Privacy Policy
Last Updated: November 10, 2025
1. Information We Collect
Newsletter Subscriptions
When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect:
- Email address (required)
- First name (optional)
- Subscription date and time
- IP address (for security and fraud prevention)
Website Usage
We collect information you provide directly to us, such as when you create an account, submit a form, or communicate with us. This may include your name, email address, and any other information you choose to provide.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Send you our newsletter and updates about new content
- Provide, maintain, and improve our services
- Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
- Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities
- Detect, prevent, and address technical issues and security threats
- Comply with legal obligations
3. Third-Party Services
Brevo (Email Service)
We use Brevo (formerly Sendinblue) to manage our email newsletter. When you subscribe, your email address and name are stored on Brevo's secure servers. Brevo is GDPR compliant and maintains high security standards. View Brevo's privacy policy.
Cloudflare (Hosting & Security)
Our website is hosted on Cloudflare Pages. Cloudflare may collect technical information for security and performance purposes. View Cloudflare's privacy policy.
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, subject to confidentiality agreements.
4. Cookies and Tracking
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.
5. Analytics
We use Cloudflare Web Analytics, which is privacy-friendly and does not use cookies or track personal data.
6. Your Rights (GDPR)
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights:
- Access: Request a copy of your personal data
- Correction: Request correction of inaccurate data
- Deletion: Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
- Portability: Request transfer of your data to another service
- Objection: Object to processing of your data
- Restriction: Request restriction of processing
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@theartofcto.com.
7. Unsubscribe from Newsletter
You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time by:
- Clicking the "Unsubscribe" link at the bottom of any newsletter email
- Contacting us at unsubscribe@theartofcto.com
8. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data, including:
- HTTPS encryption for all website traffic
- Secure API connections to third-party services
- Regular security audits and monitoring
- Access controls and authentication
However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at privacy@theartofcto.com.