Privacy Policy
Last updated: January 2025
Your privacy matters to us. This Privacy Policy explains how VectricEarn ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal information when you visit https://vectric.online. By using our website, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information in two ways:
Information You Provide Directly
- Newsletter subscriptions: When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address. We use this solely to send you content updates you have opted into.
- Contact form submissions: If you contact us, we receive your name, email address, and the contents of your message.
- Comments: If you leave a comment on an article, we collect your display name, email address, and comment text.
Information Collected Automatically
- Usage data: We collect standard server log data including your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and time spent on the site.
- Analytics: We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand how visitors use our site. GA4 collects anonymised data about your browsing behaviour. You can opt out using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
- Cookies: We use cookies as described in our Cookie Policy.
2. How We Use Your Information
- To deliver the content and services you request
- To send newsletters and content updates to subscribers (you can unsubscribe at any time via the link in each email)
- To respond to enquiries submitted through our contact form
- To analyse site traffic and improve the quality of our content
- To detect and prevent spam, fraud, or abuse
- To comply with applicable legal obligations
3. Data Storage and Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services to operate our platform. Each has its own privacy policy governing how your data is handled:
- Supabase — our database provider, used to store article content and subscriber data. Data is hosted on servers in the EU.
- Google Analytics 4 — website analytics. Data is processed by Google in accordance with their Privacy Policy.
- Resend — used to send transactional and newsletter emails. Email addresses are shared with Resend solely for delivery purposes.
- Netlify / Render — our hosting providers. Standard request logs may be retained in accordance with their policies.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party for marketing purposes.
4. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary. Newsletter subscriber data is kept until you unsubscribe. Contact form messages are retained for up to 12 months. Anonymised analytics data may be retained indefinitely.
5. Your Rights
Depending on your country of residence, you may have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate data
- Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
- Withdraw consent for newsletter communications at any time
- Lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us and we will respond within 30 days.
6. Children's Privacy
VectricEarn is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such data, please contact us immediately.
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.