Privacy Policy
Effective Date: April 2, 2025
Nexad (About Intelligence Inc., "we," "us," "our") operates a sophisticated suite of AI-driven advertising optimization and monetization tools designed to enhance digital advertising experiences across various platforms, including mobile applications, websites, and connected TV devices (collectively referred to as our "Advertising Services" or "Services").
This Privacy Policy outlines how Nexad collects, uses, and shares information when you interact with our Advertising Services and platform, accessible at www.nex.ad (the "Platform"), and describes your choices regarding your information.
This Privacy Policy outlines how Nexad collects, uses, and shares information when you interact with our Advertising Services and platform, accessible at www.nex.ad (the "Platform"), and describes your choices regarding your information.
1. Our Advertising Services
This section describes the information we collect, how we use it, and how it is shared through our Advertising Services.
General Information Collection and Use
When consumers download or interact with an application or website that contains our SDK, APIs, pixels, or other technologies, we may collect information that includes but is not limited to:
Device Information
- Device type, make, and model
- Operating system and version
- Device settings, including language, time zone, and locale
- Device memory, battery, screen size, and orientation
- Carrier details
Identifiers
- Device type, make, and model
- Operating system and version
- Device settings, including language, time zone, and locale
- Device memory, battery, screen size, and orientation
- Carrier details
Network and Connection Information
- Network connection type and speed
- HTTP header information
- Browser type and user-agent string
App and Interaction Data
- Name and version of the mobile application or website interacting with our Services
- Analytics on interactions with ads served, including impressions, clicks, conversions, and installations
Additionally, our advertising partners and clients may provide Nexad with transactional or event-based data related to user interactions within their applications or websites, such as app installs, purchases, registrations, and other user engagements.
Information Specific to E-Commerce and Merchant Partners
When our Advertising Services are integrated into e-commerce platforms or merchant websites, we may collect additional information through pixels, SDKs, and APIs, including:
- Unique User IDs from merchants
- Browsing and search histories on merchant websites
- Products viewed, added to cart, or purchased
- Transaction histories and preferences
How We Collect Your Information
We collect the information described above through:
- Automatic collection via our SDKs, APIs, tracking pixels, cookies, and similar technologies.
- Receipt of information directly from third parties, including advertisers, publishers, merchant partners, and other business partners.
We may combine the information we gather from different sources and through analytical methodologies to enhance our advertising technology and improve our Services' effectiveness.
How We Use Your Information
Nexad uses the collected information primarily for the following purposes:
Ad Personalization and Optimization: Leveraging AI technology to deliver and optimize relevant advertisements tailored to consumer interests and enhance overall ad effectiveness.
Analytics and Reporting: Providing detailed measurement, analytics, and reporting to our clients and partners.
Service Improvement: Maintaining, improving, and developing new features for our Advertising Services and related technologies.
Security and Compliance: Ensuring the safety, security, and integrity of our platform and services, and complying with legal and regulatory obligations.
Our AI-powered decision-making technologies enhance the ad experience by dynamically adjusting ad content, relevance, frequency, and placement. These technologies do not produce significant legal effects or similarly impactful outcomes on users beyond optimizing the ad experience.
Ad Personalization and Optimization: Leveraging AI technology to deliver and optimize relevant advertisements tailored to consumer interests and enhance overall ad effectiveness.
Analytics and Reporting: Providing detailed measurement, analytics, and reporting to our clients and partners.
Service Improvement: Maintaining, improving, and developing new features for our Advertising Services and related technologies.
Security and Compliance: Ensuring the safety, security, and integrity of our platform and services, and complying with legal and regulatory obligations.
Our AI-powered decision-making technologies enhance the ad experience by dynamically adjusting ad content, relevance, frequency, and placement. These technologies do not produce significant legal effects or similarly impactful outcomes on users beyond optimizing the ad experience.
Information Sharing
We share your information with:
Service Providers and Partners: We may provide data to trusted third-party providers who deliver essential business support services, such as hosting, analytics, technical infrastructure, payment processing, and customer support. These providers must maintain strict confidentiality and comply with applicable data protection laws.
Affiliates: We share information with affiliates within the Nexad family of companies to support our Advertising Services and enhance product offerings.
Advertising Partners: This includes advertisers, ad networks, demand-side platforms, merchants, exchanges, and measurement and attribution partners, who may utilize this information for ad targeting, performance measurement, attribution, and analytics. Each advertising partner acts as an independent controller of your data, subject to their own privacy policies.
