Privacy Policy — The Strategic Narrative

Last updated: 26.11.2025

Thank you for visiting The Strategic Narrative (“we”, “our”, “us”). We are committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and safeguard your information when you use our website hosted on Squarespace and when you purchase or download our digital products.

1. Data We Collect

1.1 Information you provide directly

When you interact with The Strategic Narrative, you may provide:

  • Name

  • Email address

  • Billing information (processed securely by Squarespace Payments, Stripe, or PayPal)

  • Address details (if required for invoicing)

  • Any messages or correspondence you send to us

1.2 Automatically collected data

Squarespace automatically collects:

  • IP address

  • Browser type and device information

  • Pages visited

  • Time spent on the site

  • Referring URLs

  • Cookie and pixel data

Analytics may be provided via Squarespace Analytics, Google Analytics (if enabled), or other GDPR-compliant tools.

1.3 Digital product download data

When you purchase or download digital files, we may process:

  • Order history

  • Download count

  • Fraud-prevention data

  • Transaction metadata (from Squarespace/Stripe/PayPal)

We do not store your full payment card details.

2. How We Use Your Data

We use your data to:

  • Deliver newsletters, updates, and content you signed up for

  • Process purchases of digital products

  • Send receipts, product access links, or follow-up information

  • Provide customer support

  • Improve website performance and content relevance

  • Maintain legally required financial records

  • Prevent fraud and ensure site security

We never sell or share your personal data for advertising.

3. Legal Bases for Processing (GDPR)

We process your data under the following legal bases:

  • Consent — newsletter signup, optional cookies

  • Contract — fulfilling digital product purchases

  • Legitimate interest — analytics, site security, preventing abuse

  • Legal obligation — invoicing, financial record-keeping

4. Sharing Your Data

Your data may be shared only with trusted third parties who support our services:

4.1 Squarespace

Our website host, which processes:

  • Form submissions

  • Email signups

  • Commerce functionality

  • Analytics

4.2 Payment processors

Depending on your purchase, this may include:

  • Stripe

  • PayPal

  • Squarespace Payments

These providers comply with PCI-DSS and GDPR standards.

4.3 Email providers

If you subscribe to our newsletter, your email may be processed by:

  • Squarespace Email Campaigns

  • Mailchimp

  • Substack (if applicable)

  • Brevo (SendinBlue)

4.4 Legal authorities

Only if required by law.

We do not share personal data outside these categories.

5. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary for:

  • Fulfilling your digital product purchases

  • Providing subscribed content

  • Complying with tax or accounting laws

Typically:

  • Newsletter data: until you unsubscribe

  • Purchase data: 7–10 years (required by tax authorities)

  • Website analytics logs: automatically deleted per provider policies

Upon request, we delete or anonymize your data where legally permissible.

6. Your Rights Under GDPR

You have the right to:

  • Access your personal data

  • Request correction of inaccurate data

  • Request deletion (“right to be forgotten”)

  • Withdraw consent at any time

  • Request restriction of processing

  • Request data portability

  • Object to certain kinds of processing

  • File a complaint with your local Data Protection Authority

To exercise these rights, contact us at:
📩 [ufukgur@peradelft.nl]

7. Cookies and Tracking

Our Squarespace website uses cookies for:

  • Site functionality

  • Analytics

  • Commerce and checkout

  • Session management

Where legally required, you will see a cookie banner allowing you to accept or reject non-essential cookies.

8. Digital Product Purchases

When purchasing digital files:

  • Your payment is securely processed by external providers (Stripe, PayPal, etc.).

  • We do not store your payment card details.

  • Digital products are delivered via email or direct download links.

  • Download links may be monitored for fraud prevention and customer support.

All sales of digital products may be final, depending on your refund policy.

9. Children’s Privacy

Our content and digital products are not directed at children under 16.
We do not knowingly collect data from minors.
If we become aware of such data, we will delete it promptly.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect legal or operational changes.
The updated version will be posted here with a new “Last Updated” date.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions or wish to exercise your GDPR rights, please contact:

📩 [ufukgur@peradelft.nl]