Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

TopicTrick (topictrick.com) publishes technical tutorials on enterprise architecture, mainframe development, and AI engineering. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle personal data when you visit or use our site.

2. Data We Collect

Account data

If you register an account, we collect your email address and any profile information you provide. Passwords are hashed and never stored in plain text.

Usage data

Our hosting provider (Hostinger) automatically logs server access data including IP addresses, browser type, pages visited, and timestamps. This data is used solely for security and operational monitoring.

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in any newsletter email.

Payment data

Course purchases are processed by Stripe. TopicTrick does not store card numbers or payment details — these are handled entirely by Stripe under their own privacy policy.

Cookies

We use session cookies for authentication (when you are logged in). We do not use third-party advertising or tracking cookies.

3. How We Use Your Data

To provide and maintain your account
To process course purchases and grant access
To send newsletters you have subscribed to
To monitor and protect the security of the site
To respond to support or contact enquiries

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

For users in the UK and EEA, our legal bases for processing personal data are:

Contract — processing your account and purchase data to fulfil our service
Legitimate interests — server security logs and fraud prevention
Consent — newsletter subscriptions (you can withdraw consent at any time)

5. Data Retention

Account data is retained for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we remove your personal data within 30 days, except where retention is required by law (e.g., payment transaction records for tax purposes, kept for 7 years).

6. Your Rights

You have the right to:

Access the personal data we hold about you
Correct inaccurate data
Request deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”)
Object to or restrict certain processing
Data portability (receive your data in a machine-readable format)

To exercise any of these rights, contact us via the contact form.

7. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may process your data:

Stripe — payment processing
Hostinger — web hosting and server logs

8. Security

We use HTTPS for all data in transit, hashed passwords, and session-based authentication. No system is completely secure; if you believe your account has been compromised, contact us immediately.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page reflects when it was last revised. Continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance.

10. Contact

For privacy enquiries or to exercise your rights, use our contact form.