Pitchline (“we”, “our”, “us”) is committed to protecting the privacy of every reader who visits our website. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it and the choices available to you.
1. Information we collect
We collect only the information needed to operate the Service and to respond to your enquiries. This includes information you actively provide to us — such as your name, email address and message content when you submit our contact form — and limited technical information that is automatically collected when you visit the site, including your browser type, device type, approximate location at country level and the pages you view.
2. How we use your information
Information you provide via the contact form is used solely to respond to your enquiry. Technical information collected automatically is used in aggregate form to understand how our content is consumed, to improve the Service and to detect and prevent abuse. We do not sell personal information to third parties, and we do not use your details to send unsolicited marketing communications.
3. Cookies and analytics
We use a minimal set of cookies necessary for the Service to function and to measure aggregate readership. Where applicable, analytics data is anonymised before processing. You can configure your browser to refuse cookies; the Service will remain accessible, though some functionality may be limited.
4. Third-party services
We may use third-party providers for limited functions such as analytics, content delivery and email handling. These providers are bound by contractual obligations to handle data securely and only for the purposes for which it was shared.
5. Data retention
We retain personal information for only as long as is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, after which it is deleted or anonymised. Contact form submissions are typically retained for up to twenty-four months unless a longer period is required for legal or operational reasons.
6. Your rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you, to request correction or deletion, to object to certain processing activities and to withdraw consent where processing is based on your consent. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details on our contact page.
7. Children’s privacy
The Service is not directed at children under thirteen, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we can remove it.
8. Security
We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect the personal information we collect. However, no internet transmission or storage system is fully secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. International transfers
Your information may be processed in countries other than the one in which you live. Where applicable, we apply appropriate safeguards to ensure that your information receives a comparable level of protection.
10. Updates to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The current version will always be available on this page, with the “last updated” date noted at the top. We encourage you to review the policy periodically.
11. Contact
If you have any questions or concerns about how we handle your personal information, please reach us via the contact page.
12. Personalized advertising (Google)
We may use third-party advertising providers, including Google, to display ads on the Service. These providers may use cookies, web storage and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our site and/or other sites on the internet. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads (including personalized ads) based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the internet.
You may opt out of personalized advertising from Google by managing your preferences at https://myadcenter.google.com/personalizationoff. For more information about how Google uses data from partner sites, please review https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.