Privacy Policy

How we collect, use, and protect your information.

Last updated: June 3, 2026

Introduction

At defconlevel.com, the privacy of our visitors is of extreme importance to us. This privacy policy document outlines the types of personal information that is received and collected by defconlevel.com and how it is used.

This policy applies to all information collected or submitted on the defconlevel.com website and our related services.

Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

How We Use Information

We use collected information to:

Third-Party Advertising and Data Collection

Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)

The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.

First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and refine advertising.

Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.

Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.

The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:

Mediavine Partners (companies listed on the Mediavine Partners page) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.

If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.

For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.

Google AdSense

Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on defconlevel.com. Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to your users based on their visit to defconlevel.com and other sites on the Internet.

Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.

Third-Party Data Collection: Third parties, including Google, may be placing and reading cookies on your browsers, or using web beacons to collect information, as a result of ad serving on defconlevel.com. These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology to the advertisements and links that appear on defconlevel.com send directly to your browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs.

Other technologies (such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons) may also be used by the third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see.

defconlevel.com has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. defconlevel.com's privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or web sites.

Advertising Partners

Some of our advertising partners may use cookies and web beacons on our site. Our advertising partners include:

Opt-Out Options

If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers' respective websites.

You can also opt out of personalized advertising by visiting:

Amazon Associates Program Disclosure

Affiliate Disclosure: defconlevel.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. This means that when you click on certain links on our website and make a purchase on Amazon, we may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. This helps support our mission to provide free intelligence alerts and maintain our OSINT intelligence monitoring services.

We only recommend products that we believe may be of value to our readers. The affiliate relationship does not influence our content, and we maintain editorial independence in all our recommendations.

Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.

Support Platforms and Paid Subscriptions

We may link to Patreon and Substack for optional support or paid subscriptions. If you choose to use those services, your transaction and account data are handled by those platforms under their own policies.

Payments are processed on those platforms rather than through this website. Review their terms and privacy policies before subscribing.

Cookies and Web Beacons

defconlevel.com uses cookies to store information about visitors' preferences, record user-specific information on which pages the user accesses or visits, and customize web page content based on visitors' browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser.

Types of Cookies We Use:

You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish. You can delete all cookies that are already on your computer and you can set most browsers to prevent them from being placed. However, if you do this, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site and some services and functionalities may not work.

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may collect information:

These services have their own privacy policies governing data collection. We encourage you to review their privacy policies to understand how they collect, use, and share your information.

Data Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:

To exercise these rights, please contact us.

Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately so we can delete such information.

International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction. By using our website, you consent to the transfer of your information to these facilities.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy. You are advised to review this privacy policy periodically for any changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us.

For questions specifically about:

Additional Resources