Privacy policy

01Who is responsible for your data

szia.ai is operated by Marton Szel as an individual, not as a company. For the purposes of data protection law, I am the data controller for any personal data collected through this site.

02What data the site collects

There are two categories of data collected through szia.ai:

1 · Data you give me directly. If you subscribe to the newsletter, you provide your email address. That’s the only thing the subscription form asks for, and the only personal data I actively collect from you. I do not ask for your name, location, or anything else.

2 · Data collected automatically. When you visit szia.ai, the site automatically collects some technical information through Cloudflare, the hosting platform, and its privacy-focused Web Analytics. This typically includes:

• Your IP address (often abbreviated for analytics)
• Your browser type and version
• The device and operating system you’re using
• The pages you visit and how long you spend on them
• The site or search engine that referred you
• General location derived from your IP (typically country or city level)

This information is collected through Cloudflare Web Analytics and Umami (EU-hosted), both of which work without cookies and without storing anything on your device. It is not used to identify you personally, and I do not attempt to combine it with your email address.

03Why this data is collected

• Email address — to send you new blog posts and occasional updates from szia.ai. Nothing else.
• Technical and analytics data — to understand which posts are read, fix issues, and improve the site over time.

I do not sell your data, rent it, share it for advertising, or use it for profiling.

04Legal basis for processing (GDPR)

If you’re in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or another GDPR-aligned jurisdiction, the legal bases for processing your data are:

• Consent — when you subscribe to the newsletter, you are giving consent to receive emails. You can withdraw this consent at any time by unsubscribing (every email contains an unsubscribe link).
• Legitimate interest — for basic site analytics that help me understand and improve szia.ai, where this does not override your privacy rights.

05Who has access to your data

Your data is handled by:

• Me (Marton Szel) — for sending newsletter content and reviewing site analytics.
• Cloudflare (Cloudflare, Inc.) — which hosts szia.ai and provides its cookie-less Web Analytics, under its own privacy policy.
• Buttondown — which runs the newsletter: it stores subscriber email addresses and handles the double opt-in confirmation, under its own privacy policy.
• Google (Google LLC) — through Google Search Console, which provides data about how szia.ai appears in Google search results (search queries, impressions, clicks, and indexing status). Google’s privacy practices are described at policies.google.com/privacy.
• Any analytics or email tools I add later — if I connect additional tools, this policy will be updated to reflect that, and those tools will have access to the data they process.

I do not share your data with anyone else. I do not sell it, trade it, or pass it to third parties for marketing.

06International data transfers

szia.ai is operated from Singapore, and its hosting, newsletter and search tooling (Cloudflare, Buttondown and Google) process data primarily in the United States and other countries where those providers operate infrastructure. This means your data may be processed in countries outside your own. Where required by law (for example, for visitors in the EU/EEA), these transfers are covered by the safeguards the providers offer under their respective privacy frameworks.

07How long your data is kept

• Email address — kept until you unsubscribe or ask me to delete it. Once you unsubscribe, your address is removed from the active mailing list.
• Analytics data — Cloudflare Web Analytics keeps only aggregated, cookie-less metrics, retained according to Cloudflare’s default retention policy.

08Your rights

Depending on where you live, you have rights over your personal data. These generally include:

To exercise any of these rights, email me at marton@szia.ai. I’ll respond within a reasonable time, and within 30 days where required by law.

09Cookies

szia.ai aims to use as few cookies as possible:

• Essential cookies — Cloudflare, the hosting platform, may set a small number of cookies required for security and for the site to function (you can’t opt out of these without breaking the site)
• Analytics — handled by Cloudflare Web Analytics, which is cookie-less and stores no identifiers in your browser

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect how the site works.

10Children’s privacy

szia.ai is not directed at children under 16, and I do not knowingly collect data from children. If you believe a child has subscribed, please contact me and I’ll remove their data.

11Changes to this policy

I may update this policy as the site evolves — for example, if I add new tools or features that change how data is handled. The “last updated” date at the top will always reflect the most recent change. For significant changes, I’ll mention the update in a newsletter post.

12Contact

For any questions about this policy, your data, or anything related to privacy on szia.ai: