Terms and Conditions

Last updated: February 17, 2026

CrisisClue.com (“we”, “us”, “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you use our website (crisisclue.com) and its services, including the newsletter subscription and contact forms. We process data in compliance with the GDPR and Slovak data protection laws.

1. Personal Data We Collect

We only collect data when you voluntarily submit it through our forms:

Newsletter Subscription Form

• Email address
• Name (optional)
• IP address (automatically logged for security/spam prevention)

Contact Form

• Name
• Email address
• Message content
• IP address (automatically logged)

Website Usage (Privacy-Friendly Analytics)

We use Burst Statistics (self-hosted) to track:

• Page views, referrers, browser/device info
• No cookies, no personal identification – IP addresses anonymized

2. How We Use Your Data

• Newsletter: Send crisis/survival updates (Beehiiv platform); manage subscriptions.
• Contact Form: Respond to inquiries (one-time replies).
• Security: Prevent spam/abuse via IP logging (30 days max).
• Analytics: Improve site content (aggregated, anonymized, no cookies).

3. Legal Basis

• Consent: Newsletter subscription (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR)
• Legitimate Interest: Contact form responses, security, analytics (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR)

4. Data Sharing

We never sell or share your data. Limited third-party access:

• Beehiiv: Newsletter emails (their Privacy Policy)
• Email provider: Contact replies
• Hosting provider: Server logs (your host’s policy applies)

5. Data Storage & Retention

Data Type	Storage	Retention
Newsletter emails	Beehiiv servers (USA)	Until unsubscribed + 30 days
Contact form submissions	Our email/server	90 days or inquiry resolution
IP logs	Our server	30 days
Analytics	Our WordPress database	12 months

6. Your Rights (GDPR)

You have full control over your data:

• Access: Request copy of your data
• Rectification: Correct inaccurate info
• Erasure: Delete your data (“right to be forgotten”)
• Restriction: Limit processing
• Portability: Receive data in machine-readable format
• Object: Stop processing based on legitimate interests

Contact us to exercise rights – no fee, response within 30 days.

7. Security

• Form submissions encrypted via HTTPS
• Server protected by Defender firewall
• Regular backups (UpdraftPlus, encrypted)
• IP anonymization in analytics

8. International Transfers

Newsletter data transfers to USA (Beehiiv):

• Protected by EU-US Data Privacy Framework
• Standard Contractual Clauses

9. Cookies

See our Cookie Policy (managed by CookieYes). Essential cookies only – no tracking.

10. Contact Information

Data Controller: CrisisClue
Email: hello@crisisclue.com