Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 2026
AIBusinessWatch ("AIBusinessWatch," "we," "us," or "our") operates aibusinesswatch.com and related newsletters, podcasts, and services (collectively, the "Services"). This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use and share it, and the choices and rights available to you.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information in a few ways:
- Information you provide directly - your name and email address when you subscribe to a newsletter, create an account, submit a contact form, pitch a guest article, or purchase a subscription.
- Usage data - pages visited, articles read, links clicked, referring pages, device and browser type, and approximate location (derived from IP address), collected automatically as you use the Services.
- Information from third parties - such as payment confirmation from our payment processor, or engagement data from our email delivery provider (opens, clicks, bounces).
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Deliver our journalism, newsletters, podcasts, and intelligence products
- Process subscriptions and payments
- Respond to inquiries, guest post pitches, and support requests
- Personalize content recommendations and improve site navigation
- Send service updates and, where you have opted in, marketing communications
- Analyze readership trends and measure content performance
- Detect, investigate, and prevent fraud, abuse, and security incidents
3. Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies for authentication, remembering your preferences, measuring site analytics, and understanding newsletter engagement (such as whether an email was opened). You can control cookies through your browser settings; blocking certain cookies may limit some site features.
4. AI and Automated Processing
As an AI-focused publication, we use automated tools and, in limited cases, AI-assisted systems in our own operations - for example, to support editorial research, content tagging, and internal recommendation features. Automated tools may assist our editorial team but do not independently generate or publish news content without human review. We do not use automated decision-making to make legal or similarly significant decisions about you.
5. How We Share Information
We do not sell your personal information. We share information only in the following circumstances:
- With service providers who perform functions on our behalf - hosting, email delivery, payment processing, and analytics - under confidentiality obligations
- If required by law, legal process, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of AIBusinessWatch, our readers, or others
- In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, with notice to affected users where required
6. Links to Other Websites
Our articles and newsletters link to third-party websites, including companies and sources we cover. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites, and we encourage you to review their policies before providing them information.
7. Data Retention and Security
We retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide the Services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. We apply industry-standard technical and organizational measures to protect your data, though no method of transmission or storage over the internet is completely secure.
8. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, export, or delete your personal information, and to object to or restrict certain processing, including opting out of marketing emails via the unsubscribe link in any newsletter. Residents of the European Economic Area, UK, and certain U.S. states (including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and Virginia) may have specific statutory rights under applicable data protection law. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@aibusinesswatch.com. We will not discriminate against you for exercising these rights.
9. International Data Transfers
Our Services are operated from the United States. If you access the Services from outside the U.S., your information will be transferred to and processed in the U.S., which may have data protection laws different from those of your country.
10. Children's Privacy
The Services are intended for a business and professional audience and are not directed to children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you believe a child has provided us information, contact us and we will delete it.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. Material changes will be announced on this page, with an updated "Last updated" date, or by email where appropriate, before they take effect.
12. Contact Us
Questions about this policy or your personal information? Email us at privacy@aibusinesswatch.com, or reach our general team at hello@aibusinesswatch.com.