Your privacy, plainly stated.

Skill Trek (“we”, “us”, or “our”) operates the website skilltrek.dev. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding it. We keep this as short and direct as possible.

Information you give us. If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address. We do not sell or share it with any third party other than our email delivery provider.

Information collected automatically. Like most websites, our servers and third-party services (see below) may collect standard log data: IP address, browser type, pages visited, and referring URL. This data is used in aggregate to understand traffic patterns and improve the site.

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies. Some cookies are necessary for the site to function; others are placed by third-party services such as Google AdSense.

Google AdSense. Skill Trek displays advertisements served by Google AdSense. Google uses cookies (including the DoubleClick cookie) to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site or other sites on the internet. You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or aboutads.info.

For more information on how Google uses data when you use its partners' sites, visit policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

We use the following third-party services, each with their own privacy policy:

• Google AdSense — advertising network. Privacy policy
• Supabase — database and backend infrastructure. Privacy policy
• Vercel — hosting and edge network. Privacy policy

• To send the weekly newsletter to subscribers who opted in
• To understand aggregate site usage and improve content
• To serve relevant advertising via Google AdSense
• To maintain the security and performance of the site

Depending on your location, you may have the right to access, correct, or delete personal data we hold about you. To exercise these rights, or to unsubscribe from our newsletter, email us at hello@skilltrek.dev.

If you are in the European Economic Area, you have rights under GDPR. If you are a California resident, you have rights under CCPA. We honour all opt-out and deletion requests within 30 days.

Newsletter subscriber emails are retained until you unsubscribe. Server log data is retained for up to 90 days. We do not retain any other personal data.

Skill Trek is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal information, contact us and we will delete it promptly.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The effective date at the top of this page will reflect the most recent revision. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance.