser type, referring URL, and requested page. This data is used solely for server administration and is not used for marketing or profiling.

Email correspondence

If you contact us by email, we retain your message and email address in order to respond to you. We do not add you to any mailing list, and we do not share your email with third parties except where legally required.

No mandatory data collection

We do not require you to create an account, subscribe to a newsletter, complete a quiz, or provide any personal information to access our content. Our site is fully readable without submitting data of any kind.

3. Cookies and Tracking

This website does not set first-party analytics cookies or use tracking pixels for our own marketing purposes. We do not use Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, or similar services on our own behalf.

Affiliate cookies

When you click an affiliate link on our site and visit the advertiser's website, the advertiser may set a cookie in your browser to track the referral. This is standard affiliate programme practice. The cookie is set by the advertiser's domain (for example, totaladblock.com), not by norbiyi.com. We do not control how advertisers use these cookies — please consult the advertiser's own privacy policy for details.

Browser cache and local storage

We do not use local storage, IndexedDB, or similar browser storage mechanisms for tracking purposes. Your browser may cache page resources (images, scripts) as is normal for any website — this data stays on your device and is used only to speed up subsequent page loads.

4. Affiliate Links

Some links on this website are affiliate links. An affiliate link is a hyperlink that contains a unique identifier — in our case, parameters like adv=652&clickid=Nb6Wj3Kt9P — that allows the advertiser's system to identify that a visitor came from our website.

How this works

• You click a link on our site marked as sponsored (with a rel="sponsored" attribute).
• You are taken to the advertiser's website where their system records the referral.
• If you make a purchase during the same browsing session or within a tracking window, the advertiser pays us a commission.
• You pay the same price as any other customer. We do not receive a share of your payment; we receive a separate fee from the advertiser.

Effect on our content

We describe free alternatives alongside paid products throughout our content. The presence or absence of an affiliate programme does not determine whether a tool is included in our comparisons. We aim to present options in a way that helps you make an informed choice, not simply to maximise commissions.

5. Third Parties

We use the following categories of third-party services in connection with operating this website:

• Web hosting provider: Our hosting provider processes server access logs as described above. We choose providers with appropriate data protection standards.
• Affiliate network: The affiliate programme we participate in (through which TotalAdblock links are tracked) may record click and conversion data. This is governed by that programme's own privacy policy.

We do not embed third-party social media widgets, third-party video players, fonts loaded from external CDNs, or external analytics services. All fonts on this site use system fonts; all images are inline SVG. This means your browser does not make requests to third-party domains simply by loading our pages.

6. Your Rights

Where applicable under GDPR or other relevant data protection law, you may have the following rights with respect to personal data we hold about you:

• Access: Request a copy of personal data we hold about you.
• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate data.
• Erasure: Request deletion of your data (where we have no legal obligation to retain it).
• Restriction: Request that we limit processing of your data.
• Objection: Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• Portability: Request your data in a portable format where technically feasible.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at contact@norbiyi.com. We will respond within 30 days. Note that because we collect very little data, most requests will be straightforward to fulfil. We do not retain email correspondence beyond what is needed for ongoing communication.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. In Bulgaria, this is the Commission for Personal Data Protection (CPDP), www.cpdp.bg.

7. Data Retention

We retain data only for as long as necessary for the purpose it was collected:

• Server access logs: retained for up to 90 days by our hosting provider for security purposes, then deleted.
• Email correspondence: retained for the duration of the conversation and for a reasonable period thereafter, not exceeding 2 years unless legal obligations require longer retention.

8. Changes to This Policy

We will update this privacy policy when our practices change or when required by law. The date at the top of this page will always reflect the most recent update. For material changes, we will note them clearly at the top of this page. Continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

9. Contact

For privacy-related questions or to exercise your data rights: