Privacy Policy for Gleam.Ink
Last Updated: May 7, 2025
At Gleam.Ink, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how Gleam.Ink (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and protects your personal data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and international privacy standards. By using our website, you agree to the terms outlined below.
1. Data We Collect
We only collect and process personal data when necessary:
- Newsletter Subscriptions: We collect your email address when you subscribe to our newsletter via Kit (formerly Convertkit). Subscribers consent to receive informative and promotional content, which are provided as benefits of subscription.
- Cookies: Limited to essential cookies for site functionality.
2. How We Use Your Data
- Newsletter: To send informative and promotional content. Subscribers explicitly consent to this during registration.Subscribers may unsubscribe at any time via the link provided in each email.
- Essential Cookies: We use cookies to enhance user experience, such as preventing repeated form filling for subscribers. These cookies store session IDs only and do not collect personal or location data.
3. Legal Basis for Processing
- Consent: For newsletter subscriptions. You may withdraw consent at any time by unsubscribing.
- Legitimate Interest: For essential cookies to ensure website functionality.
4. Third-Party Processors
Your data is processed by our third-party services. These processors comply with GDPR standards.
- Sales: Transactions are handled by authorized distributors (e.g., Gumroad). These parties process customer data independently, and their privacy policies apply.
- Newsletter Management: Subscriber emails are stored and managed by Kit (formerly ConvertKit).
- Infrastructure: Email addresses pass through Cloudflare Workers for delivery to Kit but are not stored by Cloudflare.
- No Tracking Tools: We do not use tracking tools like Google Analytics, ensuring minimal data collection.
We do not control data processed by third parties. Review their privacy policies for details.
5. Cookies
We use only strictly necessary cookies:
- Purpose: Session management (e.g., retaining form submission status for 15 days).
- Data Collected: No personal or location data; anonymized session identifiers only.
- Opt-Out: Adjust browser settings to block cookies, but this may affect site functionality.
- No Tracking Tools: We do not use tracking tools like Google Analytics, ensuring minimal data collection.
6. Your Rights
Under GDPR, you have the right to:
- Access, correct, or delete your data.
- Restrict or object to processing.
- Request data portability.
- Withdraw consent (for newsletters).
To exercise these rights, contact us via the contact page.
7. Data Retention
- Newsletter Subscribers: Email addresses are retained until you unsubscribe.
- Cookies: Session data expires after 15 days.
8. Security
We implement technical and organizational measures to protect your data, including encryption and restricted access.
9. International Data Transfers
Data may be transferred outside the EU/EEA (e.g., to U.S.-based services like Kit or Cloudflare). We ensure such transfers comply with GDPR via contractual safeguards or adequacy decisions.
10. Children’s Privacy
We do not knowingly collect data from individuals under 16. Contact us if you believe a minor has provided data without consent.
11. Policy Updates
Changes will be posted here with a revised “Last Updated” date.
12. Data Controller
Lyra Gleam Ink
807B Kiamensi rd, C-567725
Wilmington, DE, 19804
United States of America
Note: We do not process mail at this address. To contact us, please use the form on our contact page.
Thank you for trusting Gleam.Ink with your privacy.