Privacy Policy
Last Updated: 2nd June 2025
This Privacy Policy describes how The Technical Editor ("we," "us," or "our") operates its website and collects, uses, and protects your information when you visit our Service. We are committed to protecting your privacy.
1. Information We Collect
When you visit our Service, we primarily collect information in the following way:
Email Addresses: We collect your email address when you voluntarily sign up for our newsletter through the subscription form on our website. We may also collect it if you use a contact form to send us an inquiry. We do not collect your name or other personal details unless you explicitly provide them within an email or form field designed for that purpose.
Non-Personal Data (Server Logs): Like most websites, our web hosting provider (Carrd.co) automatically collects certain non-personal information that web browsers and servers typically make available. This includes Internet Protocol (IP) addresses (which may be anonymized), browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. This data is used for basic website security and to understand general traffic patterns, but does not identify you personally.
2. How and Why We Use Your Information (Purpose and Legal Basis)
We use the information we collect for the following purposes and rely on these legal bases for processing:
To send you our Newsletter: We use your email address to send you our newsletter, which includes articles, tips, updates, and occasional relevant promotional content related to technical editing. Our legal basis for this processing is your explicit consent. You provide this consent by entering your email address into our subscription form and confirming your subscription (usually via a double opt-in email).
To Send Thank-You Messages/Confirmations: We may send you email messages to confirm your newsletter subscription or to thank you for your interaction with our Service. Our legal basis for this is our legitimate interest in communicating with you regarding your voluntary engagement with our Service.
To Respond to Inquiries: If you use a contact form or email us directly, we use your email address to respond to your questions or feedback. Our legal basis for this is our legitimate interest in responding to user inquiries.
Website Security and Analytics: Non-personal data from server logs is used for ensuring the security and stability of our website and for understanding general, anonymized website traffic. Our legal basis for this is our legitimate interest in maintaining a secure and functional website.
3. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell, rent, or trade your email address or any other personal data you provide to us.
We do share your email address with third-party service providers who help us manage our newsletter subscriptions and send emails on our behalf. These providers are carefully selected and are legally bound to protect your data. Examples of such services include Zoho, Payhip, Stripe, and Carrd. Your email address will be stored on their secure servers for the purpose of delivering our communications to you.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third-party service providers:
https://www.zoho.com/privacy/global-revisions.html
https://payhip.com/NFTHandbook/privacy-policy
https://stripe.com/privacy
https://carrd.co/docs/general/privacy
4. Cookies
Essential Cookies: Our hosting platform (Carrd.co) may use minimal, strictly necessary cookies that are essential for the basic functioning of the website (e.g., for security). These cookies do not collect personal data.
Third-Party Cookies (Future Consideration): As of the "Last Updated" date, we do not currently use third-party services that set tracking or analytical cookies on your device (e.g., Google Analytics, YouTube embeds). If we decide to integrate such services in the future, we will update this Privacy Policy to reflect these changes and will implement an appropriate cookie consent banner to obtain your explicit consent before any non-essential cookies are placed on your device.
5. Data Retention
We will retain your email address for as long as you remain subscribed to our newsletter. If you unsubscribe, your email address will be removed from our active mailing list within a reasonable timeframe (e.g., 30 days), unless we are required by law to retain it for a longer period.
6. Data Security
We take reasonable steps to protect your email address and other information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We rely on the security measures provided by our hosting platform (Carrd.co) and our third-party email service providers to safeguard your data.
7. Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR - for EU/EEA and UK Visitors)
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA) or the UK, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
Right to Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Right to Rectification: You can ask us to correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
Right to Erasure (Right to Be Forgotten): You can request the deletion of your personal data.
Right to Restrict Processing: You can ask us to limit how we use your personal data.
Right to Object to Processing: You can object to us using your personal data for certain purposes (e.g., direct marketing).
Right to Data Portability: You can request to receive your personal data in a structured, machine-readable format.
Right to Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on your consent to process your personal data (e.g., for newsletters), you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. This will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
Right to Lodge a Complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (e.g., the Croatian Personal Data Protection Agency) if you believe your data protection rights have been violated.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this 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. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact us:
By email: