Privacy Policy
Short version: We collect only what is necessary to process your order and deliver your download. We do not sell your personal data. We do not use it for advertising. We store the minimum needed and delete it when it is no longer required.
1. Who We Are
Trading Strategy Vault is an independent digital product business selling educational trading strategy guides. We operate this website and sell products through Gumroad, a third-party payment and delivery platform.
For the purposes of data protection law, Trading Strategy Vault is the data controller for information collected directly through this website. Gumroad is an independent data controller for information you provide during the checkout process.
2. What Data We Collect
Data collected automatically (this website)
When you visit this website, standard web server logs may record:
- Your IP address (anonymised where possible)
- Browser type and version
- Pages visited and time spent on each page
- Referring URL (the page that brought you here)
- Device type and operating system
This data is used solely for site performance monitoring and security. It is not used to identify you personally.
Data collected at purchase (via Gumroad)
When you purchase a product, Gumroad collects and processes:
- Your email address (to deliver your download link)
- Payment information (processed securely by Gumroad/Stripe — we never see your full card details)
- Your name (if provided during checkout)
- Purchase amount and product details
- Country of purchase (for tax compliance)
Data you provide directly
If you contact us via email, we collect your email address and the content of your message, solely to respond to your enquiry.
3. How We Use Your Data
| Purpose | Data used | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|
| Delivering your digital download | Email address, order details | Contract performance |
| Processing payment | Payment data (via Gumroad/Stripe) | Contract performance |
| Tax compliance | Country, purchase amount | Legal obligation |
| Customer support | Email, order details | Contract performance |
| Site performance & security | Anonymised server logs | Legitimate interests |
| Optional: product update notifications | Email address (if opted in) | Consent |
We do not: sell your data, use it for advertising profiling, share it with data brokers, or send unsolicited marketing emails. Your email is used to deliver your purchase and respond to your support requests — nothing else.
4. Third-Party Services
We use a small number of trusted third-party services to operate. Each has its own privacy policy:
Gumroad (payment & delivery)
All purchases are processed through Gumroad. When you buy a product, Gumroad acts as merchant of record and handles payment processing, tax collection, and download delivery. Gumroad's privacy policy is available at gumroad.com/privacy.
Google Fonts
This website loads fonts from Google Fonts. Google may log your IP address when fonts are fetched. We use the font-display: swap approach and preload to minimise any data transfer. Google's privacy policy applies to this service.
No analytics trackers
This website does not use Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, or any other behavioural analytics or advertising tracking scripts.
5. Cookies
This website does not set any first-party cookies for tracking or advertising purposes.
Gumroad's checkout may set functional cookies necessary to process your payment and maintain your session during checkout. These are strictly necessary for the transaction to work and cannot be opted out of while using the checkout.
Google Fonts may set cookies. You can block these using browser settings or a privacy extension without affecting your ability to use this site (system fonts will be used as fallback).
6. Data Retention
We retain your data only for as long as necessary:
- Purchase and order records are retained for up to 7 years for tax and legal compliance
- Customer support emails are retained for up to 2 years then deleted
- Anonymised server logs are retained for up to 90 days
Gumroad's own retention policies apply to data held on their platform. Please refer to Gumroad's privacy policy for details.
7. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- Correction — request that inaccurate data be corrected
- Deletion — request deletion of your data, subject to legal obligations
- Portability — request your data in a machine-readable format
- Objection — object to processing based on legitimate interests
- Withdraw consent — withdraw any consent you have given at any time
To exercise any of these rights, email us at support@tradingstrategyv.com. We will respond within 30 days. Note that some rights may be limited where we have legal obligations to retain certain data.
If you are located in the European Union or UK, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority (e.g. the ICO in the UK, or your national DPA in the EU).
8. Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure. These include:
- HTTPS encryption on all pages of this website
- Payment data handled exclusively by Gumroad and Stripe (PCI-DSS compliant)
- We never store full payment card details on our systems
- Access to customer data is limited to those who need it to operate the business
No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. Contact
For any privacy-related questions, requests, or complaints:
- Email: support@tradingstrategyv.com
- Response time: within 30 days for formal data rights requests; within 2 business days for general enquiries