Last updated August 31, 2026
Privacy policy
This policy explains what information Techopolis collects through this website, why we use it, and what choices you have. We wrote it in plain language so it is easier to understand.
1. Who we are and what this policy covers
Techopolis Online Solutions, LLC (“Techopolis,” “we,” or “us”) is responsible for the information described in this policy. This policy covers techopolisonline.com, My Techopolis accounts, and the website's administration tools.
A Techopolis app or another Techopolis service may have its own privacy policy. If it does, that policy applies to the app or service. Other websites you visit from our links also have their own privacy policies.
2. Information we collect
We collect only the information we need to run and improve the website:
- Account information: your name, email address, sign-in provider, account status, website role, and a Firebase account identifier. Firebase handles passwords; Techopolis does not store them in its website database.
- Profile information: details you choose to add, such as a job title, biography, website, and profile photo. If you are a blog author, the name, biography, photo, and links you choose for your byline may be public.
- Messages and newsletter information: your name, email address, message, subscription choice, and anything else you send us.
- Website activity: the public page visited, a short-lived random browser-session value, and basic totals. We turn the session value into a one-way, day-specific code before storing it. We do not attach these first-party counts to an account, name, or email address.
- Technical and security information: IP addresses, browser and device details, dates and times, requests, error logs, sign-in events, security signals, and administrator actions.
3. How we use information
We use information to:
- run the website and My Techopolis accounts;
- keep accounts and the website secure;
- publish profile or author information you choose to make public;
- send requested newsletters and necessary account emails;
- answer questions and support requests;
- understand which public pages are useful and improve the website; and
- follow the law and protect the rights and safety of Techopolis and others.
We do not sell personal information. We do not use it for targeted advertising or for automated decisions about employment, credit, housing, insurance, or similar matters.
4. Cookies and analytics
Essential cookies and browser storage keep account sessions secure and remember your cookie choice. They continue to work if you reject optional cookies. Our basic first-party page counts also work without optional cookies and do not identify you by name or account.
Google Analytics and the ActiveCampaign newsletter form are optional. We load them only if you accept their cookies. Google Analytics helps us understand visits and page use. Its advertising and ad-personalization features are turned off. ActiveCampaign loads the newsletter form and receives the details you submit through it.
You can accept, reject, or change your choice at any time. If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control or Do Not Track signal, we keep Google Analytics off.
5. When we share information
We share information only when needed:
- with the service providers listed below so they can do work for us;
- when you ask us to share it or choose to make it public;
- when the law requires it or it is needed to prevent harm, fraud, or abuse; or
- during a business sale, merger, or reorganization, with appropriate protection and notice when required.
6. Services we use
These companies help us run the website:
- DigitalOcean hosts the website, database, and operational logs. DigitalOcean privacy policy
- Google Firebase provides account sign-in and profile-photo storage. Firebase privacy
- Google Analytics measures website use only after you accept its cookies. Google privacy policy
- ActiveCampaign provides the optional newsletter form and mailing list. ActiveCampaign privacy policy
- Amazon Web Services sends account and other necessary emails through Amazon Simple Email Service. AWS privacy notice
- Automattic Gravatar provides an optional public profile photo. If you use it, Gravatar receives a coded version of the email address you provide and normal request information from visitors who load the photo. Gravatar privacy information
- Apple provides public App Store information, images, and links. App Store privacy information
- Squarespace still hosts some images from older blog posts. Squarespace privacy policy
These companies may receive the information needed to provide their service, such as account details, email addresses, submitted forms, IP addresses, browser details, or website requests. Their own privacy policies explain how they handle that information.
7. How long we keep information
We keep information only as long as it is useful or legally required:
- Anonymous first-party visitor codes are deleted after 95 days. Short duplicate-check records are deleted after two days. Daily totals are kept for up to 760 days.
- Account and profile information is usually kept while the account is active and for a reasonable period afterward for security, backups, or legal needs.
- Newsletter information is kept by ActiveCampaign until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete it, except for records needed to honor an unsubscribe request.
- Security logs, email-delivery records, public content, administrator records, and backups follow our operational and legal retention needs.
Deleted information may remain in a protected backup until that backup is replaced or deleted.
8. Your choices
You can:
- change your cookie settings;
- unsubscribe through the link in a newsletter;
- review or update available My Techopolis profile information; and
- ask to access, correct, delete, or receive a copy of your personal information when the law gives you that right.
Email us to make a privacy request. We may need to confirm your identity before we act. Some information may need to be kept for security, legal, or recordkeeping reasons. We will not treat you unfairly for making a privacy request.
9. Security and international processing
We use safeguards such as encrypted connections, secure account cookies, limited administrator access, server-side permission checks, provider access controls, and records of important administrator actions. No system can be guaranteed completely secure, so contact us promptly if you think your account or information is at risk.
Techopolis is based in the United States. Our service providers may process information in the United States or other countries where they operate. We use the protections required by law for international transfers.
10. Children's privacy
This website is not meant for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information. A parent or guardian who believes a child gave us personal information should contact us so we can investigate and delete it when appropriate.
11. Changes and how to contact us
We may update this policy when the website, our services, or legal requirements change. We will update the date at the top. We will give extra notice when the law requires it.
Email [email protected] with a privacy question or request. Please send only the information needed to explain your request.
Techopolis Online Solutions, LLC
United States
