Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2026

Data Controller: DealPilot (operated from Cyprus, EU)

What Data We Collect

When you subscribe to our newsletter

• Email address (required)
• Subscription date and consent record
• IP address at time of consent (for GDPR compliance records)

When you browse our site

• Anonymous analytics data (page views, referral source) via privacy-respecting analytics
• Cookie preferences (stored locally on your device)

Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

• Newsletter subscription: Consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). You actively opt in with a checkbox and confirm via double opt-in email.
• Analytics: Legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR), with your ability to reject via cookie consent banner.

How We Use Your Data

• To send you the newsletter you subscribed to
• To improve our website content and user experience
• We never sell your data to third parties
• We never share your email with other companies without your explicit consent

Your Rights (GDPR)

As an EU-based business, we respect all rights under GDPR:

• Right to access: Request a copy of your data
• Right to rectification: Correct inaccurate data
• Right to erasure: Request deletion of your data
• Right to withdraw consent: Unsubscribe at any time via the link in every email
• Right to data portability: Receive your data in a machine-readable format

Data Retention

• Email subscribers: retained until you unsubscribe or 6 months of inactivity (whichever comes first)
• Consent records: retained for 3 years for legal compliance
• Analytics: anonymised, retained for 26 months

Cookies

We use cookies as follows:

• Essential: Cookie consent preference (no consent required)
• Analytics: Anonymous page view tracking (requires your consent)
• Marketing: Not used unless you explicitly consent

You can change your cookie preferences at any time via the cookie settings button in the footer.

Third-Party Services

• beehiiv: Email newsletter platform (processes subscriber emails)
• Vercel: Website hosting
• Affiliate networks: When you click an affiliate link, the merchant may set their own cookies according to their privacy policy

Contact

For any privacy-related requests: privacy@dealpilot.io

We will respond within 30 days as required by GDPR.