This Privacy Policy explains how Market.Watch (“we”, “us”) handles information when you visit market.watch (the “Site”). By using the Site you agree to this policy.
1. Information we collect
- Information you give us. When you submit a form (newsletter, Playbook request, contact, contest entry, job application, donation pledge or advertising inquiry) we receive the details you enter, such as your name, email, country and message.
- Information collected automatically. Like most websites, our hosting provider and third-party services may log your IP address, browser type, device, referring page, pages viewed and time of visit.
- Information stored on your device. Your watchlist, theme preference and cookie choice are stored in your browser’s local storage and never sent to us. Calculator inputs are processed only in your browser.
2. How we use information
- To deliver what you requested (the Playbook, newsletter, replies, contest administration, application review).
- To operate, secure and improve the Site.
- To show advertising that keeps the Site free.
- To comply with legal obligations.
We do not sell your personal information. We only share partner offers with you if you opt in, and we never pass your contact details to partners without your explicit consent.
3. Advertising and Google AdSense
We use Google AdSense to display ads. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this and/or other sites on the Internet.
You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalised advertising at aboutads.info or youronlinechoices.eu. Learn how Google uses information from sites that use its services at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
Visitors in the European Economic Area, the UK and Switzerland may be shown a consent message managed through Google’s certified consent management tools before personalised ads are served.
4. Third-party services
- TradingView provides embedded charts and market data and may set its own cookies. See TradingView’s privacy policy.
- YouTube videos are embedded in privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com) and load only when you click play.
- Form processing. Form submissions are relayed to our inbox through a third-party form-delivery service, which processes the submitted data solely to deliver it to us.
- Hosting. The Site is hosted on GitHub Pages, which may collect visitor IP addresses for security and operational purposes.
5. Cookies
See our Cookie Policy for details on the cookies used and how to control them.
6. Data retention
We keep form submissions only as long as needed for the purpose they were collected (for example, newsletter subscriptions until you unsubscribe; job applications for up to 12 months; contest records for up to 24 months for audit purposes).
7. Your rights
Depending on where you live (including under the GDPR, UK GDPR, Canada’s PIPEDA and Quebec’s Law 25, and US state laws such as the CCPA/CPRA), you may have the right to access, correct, delete or port your data, to object to or restrict processing, and to withdraw consent at any time. To exercise these rights, use our contact form and choose “Privacy request”. We will respond within 30 days.
8. Children
The Site is not directed to children under 13 (or 16 in the EEA), and we do not knowingly collect their personal information. Contests are limited to adults.
9. Security
The Site is served over HTTPS. No method of transmission over the Internet is fully secure, but we take reasonable measures to protect the information we receive.
10. International transfers
Our service providers may process data in countries other than your own. Where required, appropriate safeguards are used.
11. Changes
We may update this policy. Material changes will be indicated by the “Last updated” date above.
12. Contact
Questions about privacy? Reach us through our contact form.