Privacy Policy

Date updated: June 19, 2024

Welcome to Chris Pietschmann’s blog hosted at https://www.pietschsoft.com (“Blog”, “website”, “we”, “our”, “us”, “me”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and content, including but not limited to blog articles.

1. Information Collection

We collect information from you in several ways, including when you register for an account, subscribe to our services, interact with our website, sign up for our email newsletter, and comment on our blog articles. This may include:

Personal Information: Name, email address, payment details. Usage Data: IP address, browser type, pages visited. Cookies and Tracking Technologies: Information collected through cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies.

2. Use of Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Improve our services and website.
  • Personalize your experience on our website.
  • Provide and manage your membership subscription and access to courses, forums and other services.
  • Process payments and communicate with you about your account.
  • Send marketing communications, including our email newsletter, if you have opted in to receive them.
  • Distribute blog articles and updates.

3. Who we share your data with

When you visit this website, there are website analytics being tracked for all visitors. The purpose of the analytics is to get an idea of what content is being viewed, and other normal analytics information so we can better author content visitors are interested.

These are the analytics tracking components that may be embedded within content pages of the website:

  • Google Analytics
  • Google Adsense
  • Facebook Pixel
  • Mailchimp

These services may use browser cookies as part of their analytics and tracking functions.

We reserve the right to change who we share your data with for the purposes of hosting and advertising on the website, as well as sending email communications to those subscribed to the newsletter.

4. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We may share your information with:

  • Email Service Providers: We use third-party service to manage our email newsletter. Your email address and other information required for email communication are stored and processed by this third-party.
  • Payment Processors: We use Stripe for payment processing. Your payment details are securely processed by Stripe and are not stored on our servers.
  • Service Providers: Who perform services on our behalf.
  • Legal Authorities: If required by law.
  • Spam Detection Services: User and visitor generated content may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

5. Email Newsletter

By subscribing to our email newsletter, you consent to receiving periodic emails from us. These emails may include updates, promotions, and other information related to our services. You can opt-out of receiving these emails at any time by following the unsubscribe link provided in the email.

6. Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

7. Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

8. Data Security

We implement industry standard security measures to protect your personal information.

9. Data Retention

We retain your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

For users that register on our website and/or use our services, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

10. Embedded content form other websites

Content (e.g. articles, courses, etc.) on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

11. Content Republishing

Any duplication or republishing of content (text, images, etc.) is prohibited without prior written consent from Chris Pietschmann. No content may be republished, in part or in whole, without prior written consent.

12. Children’s Privacy

Our services are not intended for children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

13. International Data Transfers

We may transfer your information to countries other than your own, with appropriate safeguards in place.

14. Scope of Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to all websites and subdomains operated by Chris Pietschmann, including but not limited to https://www.pietschsoft.com.

15. Changes to the Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will give notice of any changes by posting the new policy on our website and updating the effective date.

16. Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at at https://build5nines.com/contact.