Privacy Policy for Newsletter Wizard

1. Information We Collect

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

a) Information You Provide Directly:

• Email Address: When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address to send you the newsletter and related communications.
• Contact Information: If you contact us directly (e.g., via email or a contact form), we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.
• Source Suggestions: If you suggest a source for us to track, we may collect information related to that suggestion.

b) Information Collected from Public Sources:

Our core service involves monitoring and collecting publicly available information from various online sources like Reddit, Discord, HackerNews, Telegram, Twitter, and other forums or websites. This information is used solely for the purpose of generating summarized content for our blog articles and newsletters. We do not attempt to collect personal data from these public sources beyond what is necessary for content aggregation and analysis.

c) Information Collected Automatically (Usage Data):

When you access the Service, we may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, your device's Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for various purposes:

• To provide, operate, and maintain our Service, including the website and newsletter.
• To gather publicly available information from specified sources to generate blog articles and newsletter content.
• To send you the newsletter you subscribed to.
• To notify you about changes to our Service or policies.
• To respond to your inquiries, comments, or suggestions.
• To monitor the usage of our Service and gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service.
• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues.
• To develop new features and functionalities (we will update this policy if data usage changes significantly).

3. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal information (like your email address). We may share information under the following circumstances:

• Service Providers: We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (e.g., email delivery services, website hosting, analytics providers). These third parties have access to your Personal Information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
• Business Transfers: If STACKADOC is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Information may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Information is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
• Protection of Rights: We may disclose information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of our Terms of Service, or as otherwise required by law.

4. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us. We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

5. Data Retention

We will retain your Personal Information (like your email address for the newsletter) only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, such as maintaining your subscription. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies. Usage data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer periods.

6. Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. STACKADOC aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Information.

• Access: You have the right to access the information we hold about you.
• Rectification: You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.
• Erasure: You have the right to have your Personal Information deleted under certain conditions.
• Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
• Data Portability: You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable, and commonly used format.
• Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Information.
• Withdraw Consent: You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where STACKADOC relied on your consent to process your personal information (e.g., unsubscribing from the newsletter).

Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests. You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Information. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the EEA.

7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.

8. Links to Other Sites

Our Service may contain links to other sites (including the sources we monitor) that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

9. Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 16 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 16. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our 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. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.