Privacy Policy — TransformerPath

This policy explains what personal data TransformerPath ("we") collects, why, and your rights. TransformerPath is an information platform operated by a freelancer under a freelance digital-marketing licence, and is the data controller for personal data collected through this website.

What we collect

Newsletter sign-ups: your name (optional), email and chosen region.
Form submissions: details you provide via the contact, list/claim-company or sponsorship forms.
Usage data: anonymous, aggregated analytics to improve the site.
Advertising & geolocation data: when you allow advertising cookies, Google AdSense may collect cookie and device data to serve and measure ads. Some pages (Daily Intel, Events) also query your approximate country from your IP address so we can show the right regional content.

How we use it

To send the briefing you subscribed to (unsubscribe in one click from any email).
To respond to your enquiry or process a listing/sponsorship request.
To understand, in aggregate, how the site is used.

We do not sell your personal data and do not share it except with the service providers below who process it on our behalf.

Service providers

An email-marketing platform (subscriber lists + newsletter delivery), our website host Netlify (form submissions + hosting), a privacy-friendly analytics provider, Google (AdSense advertising, which may use cookies and share data with Google as described in Google's privacy policy), and ipapi.co (an approximate country lookup from your IP address for regional content). Each processes data only as needed to provide its service.

Cookies

Essential cookies keep the site working (theme preference, course-access state). We only load Google AdSense, which uses advertising cookies, after you accept our consent banner. If you choose "Essential only", AdSense is never loaded. You can also control personalised ads via Google Ads Settings and the YourAdChoices opt-out.

Your rights

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your data, and unsubscribe at any time. To exercise any right, contact us. Depending on your location (e.g. EU/UK GDPR and other applicable data-privacy laws) you may have additional rights, including complaining to a supervisory authority.

Retention & security

We keep data only as long as needed and take reasonable measures to protect it. No online service can be guaranteed 100% secure.

Contact

TransformerPath is operated by the licence holder. Questions or data-requests: email privacy@transformerpath.com, or contact us.

This policy reflects how TransformerPath operates today and will be updated as the service evolves.

Payment processing

Where you make a purchase, payment is processed by Stripe, acting as our payment processor. Stripe receives your name and billing details to process your transaction; we do not store your card number. You may review Stripe's own privacy terms for its handling of that data.