Brixnex ("we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, how long we keep it, and your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and other applicable privacy laws. By using this website, you agree to the practices described below.
This policy applies to all visitors to brixnex.netlify.app, including people who subscribe to our newsletter, leave comments, or simply browse our content.
Information We Collect
We collect two broad categories of information: information you give us directly, and information we collect automatically when you use our site.
Information you provide directly: If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address and, optionally, your name. If you contact us via our contact form, we collect the name, email address, and message content you submit. We do not require you to create an account to use this website.
Information collected automatically: When you visit Brixnex, our servers and analytics tools automatically collect certain technical information. This includes your anonymised IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referring URL (the page you came from), pages you visit on our site, time and date of your visit, and the duration of your session. This data is collected in aggregate and is not used to identify individual users.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- Newsletter delivery: We use your email address to send you the newsletter you subscribed to. Each newsletter contains an unsubscribe link.
- Site analytics: We use anonymised usage data to understand how visitors interact with our content, which articles are most read, and how to improve the site. We use Google Analytics for this purpose.
- Responding to enquiries: If you contact us, we use the information you provide to respond to your message.
- Displaying advertising: We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on this website. AdSense may use cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on your interests. See the Cookies section below for more details.
- Legal compliance: We may process your data where required by applicable law or to protect our legal rights.
We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We do not use your data for automated decision-making that produces legal or significant effects on you.
Cookies
Brixnex uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — for several purposes. Essential cookies are required for the site to function correctly. Analytics cookies (via Google Analytics) help us understand site usage. Advertising cookies (via Google AdSense) are used to display relevant advertisements.
Google AdSense uses the DoubleClick cookie to serve ads based on your visit to this site and other sites on the internet. You can opt out of the use of the DoubleClick cookie by visiting the Google Ads Settings page. You can also opt out of third-party vendor use of cookies for interest-based advertising by visiting aboutads.info.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of this website. A full cookie notice is available on our Cookie Policy page.
Third-Party Services
Brixnex uses the following third-party services that may collect data about you:
- Google Analytics: Used for site usage analytics. Google may process your data in accordance with its own privacy policy. You can opt out via the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
- Google AdSense: Used to display advertisements. Google may use cookies to serve ads based on your browsing behaviour. See Google's Privacy Policy for details.
- Email newsletter provider: We use a third-party service to manage our newsletter subscription list and send emails. Your email address is shared with this provider solely for the purpose of sending you the newsletter.
Data Retention
We retain newsletter subscriber data for as long as you remain subscribed. If you unsubscribe, your data is removed from our mailing list within 30 days. Analytics data is retained in aggregate form for up to 26 months. Contact form submissions are retained for up to 12 months unless we have an ongoing correspondence with you.
Your Rights Under GDPR
If you are located in the European Economic Area, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to rectification: You can ask us to correct inaccurate data.
- Right to erasure: You can ask us to delete your personal data in certain circumstances.
- Right to restrict processing: You can ask us to stop processing your data in certain circumstances.
- Right to data portability: You can request your data in a machine-readable format.
- Right to object: You can object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us via the contact page. We will respond within 30 days.
Your Rights Under CCPA
If you are a California resident, you have the right to know what personal information we collect, disclose, and sell; the right to delete your personal information; and the right to opt out of the sale of your personal information. We do not sell personal information. To exercise your rights, please contact us via the contact page.
Children's Privacy
This website is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected data from a child under 13, we will delete it promptly.
Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. Our website is served over HTTPS to protect data in transit. However, no internet transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
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 page periodically. Continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please use our contact form. We aim to respond to all privacy enquiries within 30 days.