Effective date: January 1, 2026
Verba (“we”, “us”, “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us when you visit our site, subscribe to our newsletter, or interact with our content. This Privacy Policy explains what we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have.
By using this site, you agree to the practices described below. If any of this is unclear or you’d like a section translated into your language, please reach out — our contact details are at the bottom.
1. Information we collect
We collect information in three ways.
1.1 Information you provide
- Account details — name, email address, and password when you register.
- Subscriber details — email address when you join our newsletter.
- Comments and submissions — anything you post in comments, contact forms, or guest-submission flows.
- Payment information — billing name, address, and last four digits of your card. Full payment data is processed by our payment provider; we never store full card numbers on our servers.
1.2 Information collected automatically
- Device and browser type, screen size, language, and time zone.
- Pages you visit, the time you spent on each, and the referring URL.
- IP address (truncated before storage) and approximate country.
1.3 Information from third parties
If you sign in through a social provider — Google, Facebook, Twitter — we receive the basic profile fields you authorise, typically display name, avatar, and email.
2. How we use your information
We use the information we collect to:
- operate, maintain, and improve our site and services;
- send transactional emails (account confirmations, password resets, receipts);
- send newsletters and announcements you have explicitly opted in to;
- moderate user-generated content and prevent abuse;
- understand how our content is used so we can make it better;
- comply with our legal obligations.
We do not sell your personal information. We do not use it for unrelated marketing without your consent.
3. Cookies and similar technologies
We use cookies and similar storage to keep you signed in, remember your preferences (theme, language), and measure aggregate site usage. You can control cookies through your browser settings; some features (login, commenting) require cookies to function.
Categories we use:
- Strictly necessary — login session, CSRF protection, cart state.
- Functional — saved theme preference, language choice.
- Analytics — anonymised pageview counts via a privacy-respecting analytics provider.
4. Sharing your information
We share data only with parties who help us operate the site, and only to the extent needed for them to do their job. Current categories of recipients:
- Hosting and infrastructure providers.
- Email delivery and newsletter platforms.
- Payment processors (for subscriptions and one-off purchases).
- Analytics tools, configured to anonymise IP and not share data with third parties.
We may also disclose information if required by law, to protect our rights, or to investigate fraud or security incidents.
5. Data retention
We retain personal data only as long as needed for the purpose it was collected:
- Account data — for as long as your account is active, plus 30 days after deletion.
- Newsletter subscriber records — until you unsubscribe, plus a 90-day suppression list to honour opt-outs.
- Server logs — 14 days, then aggregated and anonymised.
- Payment records — 7 years, as required by accounting law.
6. Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:
- access the personal data we hold about you;
- correct inaccuracies;
- delete your data (the right to be forgotten);
- export your data in a portable format;
- restrict or object to certain processing;
- withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
To exercise any of these rights, email us at the address below. We respond within 30 days.
7. Children’s privacy
This site is not directed at children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us so we can delete it.
8. International transfers
Our servers are located in the European Union. If you access the site from outside the EU, your information is transferred to and processed in the EU under standard contractual clauses or equivalent safeguards.
9. Security
We use TLS encryption in transit, encrypted storage at rest, hashed passwords, and least-privilege access for staff. No system is perfectly secure — if we ever discover a breach affecting your data, we will notify you and the appropriate authorities within 72 hours.
10. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The effective date at the top reflects the latest version. Material changes are announced via email or a site banner at least 14 days in advance.
11. Contact us
Questions, requests, or complaints about this policy? Reach our data protection contact at:
Verba Editorial
[email protected]
123 Demo Street, Sample City 10000
European Union
