Privacy Policy
Last updated: 23 May 2025
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Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect, how and why we use it, the legal bases on which we do so, the choices you have, and the rights that apply to you under relevant data-protection laws (including the UK GDPR, EU GDPR and California privacy legislation).
1. Scope of this policy
This policy applies to personal data we process when you:
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browse or interact with the Site;
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create an account, subscribe to paid or free content, post comments or otherwise engage with our services;
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communicate with us via email, social media or other channels;
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receive marketing communications we send.
It does not cover third-party websites or services that may be linked to or integrated with our Site (for example, TradingView widgets or payment gateways). Please review those providers’ privacy notices separately.
2. The information we collect
| Category | Examples | How we collect |
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| Information you provide | Full name, username, password, email address, billing address, country, telephone number, subscription choices, any information you include in comments, surveys or support requests. | Registration forms, checkout pages, “Contact Us” form, surveys, email correspondence. |
| Payment data | Cardholder name, last four digits of payment card, expiry, transaction ID, subscription tier, VAT/Tax ID. We do not store your full payment-card number; it is processed by our payment partner (currently Stripe). | Via our payment processor when you purchase or renew a subscription. |
| Automatically collected data | IP address, device identifiers, browser type, operating system, referring URL, pages viewed, clicks, time spent, crash/error logs. | Cookies, local storage, server logs, first-party analytic scripts. |
| Cookies & similar technologies | Session cookies (essential / login), preference cookies, analytics cookies (e.g. Google Analytics), advertising cookies (e.g. Meta Pixel). | Placed when you visit the Site; see § 5. |
| Third-party data | Social-login profile ID (if you sign in with Google, Facebook or X/Twitter), marketing-list membership, demographics, ad-campaign metrics. | From social-media platforms, email service providers, ad networks, data-enrichment partners (where permitted by law). |
3. Legal bases for processing (UK / EU / EEA)
| Purpose | Legal basis (Article 6 UK/EU GDPR) |
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| Create and administer your account; provide the services you request | Contract (Art 6 (1)(b)) |
| Process subscription payments and issue invoices | Contract & Legal obligation |
| Send service messages (e.g. password reset, changes to T&Cs) | Contract & Legitimate interests |
| Deliver marketing newsletters, trade-idea alerts or surveys | Consent (Art 6 (1)(a)) – you may withdraw at any time |
| Measure and improve Site performance, prevent fraud and ensure security | Legitimate interests (balanced against your rights) |
| Comply with legal obligations (tax, accounting, anti-money-laundering) | Legal obligation |
4. Cookies and similar technologies
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Essential cookies – necessary for core functionality such as secure login and subscription management. These cannot be disabled in our systems.
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Analytics cookies – help us understand how visitors use the Site so we can improve content and navigation.
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Advertising cookies – allow us to deliver relevant ads or measure campaign performance on platforms like Google Ads and Meta.
When you first visit the Site you will see a cookie banner giving you the option to accept all, reject non-essential cookies, or customise your settings. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time via the “Cookie Settings” link in the footer or by clearing cookies in your browser. For more detail, see our separate Cookie Notice (hyperlink).
5. How we use your information
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To operate the Site and deliver content you request (e.g. displaying restricted trade-idea posts to subscribers).
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Account administration – creating profiles, authenticating log-ins, resetting passwords.
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Payment processing and fraud prevention in partnership with Stripe (PCI DSS Level 1).
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Email communication – service announcements, newsletter, marketing (if subscribed), customer-support responses.
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Personalisation – remembering your watch-list, showing content relevant to your interests or location.
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Analytics and research – understanding readership trends to improve articles and subscription features.
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Security – monitoring for suspicious activity, preventing DDoS or brute-force attacks.
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Legal compliance – keeping records required for tax, accounting or regulatory checks.
We do not engage in automated decision-making that produces legal or similarly significant effects solely based on automated processing.
6. Sharing and disclosure
We do not sell your personal information. We share it only:
| With whom | Why |
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| Service providers – cloud hosting (e.g. DigitalOcean), email marketing (Mailchimp), customer-support tools (Help Scout), analytics (Google Analytics), payment processor (Stripe) | To provide infrastructure, customer communications, analytics and payment services under data-processing agreements. |
| Advertising partners – Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn | To place or measure ads (only where you have consented to marketing cookies). |
| Affiliated companies / corporate group | Internal business purposes, consolidated reporting. |
| Professional advisers (lawyers, accountants, auditors) | To obtain advice or fulfil audit requirements under confidentiality obligations. |
| Authorities or regulators | Where required by law, subpoena, court order or to defend legal claims. |
| Business transferees | In connection with any merger, acquisition or sale of all or part of our assets (we will |