Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Trust The Space ("we", "us", "our") operates the website at trustthe.space. We publish editorial content and earn commissions when readers purchase products we recommend through affiliate links. For questions about this policy, contact us at privacy@trustthe.space.

2. What Data We Collect

We collect two categories of data:

• Technical data collected automatically: IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URL, pages visited, and timestamps. This is standard web server log data.
• Tracking parameters from your URL: If you arrive via a Google Ad, we collect the click identifier (gclid, gbraid, or wbraid) and any UTM campaign parameters in your URL. These are used solely to measure the effectiveness of our advertising.

We do not collect your name, email address, or any account information. We do not run forms that collect personal details. We do not process payment information.

3. Cookies

We set one first-party cookie:

• tts_sid — a randomly generated session identifier. It contains no personal information. It persists for 90 days and is used to connect your page visit to any subsequent purchase, so we can accurately attribute our advertising performance. It is an HttpOnly, Secure cookie and cannot be read by third-party scripts.

We do not use advertising cookies, social media pixels, or any third-party tracking scripts on our editorial pages.

4. How We Use Your Data

• To measure whether visitors who clicked our Google Ads later made a purchase (offline conversion tracking)
• To improve our content and understand which articles are useful
• To detect and prevent fraudulent traffic or abuse of our systems

We do not use your data for profiling, automated decision-making, or any purpose other than those listed above.

5. Third Parties We Share Data With

We share limited, anonymised data with the following services:

• Google Ads: We upload conversion data (click ID + conversion timestamp + value) to Google Ads to measure our ad performance. No personally identifiable information is included.
• ClickBank: If you click one of our affiliate links, you are directed to ClickBank's platform. ClickBank operates under its own privacy policy. We receive a notification confirming whether a purchase was made, along with the tracking ID we assigned to your session.
• Hetzner Online GmbH: Our hosting provider stores server logs on infrastructure located in the European Union.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your data to any other party.

6. Data Retention

• Session records: retained for up to 24 months, then deleted
• Conversion records: retained for up to 5 years for accounting purposes
• Server logs: retained for 30 days

7. Your Rights (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area, you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation:

• Right of access: You can request a copy of any data we hold about you
• Right to erasure: You can ask us to delete your data
• Right to restriction: You can ask us to stop processing your data
• Right to portability: You can ask for your data in a machine-readable format
• Right to object: You can object to processing based on legitimate interests

To exercise any of these rights, email us at privacy@trustthe.space. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

8. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

We process your data under the following legal bases:

• Legitimate interests: Measuring the effectiveness of our advertising, operating our website securely, and attributing affiliate commissions accurately
• Consent: For any processing beyond the above, we will request your explicit consent before proceeding

9. Children

Our site is not directed at children under 18. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 18. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, contact us and we will delete it promptly.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will reflect any changes. Continued use of the site after a policy update constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.

11. Contact

For any privacy-related questions or data requests: privacy@trustthe.space