Privacy Policy — Banking on Bitcoin

1. Who we are

Banking on Bitcoin (bankingonbitcoin.net) is an independent website providing educational information about Bitcoin as an alternative to traditional banking. For questions about this privacy policy, contact us at info@bankingonbitcoin.net.

2. What data we collect

We collect minimal personal data. Specifically:

Email address — only if you voluntarily subscribe to our newsletter via the form on this site. We use Brevo (formerly Sendinblue) to manage email subscriptions.
Usage data — anonymous website analytics (pages visited, time on site, referring URL) via privacy-respecting analytics. No personal identifiers are stored.
Cookies — we use a limited number of functional cookies necessary for the site to work. We do not use advertising cookies or tracking pixels from third-party ad networks.

3. How we use your data

Email address: to send the free guide you requested and occasional updates about new articles. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in every email.
Analytics data: to understand which pages are most useful and improve the site. Data is aggregated and anonymous.

4. Third parties

We share limited data with the following third parties:

Brevo — email marketing platform. Processes email addresses for newsletter delivery. Brevo privacy policy.
Affiliate partners (Trezor, Ledger, Kraken, etc.) — when you click an affiliate link, the partner may set a cookie to track the referral. We do not receive any personal data from these partners; they only confirm whether a purchase was made.

We do not sell your data to any third party.

5. Your rights (GDPR)

If you are in the European Economic Area, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right to access your data
Right to correct inaccurate data
Right to deletion ("right to be forgotten")
Right to data portability
Right to withdraw consent at any time

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@bankingonbitcoin.net.

6. Data retention

Email addresses are retained for as long as you remain subscribed to our newsletter. Upon unsubscription, your email is deleted within 30 days. Analytics data is retained in aggregated, anonymous form with no retention limit.

7. Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The "last updated" date at the top of this page indicates when changes were last made. Significant changes will be communicated to newsletter subscribers.

8. Contact

For privacy-related questions or requests: info@bankingonbitcoin.net