This policy covers the personal data TopickZ collects when you visit this website and how we use it. We are not a data company and collecting information about you is not our business model.
What we collect
When you browse TopickZ, our analytics system collects standard server log data: pages visited, referrer URL, browser type, country (not city). We use this to understand which content is useful and where traffic comes from. We do not track individuals across sessions or build behavioral profiles.
If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address and the date of signup. That is it. We do not ask for your name, company, or role.
If you open the live chat window and start a conversation, we collect what you type, any name and email you give us, and the page you were on when you opened it. Our chat is run by tawk.to, so those messages sit on tawk.to’s servers as well as in our inbox.
We use chat messages to answer you and for nothing else. We do not add chat contacts to the newsletter. Email hello@topickz.com if you want a conversation deleted.
What we do not collect
We do not require account creation to read any content on this site. We do not collect payment information (our affiliate programs are run through vendor platforms; we never see your billing details). We do not track you with persistent cross-site tracking pixels.
Cookies
We use four types of cookies:
First-party analytics cookies. Set by our analytics system to count page views. Expire after 12 months. No personal identifier beyond a random session ID that rotates on each visit.
Affiliate tracking cookies. When you click a tracked link to a vendor tool, the vendor sets their own cookie so they can credit us for referrals. These cookies are set by the vendor, not us, and are governed by the vendor’s privacy policy. See our Cookies Policy for the full list of vendor domains that may set cookies.
Live chat cookies. Set by tawk.to, the provider that runs our chat window, so a conversation survives a page reload and we can tell we are still talking to the same person. The chat script loads on every page, so these are set whether or not you ever open the chat. They are governed by tawk.to’s privacy policy .
No advertising cookies. We do not run display advertising. We do not use third-party ad networks. No retargeting pixels, no Facebook Pixel, no Google Ads remarketing tags.
Affiliate links
Some links on this site earn us a commission when you sign up for a tool. These links are marked “affiliate link” or otherwise disclosed per FTC requirements. Clicking an affiliate link is the moment a vendor cookie may be set in your browser. The vendor’s tracking then tells them the referral came from us.
We never see your name or payment data on the other end.
Your rights (GDPR / CCPA)
If you are in the European Economic Area, UK, or California, you have the right to access, correct, or delete the personal data we hold about you. In practice this is almost always just your email address if you subscribed to the newsletter.
To exercise any of these rights, email hello@topickz.com . We will respond within 30 days.
Changes to this policy
When we make material changes to this policy, we update the date at the top of this page. We do not guarantee to notify newsletter subscribers of policy changes, so check this page if you want to stay current. The version currently on this page is the version that governs.