Legal and Regulatory Authorities: We may disclose information to regulatory or government authorities when legally obligated or necessary to comply with requests, investigations, or legal processes.
Safety and Legal Enforcement: Information may be shared if we believe, in good faith, that it is necessary to protect against fraud, secure our services, enforce legal rights, or address violations of our agreements.
Business Transactions: Personal information may be transferred in connection with business transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, bankruptcies, or asset sales.
Service Providers and Partners: We may provide data to trusted third-party providers who deliver essential business support services, such as hosting, analytics, technical infrastructure, payment processing, and customer support. These providers must maintain strict confidentiality and comply with applicable data protection laws.
Affiliates: We share information with affiliates within the Nexad family of companies to support our Advertising Services and enhance product offerings.
Advertising Partners: This includes advertisers, ad networks, demand-side platforms, merchants, exchanges, and measurement and attribution partners, who may utilize this information for ad targeting, performance measurement, attribution, and analytics. Each advertising partner acts as an independent controller of your data, subject to their own privacy policies.
Legal and Regulatory Authorities: We may disclose information to regulatory or government authorities when legally obligated or necessary to comply with requests, investigations, or legal processes.
Safety and Legal Enforcement: Information may be shared if we believe, in good faith, that it is necessary to protect against fraud, secure our services, enforce legal rights, or address violations of our agreements.
Business Transactions: Personal information may be transferred in connection with business transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, bankruptcies, or asset sales.
Managing Your Privacy Choices
You can limit data collection from mobile devices by adjusting your device's settings, such as enabling "Limit Ad Tracking," "Opt Out of Ads Personalization," or similar privacy features provided by your device.
Additionally, you may opt-out from receiving personalized, interest-based advertising through Nexad’s Services by:
Additionally, you may opt-out from receiving personalized, interest-based advertising through Nexad’s Services by:
- Following instructions provided within ads served by Nexad.
- Visiting industry consumer choice platforms such as the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) or Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA).
Please note, even if you opt out of interest-based advertising, you will still receive ads, although these ads may be less relevant to your interests.
Accessing or Deleting Your Information
You may review or delete personal information collected by Nexad from your device by contacting us through the Nexad Privacy Management Portal accessible via our website at www.nex.ad/privacy, or through our mobile apps available in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
Children's Privacy
Our Advertising Services are not designed for children, and Nexad does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age specified by applicable law. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information or has interacted with advertisements through Nexad’s Services, please immediately notify us via email at contact@nex.ad
Data Security and Retention
We implement robust security measures to protect collected data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. We retain personal data collected through our Advertising Services for a maximum period of two years unless we are legally obligated to retain it longer.
If we do not receive updated information for a device within two years, we automatically purge the related data. However, we may retain information necessary to fulfill legal obligations, resolve disputes, or enforce agreements.
If we do not receive updated information for a device within two years, we automatically purge the related data. However, we may retain information necessary to fulfill legal obligations, resolve disputes, or enforce agreements.
2. Our Website
This section explains the information we collect, use, and share when you visit or interact with our corporate website at www.nex.ad
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our Website uses cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies to collect and store information automatically when you visit or interact with us online. Information we collect may include:
- IP address
- Device identifiers
- Browser type and settings
- Operating system
- Date and time of your visit
- Pages and sections you view or interact with on the Website
- Referral URL and clickstream data
We use this information to:
- Personalize your experience on our Website
- Conduct website analytics and improve website performance
- Enable functionality essential to site operation and navigation
- Deliver relevant and targeted marketing and advertising messages
You can manage your preferences related to cookies and other tracking technologies by accessing the "Cookie Settings" available in the footer of our Website. You may also restrict or disable cookies via your browser settings; however, certain features of the Website may not function properly without cookies.For detailed information on specific cookies used, including third-party cookies, please consult our detailed Cookie Policy[to come]
Business Account Registration and Information Collection
When you register for an account to use Nexad’s Platform and Services via our Website, we may collect additional personal information, such as:
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Company or organization details
- Billing and payment information
- Username and password credentials
We may also supplement the information you provide to us directly with additional data obtained from trusted third-party sources.
