Privacy Policy

Welcome to Professor's Trust ("we", "our", or "us"), an independent news and editorial analysis platform accessible at professortrust.com. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard information when you visit our website. By using our site, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

Information you provide:

• Email address, if you contact us via email.
• Any other information you choose to share when contacting our editorial team.

Information collected automatically:

• Browser type and version
• Pages visited and time spent on each page
• Referring URLs
• General geographic location (country/region, not precise location)
• Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)

We use collected data solely to:

• Operate and improve the website
• Respond to your enquiries and editorial correspondence
• Understand how readers engage with our content
• Ensure site security and prevent abuse

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to any third party.

Our site uses minimal cookies. These include:

• Theme preference cookie (pt-theme) — stored locally in your browser to remember your light/dark mode preference. This cookie is not transmitted to any server.
• Analytics cookies — if analytics are enabled, anonymous usage data may be collected via third-party tools (e.g., Google Analytics). You can opt out via your browser settings.

You can disable cookies in your browser settings at any time. This will not affect your ability to read articles.

Our website may use the following third-party services:

• Google Fonts — for typography. Google may collect browser data. See Google's Privacy Policy.
• Supabase — our database provider for storing and serving article content. Data is stored securely in accordance with Supabase's privacy practices.
• Image CDNs — article images may be served from third-party image hosting services (e.g., Unsplash, Pexels, Pollinations.ai).

We retain email correspondence for a maximum of 12 months unless legally required to keep it longer. Automatically collected analytics data is retained per the terms of our analytics provider.

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction or deletion of your data
• Object to processing of your data
• Withdraw consent at any time

To exercise these rights, contact us at trustprofessors@gmail.com.

We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your data, including HTTPS encryption, strict Content Security Policies, and secure database access controls. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

Our site is intended for general audiences and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be indicated by the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

For any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: trustprofessors@gmail.com