Privacy Policy

We collect information you provide directly to us:

• Contact forms: Name, email address, subject, and message content when you reach out to us.
• Partnership inquiries: Company name, email, phone, website, and message when you propose a partnership.
• Guest suggestions: Guest name, LinkedIn profile, and reason for suggestion.

We also collect certain information automatically:

• Analytics data: Page views, session duration, referral sources, and interaction events via PostHog analytics.
• Device information: Browser type, operating system, and device type.

We use localStorage to remember your last read article for the “Continue Reading” feature. This data stays on your device and is never sent to our servers.

Our analytics provider (PostHog) may use cookies for session tracking. You can disable these through your browser settings.

We use PostHog for privacy-friendly analytics. PostHog helps us understand how visitors interact with our website so we can improve the experience. PostHog respects the Do Not Track browser setting.

Analytics data is aggregated and anonymized. We do not use this data to identify individual users.

• YouTube: Embedded videos are subject to YouTube’s privacy policy. Watching embedded videos may cause YouTube to collect data about you.
• Cloudinary: We use Cloudinary for image hosting and optimization.
• Neon (PostgreSQL): Our database is hosted on Neon, a serverless PostgreSQL provider.

• To respond to your inquiries, partnership requests, or guest suggestions.
• To send you email notifications related to your submission (if applicable).
• To analyze website usage and improve our content and services.
• To maintain the security and functionality of our website.

We retain form submission data in our database for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy. Analytics data is retained according to PostHog’s default retention policies.

You have the right to:

• Request access to the personal data we hold about you.
• Request correction or deletion of your personal data.
• Object to the processing of your personal data.
• Request data portability.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the information below.

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. All data is transmitted over encrypted connections (HTTPS).

Our website is not directed to individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us at info@meri.et.