How We Use Your Information Collected on Our Website
We use information collected on our Website to:
- Communicate with you regarding your account, transactions, and inquiries
- Provide updates, newsletters, promotional materials, or other information related to Nexad’s products and services
- Operate, maintain, enhance, and personalize the Website
- Conduct internal research and analytics
- Improve our products, marketing strategies, and user experiences
- Fulfill any other purposes disclosed at the time of data collection
Information Sharing
We may share the information collected through our Website in the following scenarios:
With Your Consent: When you explicitly authorize us to do so.
Marketing and Advertising Partners: To enable personalized marketing, advertising, and promotional communications.
Service Providers: Third-party vendors that provide services necessary for Website operation, payment processing, analytics, customer support, and other critical business functions.
Affiliates: Sharing information within the Nexad corporate family, consistent with this Privacy Policy.
Legal and Compliance: To respond to legal process, subpoenas, regulatory inquiries, or to enforce or defend our rights and comply with applicable law.
Safety and Fraud Prevention: To investigate or prevent fraud, security risks, and enforce terms or agreements.
Business Transactions: In the event of any merger, acquisition, joint venture, reorganization, bankruptcy, or asset sale involving Nexad.
With Your Consent: When you explicitly authorize us to do so.
Marketing and Advertising Partners: To enable personalized marketing, advertising, and promotional communications.
Service Providers: Third-party vendors that provide services necessary for Website operation, payment processing, analytics, customer support, and other critical business functions.
Affiliates: Sharing information within the Nexad corporate family, consistent with this Privacy Policy.
Legal and Compliance: To respond to legal process, subpoenas, regulatory inquiries, or to enforce or defend our rights and comply with applicable law.
Safety and Fraud Prevention: To investigate or prevent fraud, security risks, and enforce terms or agreements.
Business Transactions: In the event of any merger, acquisition, joint venture, reorganization, bankruptcy, or asset sale involving Nexad.
External Links and Third-Party Websites
Our Website may contain links to external websites or digital properties not owned or controlled by Nexad. We encourage you to review the privacy policies and practices of these external websites carefully. Nexad is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party sites.
Updating and Accessing Your Information
You may update, access, correct, or delete your personal information by logging into your Nexad account on the Platform. Alternatively, you may request to review or modify your data by contacting us at contact@nex.ad
Your Marketing Choices
If you no longer wish to receive marketing or promotional communications from Nexad, you may unsubscribe using the "unsubscribe" link included at the bottom of each email or by emailing us at contact@nex.ad
Please note, even after opting out of promotional communications, you may still receive transactional emails related to your account, billing, or services.
Please note, even after opting out of promotional communications, you may still receive transactional emails related to your account, billing, or services.
Children’s Privacy
Our Website is not intended for children as defined by applicable law. Nexad does not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us immediately at contact@nex.ad
Data Security and Retention
We employ reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures designed to protect information collected via our Website. However, no data transmission over the Internet or storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. You acknowledge the inherent risks associated with online data transmission and storage.
We retain your personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by applicable law. For detailed information regarding cookie-specific data retention periods, please see our Cookie Policy[TO COME]
We retain your personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by applicable law. For detailed information regarding cookie-specific data retention periods, please see our Cookie Policy[TO COME]
3. Additional Provisions for EU/UK/Swiss Individuals
This section includes additional information and provisions applicable specifically to individuals located in the European Union (EU), United Kingdom (UK), or Switzerland.
Data Privacy Framework
Nexad complies with applicable data transfer mechanisms, such as the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, and the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, as established by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Nexad has certified its adherence to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Principles, UK Extension to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Principles, and Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Principles concerning the processing of personal data transferred from the EU, UK, and Switzerland. Should there be any conflict between the terms of this Privacy Policy and the Data Privacy Framework Principles, the Data Privacy Framework Principles will govern.
To review our certification, please visit the Data Privacy Framework program website: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/
Nexad is subject to the investigatory and enforcement authority of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose personal data in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including those related to national security or law enforcement.
Nexad has certified its adherence to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Principles, UK Extension to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Principles, and Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Principles concerning the processing of personal data transferred from the EU, UK, and Switzerland. Should there be any conflict between the terms of this Privacy Policy and the Data Privacy Framework Principles, the Data Privacy Framework Principles will govern.
To review our certification, please visit the Data Privacy Framework program website: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/
Nexad is subject to the investigatory and enforcement authority of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose personal data in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including those related to national security or law enforcement.
