At CYBIQ, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our cybersecurity blog.
Information We Collect
Newsletter Subscription
When you sign up for our newsletter, we collect:
This is the only personal information we actively collect from you.
Automatic Information
When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain technical information:
- Basic analytics data (page views, browser type, device type, country)
- IP addresses (anonymized for analytics purposes)
→ This data is not used to show you targeted ads nor do we feed any Ads networks with your data.
How We Use Your Information
Newsletter
Your email address is used solely to:
- Send you our newsletter with cybersecurity articles and updates
- Manage your subscription preferences
We use Loops.so as our email service provider to manage and send newsletters.
Analytics
We use self-hosted Umami analytics to understand how visitors use our site. This helps us:
- Improve our content and user experience
- Understand which topics interest our readers
- Monitor site performance
Important: Our analytics are privacy-focused and do not track you across websites or build personal profiles.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use minimal cookies on CYBIQ:
- Umami Analytics Cookie - Anonymous analytics to understand site usage (no personal identification)
- Cloudflare Turnstile Cookie - For spam and bot protection
We do NOT use advertising cookies or third-party tracking cookies.
Third-Party Services
We work with the following trusted service providers:
- Loops.so - Newsletter management and email delivery
- Umami - Self-hosted, privacy-focused analytics
- Cloudflare - Security and bot protection (Turnstile)
- Hostinger - Web hosting
- Coolify - Deployment management
These services may process your data according to their own privacy policies. We've chosen privacy-respecting services wherever possible.
Data Sharing
We do NOT:
- Sell your personal information
- Share your email address with third parties for their marketing purposes
- Use your data for advertising purposes
We only share data with the service providers mentioned above, and only to the extent necessary to operate our blog and newsletter.
Your Rights (GDPR)
As we operate with European users in mind, you have the following rights:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- Correction: Request correction of inaccurate data
- Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data
- Unsubscribe: Opt out of our newsletter at any time (unsubscribe link in every email)
- Data Portability: Request your data in a portable format
- Objection: Object to processing of your personal data
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info[at]cybiq.tech
Data Retention
- Newsletter emails: Retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion
- Analytics data: Retained in anonymous, aggregated form indefinitely
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information:
- Encrypted data transmission (HTTPS)
- Self-hosted analytics (data not shared with external analytics companies)
- Regular security updates and monitoring
- Limited data collection (only what's necessary)
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. For significant changes, we may notify newsletter subscribers via email.