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 [email protected].

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
• 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

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. Your Tech Compass uses cookies for the following purposes:

• Essential cookies — required for the website to function. These cannot be disabled.
• Analytics cookies — used by Jetpack to understand traffic patterns. These collect anonymized data.
• Preference cookies — remember your settings such as comment form data.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain features on the site. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies; refer to your browser’s help documentation for instructions.

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
• WPForms — contact and partnership forms
• Google Fonts — typography. Fonts are loaded from Google’s servers, which may log your IP address
• Disqus / 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 [email protected]. 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 standard retention schedule
• 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: