Confidentiality Policy
Introduction
This Confidentiality Policy explains how bref.news ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you sign up for our waitlist or newsletter. We are committed to ensuring the privacy and protection of your personal information in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Information We Collect
When you sign up for our waitlist or newsletter, we collect the following information:
- Your email address
How We Use Your Information
We use your email address solely for the purpose of:
- Sending you updates about the launch of bref.news
- Delivering our newsletter content once the service is launched
- Communicating important changes or updates to our service
We will never sell, rent, or share your email address with any third parties for marketing purposes.
Analytics
We use PostHog, an open-source analytics platform, to help us understand how visitors interact with our website. PostHog collects anonymous usage data that helps us improve our service. This may include:
- Pages visited
- Time spent on the website
- Referring websites
- Anonymous technical information (browser type, device type)
PostHog's data collection is configured to respect privacy and comply with GDPR requirements.
Data Storage and Security
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to secure your personal data and protect it against unauthorized or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, or damage. Your email address is stored securely and is only accessible to team members who need it to provide our services.
Your Rights Under GDPR
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right to access: You can request a copy of your personal data.
- Right to rectification: You can ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Right to erasure: You can ask us to delete your personal data.
- Right to restrict processing: You can ask us to limit how we use your data.
- Right to data portability: You can request a copy of your data in a machine-readable format.
- Right to object: You can object to our processing of your data.
Data Deletion Requests
If you wish to have your data deleted or exercise any of your rights under GDPR, please contact us via X (formerly Twitter) at @ethosbyte.
We will respond to your request within 30 days.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Confidentiality Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and if the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Confidentiality Policy or our data practices, please contact us via X (formerly Twitter) at @ethosbyte.
Last updated: April 26, 2025