Privacy Policy
At TechTargets, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding that information.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information in two ways: information you provide to us directly, and information collected automatically when you visit our website.
1.1 Information You Provide
- Contact form submissions — your name, email address, and message content
- Newsletter sign-ups — your email address
- Comments or feedback — any content you voluntarily submit
1.2 Information Collected Automatically
- Log data — IP address, browser type, pages visited, time and date of visit, referring URLs
- Cookies and similar tracking technologies — session cookies, preference cookies, analytics cookies
- Device information — screen resolution, operating system, browser version
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To respond to your contact form enquiries and messages
- To send newsletters and content updates you have opted into
- To analyse website traffic and improve our content and user experience
- To detect and prevent spam, abuse, or fraudulent activity
- To comply with legal obligations
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.
4. Third-Party Services
We use trusted third-party services to operate our website. Each has its own privacy policy:
- Google Analytics — website traffic analysis. See Google's Privacy Policy at policies.google.com/privacy
- Google AdSense — advertising. See Google's Advertising Privacy Policy at policies.google.com/technologies/ads
- Supabase — backend infrastructure and data storage. See supabase.com/privacy
- Vercel — website hosting. See vercel.com/legal/privacy-policy
Links to external websites are provided for your convenience. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites.
5. Data Retention
We retain your personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy:
- Contact form submissions — retained for up to 12 months, then deleted
- Newsletter subscriptions — retained until you unsubscribe
- Server logs — retained for up to 90 days for security purposes
- Analytics data — retained in anonymised form indefinitely
6. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right to access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- Right to rectification — request correction of inaccurate data
- Right to erasure — request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten")
- Right to restrict processing — request that we limit how we use your data
- Right to data portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
- Right to object — object to our processing of your personal data
To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details in Section 9. We will respond within 30 days.
7. Children's Privacy
TechTargets is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected data from a child, please contact us immediately and we will delete it.
8. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. These include encrypted data transmission (HTTPS), access controls, and secure third-party infrastructure.
No method of internet transmission or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us:
- Email: privacy@techtargets.net
- Contact form: techtargets.net/contact
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of TechTargets after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.