Privacy Policy
Effective Date: October 15, 2025
This Privacy Policy describes how [Ian Moore/pathbreak.ing] ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, discloses, and protects your information when you subscribe to our website. By accessing or using our services, you agree to this policy.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information necessary to provide you with membership access, process payments, and deliver our content and newsletters.
| Category | Specific Information Collected | Method of Collection |
| Membership Data | Email address, Full name (optional, provided during sign-up), Membership tier. | Directly from you via the Ghost member sign-up form ("Portal"). |
| Financial Data | Billing address, last four digits of the credit card, and subscription history. | Collected by our third-party payment processor, Stripe. We do not store full payment card details. |
| Usage Data | IP address, geographical location (country/city), date of sign-up, and information about your device and browser. | Automatically collected by the Ghost platform and its hosting provider when you interact with our site. |
| Content Engagement | Email open rates, click-through rates on links within our newsletters, and log-in history for premium content. | Automatically tracked by the Ghost platform's built-in email and member analytics. |
2. How We Use Your Information
The information collected is used for the following purposes:
| Purpose | Description |
| Service Provision | To create and manage your membership account and grant access to your subscribed content tiers (e.g., premium code posts). |
| Billing and Accounting | To process subscription payments securely via Stripe, manage billing, and issue invoices. |
| Communication | To send you our email newsletters, notifications about your account, magic sign-in links, and essential service updates. |
| Service Improvement | To analyze member engagement (e.g., popular posts, email performance) to improve our content strategy and website functionality. |
| Security | To detect and prevent fraud, unauthorized access to premium code content, and ensure the security of our platform. |
3. Disclosure of Your Information (Parties)
We disclose your information to the following parties, which act as Data Processors on our behalf:
| Third Party | Information Disclosed | Purpose of Disclosure |
| Ghost Platform | All Membership, Usage, and Content Engagement Data. | Hosting the website, managing the member database, and sending all member emails/newsletters. |
| Stripe, Inc. | Financial Data, Name, Email. | Processing and managing all recurring paid membership subscription payments securely. |
| Hosting Provider | Usage Data (e.g., IP addresses in server logs). | Operating the web server and ensuring site performance and security. |
Method of Disclosure: Information is disclosed through secure, encrypted API connections provided and managed by the Ghost platform. We do not manually transfer or sell your personal data to any third party.
4. Security Practices
We are committed to protecting the data we collect.
- Ghost Security: As a Ghost CMS user, we rely on the platform's robust security features, which typically include automatic backups, SSL encryption for all data transfer (HTTPS), and regular security updates.
- Payment Security (Stripe): All sensitive financial transactions are handled exclusively by Stripe, a certified PCI Service Provider Level 1, ensuring your payment details are protected to the highest industry standards. We do not store or have access to your full credit card number.
- Access Control: Access to the member data in the Ghost Admin is restricted to the site administrators using strong password protection and, where available, two-factor authentication.
5. Your Rights
You have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Access and Update: You can access and update your basic information (name, email) at any time by logging into your account via the member portal.
- Unsubscribe: You may unsubscribe from our newsletter communications at any time by clicking the "Unsubscribe" link in the footer of any email.
- Data Deletion (Right to be Forgotten): You may request that we delete all your personal data by contacting us. We will delete your account and all associated data, except for any information we are legally required to retain.