Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

Your Tech Compass (“we”, “us”, “our”) is a technology media publication operated by Oscar Mwangi and Diana Nadim, accessible at yourtechcompass.com. We publish independent reviews, guides, and analysis covering AI tools, apps, tech guides, and African technology.

For any privacy-related questions, you can reach us at privacy@yourtechcompass.com.

2. Information we collect

We collect information in two ways: information you give us directly, and information collected automatically when you use our site.

Information you provide directly:

• Email address — when you subscribe to our newsletter via MailPoet
• Name and email — when you submit a contact or partnership form
• Comment data — name, email, and website if you leave a comment on an article

Information collected automatically:

• Usage data — pages visited, time spent, referring URLs, collected via Jetpack Analytics and Google Analytics
• Device data — browser type, operating system, and general location (country/city level)
• IP address — collected by our hosting provider and analytics tools for security purposes
• Cookies — see Section 4 for full details

3. How we use your information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To send our weekly newsletter to subscribers who have opted in
• To respond to contact and partnership inquiries
• To understand how our content is performing and improve it
• To protect the security and integrity of our website
• To comply with our legal obligations

We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling. We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data with third parties for their marketing purposes.

4. Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies to operate our website, analyze traffic, personalize content, and manage consent. These fall into four categories: essential, functional, analytics/statistics, and advertising/consent management.

For a complete list of every cookie we use, its purpose, duration, and how to manage your preferences, please see our Cookie Policy.

Key points:

• Essential cookies are required for site functionality and cannot be disabled. This includes consent management cookies (FCCDCF, FCNEC) that store your privacy choices under the Transparency & Consent Framework and Google Consent Mode.
• Functional cookies (e.g., mailpoet_page_view) enable enhanced features like newsletter form display logic.
• Analytics cookies (Google Analytics, Jetpack) collect anonymized usage data to help us improve content.
• Advertising cookies (_gcl_au) support conversion tracking when our Google Ads and Analytics accounts are linked.

You can withdraw or modify consent at any time via your browser settings or our consent banner. Disabling non-essential cookies may limit certain features.

5. Third-party services

We use the following third-party services that may process your data under their own privacy policies:

• MailPoet — newsletter delivery and subscriber management. MailPoet Privacy Policy
• Jetpack (Automattic) — analytics, security, and performance. Automattic Privacy Policy
• Google Analytics & Google Ads — traffic analysis and conversion measurement. Google Privacy Policy
• IAB TCF / Google Consent Mode — manages your advertising and analytics consent signals in compliance with EU/UK regulations. IAB Europe TCF | Google Consent Mode
• WPForms — contact and partnership forms
• Google Fonts — typography. Fonts are loaded from Google’s servers, which may log your IP address
• WordPress comments — if you leave a comment, your data is processed by WordPress

Each of these providers operates under its own privacy policy. We encourage you to review them if you have concerns about how those services handle your data.

6. Affiliate links and sponsored content

Some links on Your Tech Compass are affiliate links. When you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. These commissions help fund the site and keep our content free.

Affiliate relationships never influence our editorial scores, recommendations, or reviews. If an article contains affiliate links, this is disclosed at the top of that article.

Occasionally, we publish sponsored content in partnership with brands. All sponsored content is clearly labeled as such and held to the same editorial standards as our independent coverage.

7. Your rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Correction — ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
• Deletion — request that we delete your personal data
• Unsubscribe — opt out of our newsletter at any time using the unsubscribe link in any email
• Objection — object to certain types of processing

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@yourtechcompass.com. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Data retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purpose it was collected:

• Newsletter subscribers — retained until you unsubscribe
• Contact form submissions — retained for up to 12 months
• Analytics data — retained per Jetpack’s and Google Analytics’ standard retention schedules
• Comments — retained indefinitely unless you request deletion

9. Children’s privacy

Your Tech Compass is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately, and we will delete it.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. For significant changes, we will notify newsletter subscribers by email. Continued use of our site after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please get in touch: