Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share information when you visit cloud-security-handbook.afaan.dev (the "Site") or purchase "The Cloud Security Architect's Handbook".

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

When you purchase the Book, you provide information directly to our payment processor and distributor, Gumroad, Inc. This may include:

• Email address (for product delivery).
• Name and billing details.
• Payment information (credit card numbers are processed by Gumroad and not accessible to us).

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

The Site is hosted on Cloudflare Pages. These services may collect standard server logs (IP address, browser type, referring URL) for security and performance purposes.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information collected to:

• Deliver the digital product to you.
• Send transactional emails (receipts, download links).
• Notify you of updates, errata, or new editions of the Book (if you have opted in).
• Respond to customer support inquiries.
• Comply with legal obligations (e.g., tax reporting).

4. Third-Party Services

We use trusted third-party services to operate our business:

• Gumroad: Acts as the merchant of record, processes payments, and handles product delivery. Please review Gumroad's Privacy Policy.
• Cloudflare: Used for hosting the website content.

5. Data Retention

We retain your purchase information (name, email) indefinitely to verify your license and provide you with future updates to the Book. You may request deletion of this data, but doing so will revoke your access to future updates.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your location (e.g., GDPR, CCPA), you may have rights regarding your personal data, including:

• Accessing the data we hold about you.
• Requesting correction or deletion of your data.
• Opting out of marketing communications.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at [email protected].

7. Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will indicate the latest revision.

9. Contact Us