Complaints and Dispute Resolution
If you have any concerns or complaints regarding our compliance with the Data Privacy Framework, we encourage you to first contact Nexad directly at contact@nex.ad
Under certain conditions outlined by the Data Privacy Framework, you may have the possibility to invoke binding arbitration. Further details can be found on the official Data Privacy Framework website.
Under certain conditions outlined by the Data Privacy Framework, you may have the possibility to invoke binding arbitration. Further details can be found on the official Data Privacy Framework website.
Lawful Basis for Processing
We process your personal data based on the following lawful grounds under applicable EU, UK, and Swiss data protection laws:
Contractual Necessity: Processing is necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations with you, such as providing access to our Services, responding to inquiries, or facilitating transactions.
Legal Compliance: To comply with our legal obligations under applicable laws and regulations.
Legitimate Interests: Where processing your personal data is necessary for our legitimate business interests, including:
Contractual Necessity: Processing is necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations with you, such as providing access to our Services, responding to inquiries, or facilitating transactions.
Legal Compliance: To comply with our legal obligations under applicable laws and regulations.
Legitimate Interests: Where processing your personal data is necessary for our legitimate business interests, including:
- Fraud detection and prevention
- Maintaining security and operational integrity of our Services
- Marketing and promotion of our Services to advertisers and publishers
Consent: Where required by applicable law, we will seek your explicit consent before processing your personal data. You have the right to withdraw consent at any time, though this will not affect processing conducted prior to your withdrawal.
We do not process "Sensitive Information," including data about medical or health conditions, racial or ethnic origins, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, unless specifically required or permitted by applicable law and explicitly consented by you.
We do not process "Sensitive Information," including data about medical or health conditions, racial or ethnic origins, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, unless specifically required or permitted by applicable law and explicitly consented by you.
Your Data Protection Rights
As an individual located in the EU, UK, or Switzerland, you have the right to:
Access: Request access to personal data that we hold about you.
Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate personal data.
Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data.
Restriction: Request restriction of processing your personal data under certain conditions.
Portability: Request the transfer of your personal data directly to you or another data controller under certain conditions.
Object: Object to the processing of your personal data under certain conditions, including profiling and direct marketing.
Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent previously given for processing personal data, without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.
Access: Request access to personal data that we hold about you.
Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate personal data.
Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data.
Restriction: Request restriction of processing your personal data under certain conditions.
Portability: Request the transfer of your personal data directly to you or another data controller under certain conditions.
Object: Object to the processing of your personal data under certain conditions, including profiling and direct marketing.
Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent previously given for processing personal data, without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.
To exercise these rights, please contact us via email at contact@nex.ad. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
We may be unable to fulfill certain requests, such as when we are legally obligated to retain data or if requests are manifestly unfounded or excessive. In these cases, we will inform you clearly of the reasons for denial or limitation.
We may be unable to fulfill certain requests, such as when we are legally obligated to retain data or if requests are manifestly unfounded or excessive. In these cases, we will inform you clearly of the reasons for denial or limitation.
Right to Lodge a Complaint
You have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority or regulatory body if you believe our processing of your personal data violates applicable laws.
EU and UK Privacy Representatives
We have appointed representatives within the EU and UK for matters relating to data protection:
- For EU residents: [to come]
- For UK residents: [to come]
Further details regarding our EU and UK representatives can be found here: [to come]
4. U.S. Multistate Privacy Notice
This section provides additional information for individuals residing in U.S. states that have enacted comprehensive consumer privacy laws, such as California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and Virginia (collectively, the "Covered States"). This section supplements the other sections of this Privacy Policy and explains how residents of these states may exercise their privacy rights.
Categories of Personal Information Collected
In the preceding 12 months, Nexad may have collected the following categories of personal information:
Identifiers: Such as name, email address, IP address, advertising identifiers, device identifiers, and other similar identifiers.
Personal Information Categories under California Customer Records Law: Including contact details, payment information, and transaction information.
Commercial Information: Including records of products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing histories.
Internet or Network Activity: Including browsing history, interaction with websites, mobile applications, advertisements, or other digital properties.
Geolocation Data: Approximate location information derived from IP addresses.
Inferences Drawn: Including profiles reflecting preferences, behaviors, or interests based on interaction with our Services or advertisements.
