Privacy Policy | Autism Around the World

This Privacy Policy describes how the Autistics Around the World (autistandopelomundo.com) collects, processes and protects personal data of visitors and users, in accordance with the General Data Protection Law (LGPD – Law No. 13,709/2018) and with Google's mandatory policies for AdSense and Analytics.

1. Data Controller

Data controller: Autistics Around the World.
DPO/Manager contact email: contato@autistandopelomundo.com (or use our page) Contact).

2. What data we collect

  • Navigation data: IP address (with possibility of anonymization), browser type/version, pages visited, time of visit, traffic source and similar technical data.
  • Cookies and online identifiers: to remember preferences, measure audience, personalize content/ads and fulfill consent requirements.
  • Forms/Contact: name, email and content of the message voluntarily sent by you.
  • Comments: data shown in the comment form, IP and user agent (to help with spam detection). If available, we may use the Google reCAPTCHA service for anti-spam protection.
  • Media (where applicable): If you upload images, avoid including location data (EXIF GPS).

3. How we use data (legal bases)

  • Functional execution: reply to messages sent via the form, publish and moderate comments.
  • Legitimate interests: security, fraud prevention, performance and usability improvements (aggregated/anonymized data).
  • Consent: use of non-essential cookies (marketing, advanced statistics) and ad personalization.
  • Legal obligation: comply with orders from authorities/justice, when applicable.

4. Cookies and Consent

We use a cookie consent manager (banner/preference center) so you can choose which categories you authorize. You can review your choices at any time in: Manage cookie preferences.

  • Essentials: necessary for the website to function (always active).
  • Statistics/Analytics: measure audience and help improve the experience.
  • Marketing: Used for ad personalization and measurement.

5. Google AdSense and Google Analytics

This site uses Google AdSense (advertising) and Google Analytics (audience measurement). Google may use cookies and identifiers to serve ads based on your visits to this and/or other websites and to measure their effectiveness. When enabled, ads can also be served by Google Certified Partners (e.g., Authorized Buyers/Open Bidding), which may set cookies for personalization and measurement.

6. Data Sharing

We do not sell personal data. We only share it with providers that act on our behalf (e.g., hosting and analytics/advertising tools), always under obligations of confidentiality and confidentiality, or when required by law/court order.

7. Retention and Security

  • Comments: Metadata may be kept indefinitely for moderation/cheating.
  • Contact forms: we keep it for the time necessary for service and records (e.g.: up to 12 months, unless legally obliged).
  • Logs and Analytics: timeframes defined by the tool (e.g., 14–26 months) or aggregated/anonymized.

We adopt technical and organizational security measures commensurate with the size of the website. However, no electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure.

8. Your rights (LGPD)

You can request: confirmation of treatment, access, correction, anonymization, portability, deletion of unnecessary data, information about sharing and revocation of consent. Send your request by email contato@autistandopelomundo.com or by Contact page.

9. Children and adolescents

Our content is informative and intended for a general audience. We do not intentionally collect data from children without verifiable parental/guardian consent. we do not display personalized advertising to minorsIf you identify improper collection, please contact us for removal.

10. Third-party links

We may link to third-party websites. We have no control over their practices and policies. We recommend reading the privacy policies of these websites before providing any data.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy to reflect legal or operational changes. The current version will always be published on this page, along with the date of its last update.

12. How to contact us

Questions, LGPD requests or complaints: contato@autistandopelomundo.com or contact form.

13. Financial support and donations

We maintain a page on our website entitled Support, in which we make data available for voluntary contributions via PIXWe do not collect or store supporters' banking information. All transactions are conducted directly between the user and their financial institution.

If the user voluntarily sends any proof or message through the contact form, this data will be treated in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

14. Purchases of e-books and digital products

When you purchase our e-books or other digital products, we may ask you for data such as name and e-mail for delivery of materials and communication purposes. Payment processing is carried out by third-party platforms (e.g., PagSeguro, Mercado Pago, PayPal, Hotmart, Strapi, Sympla), which are responsible for all financial information processing. We do not store credit card or bank details on our website.

Last updated: October 2025