GDPR Compliance

Last Updated: March 19, 2026

1. Introduction

This GDPR Compliance page explains how ZadoSource ("we", "us", or "our") complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for users in the European Economic Area (EEA). As a code marketplace, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have control over your personal data.

2. Who We Are

ZadoSource
Email: [email protected]

We are an independent code marketplace and are not affiliated with Bots.Business, Telebot Creator, or Telebot Host. For data processed by these third-party platforms when you use their services, please refer to their respective privacy policies.

3. Why We Collect Your Data

We collect and process your personal data for these reasons:

To Provide Our Marketplace Services

Creating and managing your account
Allowing you to download & view codes
Saving your favorites
Allowing you to post comments

To Improve Our Website

Understanding which codes are popular
Fixing bugs and improving performance
Making the site easier to use

To Keep Your Account Safe

Preventing unauthorized access
Detecting and stopping spam
Protecting against fraud

To Communicate With You

Sending password reset emails
Responding to your support requests
Notifying you about important account changes

4. Your GDPR Rights

Under GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

1. Right to Access

You can ask us for a copy of all the information we have about you. This includes your name, email, username, profile picture, bio, and your comment history.

2. Right to Rectification

If any of your information is wrong or incomplete, you can update it anytime through your profile settings. You can change your name, username, bio, and profile picture.

3. Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten)

You can ask us to delete your account and your personal information. When you delete your account:

Your profile information will be removed
Your comments will remain but will show as "Deleted User"
Your favorites and activity history will be deleted

4. Right to Restrict Processing

You can ask us to stop using your data in certain ways while we resolve an issue. For example, if you think your data is incorrect, you can ask us to stop using it until we verify it.

5. Right to Object

You can object to us using your data for things like analytics. You can disable cookies through your browser settings to opt out of analytics tracking.

6. DMCA and Copyright

Our site is protected by DMCA.com. This means:

Your copyrighted content is protected against theft
We comply with international copyright laws
You can report copyright infringement via our DMCA process

View our DMCA Protection Status.

7. What Information We Collect

Information Type	Examples	Why We Collect It
Account Info	Name, email, username, password	To create and manage your account
Profile Info	Avatar, bio	To personalize your profile
Your Activity	Codes downloaded, favorited	To provide marketplace features
Comments	Your comments on codes	To enable community discussions
Technical Info	IP address, browser type	To secure and improve our site
Analytics Data	Pages visited, time spent, interactions, referral source	To improve our website and understand user behavior via Google Analytics and Tag Manager
Social Login Data	Name, email, profile picture, provider ID (Google/Microsoft)	To create your account quickly and securely using Google or Microsoft

8. How Long We Keep Your Data

Account Information: Until you delete your account
Comments: Remain visible even after account deletion (shown as "Deleted User")
Favorites and Activity: Until you delete them or your account
Technical Logs (IP addresses): Retained until your account is deleted
Verification & Reset Tokens: Deleted after use or expiration

9. Data Security

We take reasonable steps to protect your information:

Your password is hashed (encrypted) - we never see it
Our website uses HTTPS/SSL to encrypt data in transit
We follow basic security practices to protect user data

However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Cookies

We use cookies to make our site work properly. Cookies help you stay logged in and remember your preferences. You can control cookies through your browser settings. For more details, see our Cookie Policy.

11. Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense is an advertising service provided by Google LLC that uses cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits to our website and other websites across the internet.

Data Processing by Google:

Google uses cookies to collect information about your browsing activity
This information helps display advertisements that may be relevant to your interests
Google may combine data collected from our site with data from other websites

Your Choices:

Under GDPR, you have the right to object to personalized advertising. You can:

Visit Google Ad Settings to manage your ad preferences
Use your browser settings to block third-party cookies
Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on

For more information about how Google uses data, visit How Google uses information from sites that use their services.

12. Social Login Providers

We offer login options using Google and Microsoft to make it easier for you to access our marketplace. When you use these services:

We receive basic profile information (name, email, profile picture) from the provider you choose
Your login credentials are handled entirely by Google or Microsoft - we never see your password
You can disconnect these services at any time by changing your password and removing the connection through your profile settings
For more information, see Google's Privacy Policy and Microsoft's Privacy Statement

13. AI Chatbot

We use Tidio chatbot to provide instant support. When you use the chat feature:

Your messages are processed by Tidio's AI system
Chat history is stored temporarily
Data is processed according to Tidio's GDPR compliance
You have the right to request deletion of chat history

For more information, see Tidio's Privacy Policy and GDPR Compliance.

14. Third-Party Platforms

Our marketplace provides codes for use with:

These are independent third-party platforms. We are not responsible for their privacy practices. When you use their services through links on our site, their privacy policies apply.

15. How to Exercise Your Rights

Here's how you can exercise your GDPR rights:

Through Your Account (Instant)

Update Information: Go to Profile → Edit Profile
Change Password: Go to Profile → Security
Delete Account: Contact us and we'll help you delete your account
View Your Data: Everything is visible in your profile

By Email

Send an email to [email protected] with:

Your full name
The email address associated with your account
What you'd like us to do (access your data, delete your account, etc.)

We'll respond as soon as possible.

16. Changes to This Policy

If we make important changes to how we handle your data, we'll update this page and update the "Last Updated" date at the top.

17. Contact Us

If you have any questions about your data or want to exercise your rights:

Email: [email protected]
We'll respond as soon as possible

Your Data, Your Control

You can manage most of your information directly through your profile.