Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-04-12

Our Company ("we", "us", or "our") operates this website. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, including:

  • Account data — name, email address, and password when you create an account.
  • Content — any posts, comments, or other content you submit.
  • Subscriber data — email address when you subscribe to our newsletter.
  • Usage data — pages visited, referrer URLs, country (derived from IP), and read completion events. We do not store raw IP addresses in our analytics.
  • Cookies — we use essential cookies for authentication. Analytics cookies are only set after you explicitly consent via our cookie banner.

2. How We Use Your Information

  • To operate and maintain the website.
  • To send you emails you have opted into (newsletters, notifications, account alerts).
  • To improve our content and services based on aggregate analytics.
  • To detect and prevent abuse or security incidents.

3. Third-Party Services

We may use the following third-party services that collect data in accordance with their own privacy policies:

  • Google Analytics (GA4) — web analytics (only when cookie consent is given).
  • Google AdSense — advertising (only when cookie consent is given).
  • Resend — transactional email delivery.
  • Stripe — payment processing (PCI-compliant; we never store your card details).

4. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described above, or as required by law. You may request deletion at any time (see Section 6).

5. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures including encrypted passwords (bcrypt), HTTPS, CSRF protection, rate limiting, and optional two-factor authentication. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

  • Access — request a copy of all personal data we hold about you.
  • Rectification — correct inaccurate personal data.
  • Erasure — request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
  • Data portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
  • Withdraw consent — withdraw cookie or newsletter consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected].

7. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

8. International Transfers

Your data may be processed outside of the jurisdiction in which we operate. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for any international transfers.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new policy on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact:

Our Company
[email protected]