Identifiers: Such as name, email address, IP address, advertising identifiers, device identifiers, and other similar identifiers.
Personal Information Categories under California Customer Records Law: Including contact details, payment information, and transaction information.
Commercial Information: Including records of products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing histories.
Internet or Network Activity: Including browsing history, interaction with websites, mobile applications, advertisements, or other digital properties.
Geolocation Data: Approximate location information derived from IP addresses.
Inferences Drawn: Including profiles reflecting preferences, behaviors, or interests based on interaction with our Services or advertisements.
Sources of Personal Information
We obtain personal information from the following sources:
- Directly from you when you use our Platform, Services, or Website.
- Automatically from devices or browsers through cookies, SDKs, pixels, and similar tracking technologies.
- From third-party partners, such as advertisers, publishers, and analytics providers.
- From publicly available sources or other trusted business partners.
Purposes for Collecting and Using Personal Information
We collect and use personal information for business purposes described throughout this Privacy Policy, including but not limited to:
- Providing and improving our Platform, Services, and Website.
- Delivering targeted advertising, analytics, and measuring ad performance.
- Communicating with you regarding your account or our Services.
- Detecting and preventing fraud and ensuring the security and integrity of our Platform and Services.
- Complying with applicable laws and regulatory obligations.
Sharing of Personal Information
We may share your personal information with the following categories of third parties for business purposes:
- Advertising and Marketing Partners
- Analytics Providers
- Service Providers and Vendors
- Affiliates and Subsidiaries
- Legal Authorities (as required by law)
In the preceding 12 months, we have not "sold" personal information as traditionally defined. However, we engage in targeted advertising activities that may constitute a "sale" or "sharing" of personal information under certain state laws. You have the right to opt-out of such activities.
Your Privacy Rights Under State Laws
If you are a resident of a Covered State, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
Right to Know and Access: You have the right to request disclosure of the personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell about you.
Right to Correct: You have the right to request correction of inaccurate personal information.
Right to Delete: You have the right to request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions allowed by law.
Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of your personal information for targeted advertising purposes.
Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request your personal information in a portable and readily usable format, where technically feasible.
Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your privacy rights.
Right to Know and Access: You have the right to request disclosure of the personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell about you.
Right to Correct: You have the right to request correction of inaccurate personal information.
Right to Delete: You have the right to request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions allowed by law.
Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of your personal information for targeted advertising purposes.
Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request your personal information in a portable and readily usable format, where technically feasible.
Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your privacy rights.
How to Exercise Your Rights
To exercise your privacy rights, you (or your authorized agent) can contact us at contact@nex.ad
When submitting your request, please include sufficient details to enable us to verify your identity and properly respond to your request. If an authorized agent submits a request on your behalf, we may require proof of your authorization and identity verification directly from you.
When submitting your request, please include sufficient details to enable us to verify your identity and properly respond to your request. If an authorized agent submits a request on your behalf, we may require proof of your authorization and identity verification directly from you.
Appeals Process
If your request is denied or you believe your request was not handled properly, you may appeal our decision by contacting us at contact@nex.ad. We will review your appeal and respond within the time frame required by applicable law.
5. Policy Changes
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, legal requirements, or other factors. Whenever we revise this Privacy Policy, we will update the “Effective Date” listed at the top of the policy. If we make material changes that significantly affect your privacy rights, we will provide additional notice, such as posting a prominent notification on our Website or directly notifying you via email at the address associated with your account.We encourage you to regularly review this Privacy Policy to stay informed about our information practices and the ways you can help protect your privacy. Your continued use of the Platform, Services, or Website following the posting of an updated Privacy Policy indicates your acceptance of the revised terms. If you disagree with any updated terms, you must stop using the Platform, Services, and Website.
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests related to this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, or if you wish to exercise any of your privacy rights, please contact our designated Data Protection Officer at:
Data Protection Officer
About Intelligence Inc.
400 Concar Dr.
San Mateo, CA 94402
United States
Data Protection Officer
About Intelligence Inc.
400 Concar Dr.
San Mateo, CA 94402
United States
If you have general customer service inquiries or technical issues unrelated to privacy, please contact our customer support team at contact@nex.ad
When contacting us, please include sufficient details, including your relevant account information, to help us respond promptly and accurately to your request.
When contacting us, please include sufficient details, including your relevant account information, to help us respond promptly and accurately to your request.