Introduction
European Purpose ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website europeanpurpose.com.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide
We may collect information you voluntarily provide when you:
- Fill out our contact form (name, email address, message content)
- Subscribe to our newsletter (email address)
- Submit suggestions or feedback
Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information, including:
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Pages visited and time spent on pages
- Referring website
- General geographic location (country/city level)
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
- Improve our website and content
- Analyze website traffic and usage patterns
- Send newsletters if you have subscribed
- Detect and prevent fraud or abuse
Analytics
We use privacy-friendly analytics to understand how visitors use our website. Our analytics solution:
- Does not use cookies
- Does not track individual users across websites
- Does not collect personal identifiable information
- Processes data within the European Union
Affiliate Links and Tracking
Our website contains affiliate links to third-party services. When you click on these links:
- You will be redirected to the third-party website
- The third-party may use cookies to track the referral
- We may receive a commission if you sign up for a service
We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of any third-party services before signing up.
Cookies
Our website uses minimal cookies:
- Essential cookies: Required for basic website functionality
- Preference cookies: Remember your preferences (if any)
We do not use tracking cookies or third-party advertising cookies.
Data Retention
We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. Contact form submissions are retained for up to 2 years. Analytics data is aggregated and anonymized.
Your Rights Under GDPR
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area, you have the following rights:
- Right to access: Request a copy of your personal data
- Right to rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
- Right to erasure: Request deletion of your personal data
- Right to restrict processing: Request limitation of data processing
- Right to data portability: Request transfer of your data
- Right to object: Object to certain types of processing
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@europeanpurpose.com.
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Our website uses HTTPS encryption for all data transmission.
Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services:
- Netlify: Website hosting and form handling (US-based, GDPR compliant)
- Google Fonts: Web fonts (data minimized, no tracking)
Children's Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
- Email: privacy@europeanpurpose.com
- Contact form: europeanpurpose.com/contact