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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 27 July 2026

This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect when you visit The Clipping Income Method, why we collect it, who we share it with, and your rights under GDPR and other applicable privacy laws.

The short version: We collect the minimum data needed to deliver the product you bought (email, name, payment info), we don't sell your data, and you can ask us to delete everything any time by emailing support@clippingincomemethod.com.

1. Who we are

The Clipping Income Method is operated by Theo Gilardo, sole proprietor based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Our contact email is support@clippingincomemethod.com.

2. What we collect

2.1 Information you give us directly

Identity: first name, last name (if provided)
Contact: email address
Billing: payment card details (handled exclusively by Stripe — we never see or store your card number)
Account: login credentials associated with the email you used at checkout
Communications: support emails you send us

2.2 Information collected automatically

IP address, browser type, device type (basic technical logs for security and performance)
Pages visited and timestamps
Cookies and session tokens needed to keep you logged in
Advertising analytics events (see section 4)
Anonymised session recordings (see section 4)

3. How we use your data

Deliver what you paid for — process orders, grant access to the members area, send course content
Customer service — respond to support requests and refund inquiries
Transactional emails — purchase receipts, login links, password resets
Advertising analytics — measure the performance of ads that brought you to the site (via Meta Pixel and Conversions API)
Product improvement — anonymised session recordings help us fix confusing pages and broken flows
Security — fraud detection, abuse prevention
Legal compliance — bookkeeping, tax filings, responding to lawful requests

We do not sell your data to data brokers.

4. Third parties we share data with

To run our business we share specific data with specific service providers:

Stripe (payment processing): Receives your name, email, and payment info to process charges. Stripe's privacy policy: stripe.com/privacy
Resend (transactional emails): Receives your email address to deliver welcome and receipt messages. Resend's privacy policy: resend.com/legal/privacy-policy
Meta Pixel + Conversions API (advertising analytics): Receives hashed identifiers (email, IP) and page-event data so we can measure ad performance and reach similar audiences. Meta's privacy policy: facebook.com/privacy/policy
Microsoft Clarity (session recordings): Records anonymised on-page behaviour (clicks, scrolls, cursor movement) so we can improve the site. Clarity's privacy notice: privacy.microsoft.com/privacystatement
Vercel (web hosting): Hosts the site and serves pages. Receives standard request logs (IP, page accessed).
Cloudflare (CDN + DNS): Routes traffic to our site. Receives standard request logs.

5. International data transfers

Some of our service providers (Stripe, Meta, Microsoft, Vercel) process data in the United States. They use Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or equivalent safeguards to comply with GDPR transfer rules.

6. How long we keep your data

Account & purchase data: for as long as your account is active, plus 7 years after the last activity for tax/bookkeeping purposes (required by Dutch law).
Support emails: 2 years after the last reply.
Web logs: 30 days.
Session recordings: up to 90 days, then deleted automatically.

7. Your rights (GDPR)

If you're in the EU/EEA, UK, or another region with similar laws, you have the right to:

Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold on you
Rectification — ask us to fix incorrect data
Erasure — ask us to delete your data ("right to be forgotten")
Portability — receive your data in a machine-readable format
Object — opt out of any processing based on our legitimate interest
Withdraw consent — for any processing based on consent
Lodge a complaint — with your local data protection authority (in the Netherlands: Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens)

To exercise any right, email support@clippingincomemethod.com. We respond within 30 days.

8. CCPA rights (California residents)

If you're a California resident, you have the right to know what personal information we collect, to request deletion, and to opt out of any "sale" or "sharing" of your personal information as defined by the CCPA. We do not sell personal information. To exercise these rights, email support@clippingincomemethod.com.

9. Cookies

We use essential cookies needed to keep you logged in and to remember your cart selections. We also use advertising and analytics cookies for Meta Pixel and Microsoft Clarity. You can disable cookies in your browser, but the members area won't work without the essential ones.

10. Children

Our products are for adults running businesses. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 16. If you're a parent and believe your child has provided data, email us and we'll delete it.

11. Changes to this policy

If we materially change this policy, we'll notify customers by email at least 14 days before the change takes effect. Minor wording changes will be reflected on this page with an updated date.

12. Contact

Questions about this policy or any privacy concern: support@clippingincomemethod.com