Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 2025-04-26

At The Inventor Guide (referred to collectively as “The Inventor Guide”, “we”, “us”, or “our”), your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our services, which include our websites, applications, and any related products or services (collectively referred to as the “Service” or “Services”).

Scope and Exceptions

This Privacy Policy applies to all Services operated by The Inventor Guide as defined at the top of this page, except where explicitly stated otherwise.

Important: Our merchandise store, accessible via the shop.theinventor.guide subdomain, is powered and managed by Fourthwall. That subdomain is governed by its own separate Privacy Policy, which applies to any data you provide when purchasing items or interacting with the shop.

We encourage you to review Fourthwall’s policy before engaging with our storefront.

Information We Collect

We do not intentionally collect personal data without your consent. However, certain types of data may be collected for functionality and analytics, as detailed below.

For detailed information about cookies used on our Services and how to manage your preferences, please read our Cookie Policy.

1. Usage Data

We may collect anonymized or pseudonymized information about how users interact with the Services, such as:

  • IP address (short-lived and not stored in identifiable form)
  • Device and browser information
  • Pages visited
  • Time spent on pages
  • Events triggered during a session

This data is collected using PostHog, an analytics platform that is only activated with your consent.

2. Third-Party Services

We embed content from external services like YouTube. These third-party services may set cookies or collect data * only if you grant explicit consent* through our cookie management tool.

Analytics tracking via PostHog is only enabled if you explicitly opt in to analytics cookies. If you decline or withdraw your consent, PostHog will not collect any data.

Consent is managed through a cookie consent banner. You can update your preferences at any time by clicking “Manage Cookie Preferences” from the page footer.

Purpose of Data Processing

We process data strictly for the following purposes:

  • Performance Monitoring – to ensure the Services work reliably across browsers and devices.
  • User Experience Improvements – to identify usability issues and make improvements.
  • Third-Party Embeds – to enable features like embedded YouTube videos, only when permitted.

We do not use any collected data for advertising or personalized marketing.

Data Retention

  • Analytics data (if consented) is retained by PostHog in pseudonymized form for a limited time necessary to fulfill the purposes above.

Data Sharing

We do not sell or rent personal data. Data is only shared with third-party providers (such as PostHog or YouTube) when those services are activated by your explicit consent. These third parties are bound by their own privacy policies and legal obligations.

Security

Our Services are hosted and secured with Cloudflare, which protects against threats and ensures encrypted connections. While no system is perfectly secure, we take appropriate technical and organizational measures to safeguard your data.

Your Rights Under GDPR

If at any time we process personal data about you, you have the right to:

  • Access – request a copy of any personal data we hold.
  • Correction – ask us to fix incorrect or outdated data.
  • Erasure – request deletion of your personal data.
  • Objection – object to specific types of processing where applicable.

To exercise any of these rights, email us at gdpr@theinventor.guide.

Third-Party Policies

When you interact with embedded services like YouTube, you are subject to their own terms and policies, including their Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. We are not responsible for how third-party services handle your data.

Children’s Privacy

Our Services are not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we discover such data has been collected inadvertently, we will delete it promptly.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected on this page along with an updated ” Last Updated” date. We encourage users to review the policy periodically.

Contact

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at: privacy@theinventor.guide