Privacy policies tend to be long and hard to read. We’ll try to keep this one clear while still covering what the law requires. It explains what personal information Tech Broast collects when you read our guides on side hustles and making money online, how we use it, and what choices you have.
By using Tech Broast, you agree to the practices described in this policy. If you don’t agree with it, please don’t use the site.
Our Policy on Children Under 13
Tech Broast is not intended for children under 13, and we don’t knowingly collect personal information from them. If you’re a parent or guardian and believe your child has given us personal information, please contact us at the email address at the bottom of this page. We’ll delete the information as soon as we can verify the request.
What Information We Collect
Tech Broast collects two kinds of information.
Information you give us directly, which may include:
- Your name and email address, when you sign up for our newsletter or contact us
- Your comments, including the name and email you enter on the comment form
- Your phone number or mailing address, only if you choose to share them in a message to us
- Payment information, only if we later sell a product or service through the site, which would be handled by a payment processor and not stored by us
Information collected automatically when you visit, which may include:
- Your IP address
- Your browser type and version
- Your operating system and device type
- Your internet service provider
- The date and time of your visit
- The pages you view and the page that referred you to Tech Broast
How We Collect It
We collect information when you fill out a form, leave a comment, subscribe to our newsletter, make a purchase, or send us an email. We also collect it automatically through server log files, cookies, and analytics tools such as Google Analytics.
What We Use It For
Tech Broast uses the information we collect to:
- Run and improve the site, including working out which side hustle guides readers find most useful
- Answer your questions and provide customer service
- Send you the newsletter and other updates you’ve asked for
- Personalize the content and advertising you see
- Send occasional marketing messages, where the law allows
- Detect and prevent fraud, spam and abuse
Server Log Files
Like most websites, Tech Broast uses log files. These record standard technical data such as IP addresses, browser type, internet service provider, referring and exit pages, and date and time stamps. We use log data to understand how visitors move around the site and to keep it running properly. Log files aren’t linked to information that identifies you personally.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device. Tech Broast uses them to remember your preferences, understand how the site is used, and support advertising and affiliate tracking.
You can disable cookies in your browser settings. Most browsers let you block them or delete them. If you do, some parts of Tech Broast may not work as expected, and your settings may need to be re-entered on each visit.
Web Beacons, Pixels and Tags
Tech Broast and some of our third-party partners may use web beacons, pixels and similar tags. These small pieces of code help measure how people use the site and how well our content and links perform. They may be used for analytics now, and for advertising and affiliate measurement now or in the future.
Google Analytics
Tech Broast uses Google Analytics to learn how visitors find and use our guides. Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to collect information such as pages visited, time spent on the site and general location. You can read how Google handles that data at https://policies.google.com/privacy, and you can install Google’s browser add-on to opt out at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Advertising From Third Parties
Tech Broast may work with third-party advertising partners, now or in the future. These partners may use cookies, web beacons and similar technologies to show you ads based on your interests, including interests inferred from your visits to Tech Broast and other sites.
You can opt out of interest-based advertising from participating companies through the Network Advertising Initiative at https://optout.networkadvertising.org and the Digital Advertising Alliance at https://optout.aboutads.info. Opting out won’t remove ads from the site, but the ads you see will be less tailored to you.
Affiliate Links and Amazon Associates
Some articles on Tech Broast contain affiliate links. We participate in affiliate programs, including Amazon Associates. If you click one of these links and buy something, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. When we recommend a tool, platform or product for your side hustle, we say whether a link is an affiliate link, and our opinions are our own. The companies behind these programs may place cookies on your device to track referrals.
Embedded Content From Other Websites
Articles on Tech Broast may include embedded content such as videos, images, pins or posts from other sites. That content behaves as if you had visited the other site directly. It may collect data about you, use cookies, embed its own tracking, and monitor your interaction with it. We don’t control those practices.
Links to Other Websites
Tech Broast links to other websites, such as platforms and tools we write about. This policy doesn’t apply to those sites, and we’re not responsible for how they handle your information. Please read the privacy policy of any site you visit from here.
Comments and Social Media
If you leave a comment on Tech Broast, we collect the name, email address and content you enter, along with your IP address and browser details to help detect spam. Your name and comment are shown publicly, but your email address isn’t. Comments are kept so we can moderate the conversation and follow up on discussions.
If you interact with Tech Broast on social media, including Pinterest, the information you share is governed by that platform’s own privacy policy as well as by this one. Anything you post publicly may be seen and used by others.
Who We Share Information With
We don’t sell your personal information for money. We may share it in these situations:
- With service providers who help us run Tech Broast, such as hosting, analytics, email delivery and security providers, who may only use it to provide those services
- With advertising and affiliate partners, in the form of cookie and device data described above
- To comply with a law, regulation, legal request or court order
- To protect the rights, safety or property of Tech Broast, our readers or others
- If Tech Broast is sold, merged or transferred, in which case your information may go to the new owner
Newsletter and Email Practices
If you subscribe to the Tech Broast newsletter, we’ll use your email address to send side hustle ideas, new articles and occasional recommendations. We follow the CAN-SPAM Act. That means we don’t use misleading subject lines, we identify our messages as coming from Tech Broast, and every email has a clear way to unsubscribe. We process unsubscribe requests promptly.
Opting Out
You can stop receiving emails from Tech Broast at any time by using the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any email, or by writing to us at the address below. You can limit cookies in your browser, opt out of interest-based advertising using the links above, and opt out of Google Analytics with Google’s browser add-on. If you’d like us to stop using your information in any other way, contact us and we’ll help.
Your Rights Under GDPR
If you’re in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, you have these rights over your personal data:
- The right to access the data we hold about you
- The right to have inaccurate data corrected
- The right to have your data erased
- The right to restrict how we use your data
- The right to object to our use of your data
- The right to receive your data in a portable format
- The right to withdraw your consent at any time, where we rely on consent
- The right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority
To use any of these rights, email us at the address below. We’ll respond within one month.
Your Rights Under CCPA
If you’re a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act gives you these rights:
- The right to know what personal information we collect, use, share and disclose
- The right to request that we delete the personal information we hold about you
- The right to opt out of the sale of your personal information, sometimes called “Do Not Sell My Personal Information”
- The right to be treated equally if you use any of these rights
To make a request, contact us at the address below. We’ll respond within one month, and we’ll tell you if we need more time. We may need to verify your identity first.
How We Protect Your Information
Tech Broast uses reasonable, industry-standard measures to protect your information from loss, misuse and unauthorized access. No website, storage method or internet transmission is completely secure, though, so we can’t guarantee absolute security.
How Long We Keep Your Data
We keep personal data only as long as we need it for the purposes in this policy, or as long as the law requires. Comments and their related details are kept indefinitely so we can moderate and follow up on discussions. Newsletter subscriber details are kept until you unsubscribe. Log and analytics data is kept for a limited period. You can ask us to delete your data at any time.
Changes to This Policy
Tech Broast may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we’ll change the effective date below. By continuing to use the site after an update, you accept the revised policy, so please check this page now and then.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this policy, or want to make a data request, email us at contact@techbroast.com.
