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Privacy Policy of www.tillythecoder.com
This Website collects some Personal Data from its Users.
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Owner and Data Controller
Tilly The Coder
Owner contact email: tilly@tillythecoder.com
Types of Data collected
Among the types of Personal Data that this Website collects, by itself or through third parties, there are:
Cookies
First name, Last name
Email address
Username
Password (encrypted)
Profile photo
Comments submitted on articles
Usage Data (pages visited, time on page, clicks)
IP address and coarse location
Billing information processed via Stripe (name, billing address, country)
Purchase history (courses enrolled)
Complete details on each type of Personal Data collected are provided in the dedicated sections of this privacy policy or by specific explanation texts displayed prior to Data collection.
Personal Data may be freely provided by the User, or, in the case of Usage Data, collected automatically when using this Website. Unless specified otherwise, all Data requested by this Website is mandatory and failure to provide this Data may make it impossible for this Website to provide its services.
Mode and place of processing the Data
Methods of processing
The Owner takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorized destruction of the Data. Processing is carried out using computers and/or IT‑enabled tools, following organizational procedures and modes strictly related to the purposes indicated.
In addition to the Owner, in some cases, the Data may be accessible to certain types of persons in charge, involved with the operation of this Website (administration, technical support, marketing, system administration) or external parties (such as hosting providers, email service providers, analytics providers) appointed as Data Processors by the Owner. The updated list of these parties may be requested from the Owner at any time.
Place
The Data is processed at the Owner’s operating offices in London and on servers hosted by Laravel Cloud in Frankfurt, Germany. Depending on the User’s location, data transfers may involve transferring the User’s Data to a country other than their own.
Business Transfers
If Tilly The Coder Ltd. sells, transfers, or merges parts of its business, or is acquired by another company, Personal Data may be transferred to the new owner to continue operating services and providing Account access. The new owner will be required to protect your data in line with this Privacy Policy and UK/EU laws.
Retention time
Unless specified otherwise, Personal Data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose it has been collected for and may be retained for longer due to applicable legal obligation or based on the User’s consent.
Purposes of processing
Data is collected to allow the Owner to:
Provide and improve hosting and backend infrastructure
Optimize and distribute traffic
Register and authenticate Users
Contact Users regarding Account activity or updates
Enable commenting on articles
Handle payments via Stripe (external link)
Manage Profiles (upload/change profile photo)
Send newsletters and course announcements
Display content from external platforms
Perform analytics and infrastructure monitoring
Protect against fraud and misuse
For specific information about the Personal Data used for each purpose, refer to “Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data.”
Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data
Analytics
Tools: Google Analytics, Laravel Telescope (usage data automatically collected)
Contacting the User
Email newsletters, course updates, support messages
Content commenting
User name, email, profile photo, comment text
Handling payments
External Stripe link: no card data stored on this Website
Hosting and backend infrastructure
Laravel Cloud (Frankfurt data center)
Infrastructure monitoring
Laravel Horizon, Telescope logs
Registration and authentication
Username, email, encrypted password
Managing contacts and sending messages
Mailgun or SendGrid for transactional emails
Traffic optimization and distribution
Cloudflare CDN and firewall
Displaying content from external platforms
Embedded videos, code snippets via GitHub Gist
The Service is not directed to children under the age of 13.
Cookie Policy
This Website uses Cookies and similar tracking tools to provide its services. For more information, please consult the separate Cookie Policy available at www.tillythecoder.com/cookie-policy.
Legal basis of processing
The Owner may process Personal Data if one of the following applies:
User has given consent for one or more specific purposes
Provision of Data is necessary for the performance of a contract with the User
Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation
Processing is necessary to protect the Owner’s legitimate interests (fraud prevention, site security)
Rights of Users under GDPR
Users may exercise certain rights regarding their Data:
Withdraw consent at any time
Object to processing for legitimate interests or marketing
Access their Data and obtain a copy
Verify and rectify inaccurate or incomplete Data
Restrict the processing of their Data
Erase their Data (right to be forgotten)
Data portability: receive Data in structured, machine‑readable format
Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
For more details on each right and how to exercise them, please contact the Owner using the details above.
How to exercise these rights
Any requests to exercise User rights can be directed to the Owner at tilly@tillythecoder.com Such requests are free of charge and will be acted upon within one month.
Additional information
Legal action: Personal Data may be used for legal purposes by the Owner in Court or in the stages leading to possible legal action.
System logs and maintenance: System logs (including IP Address) may be collected for operation and maintenance.
Information not contained in this policy: More details can be requested from the Owner at any time.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
The Owner reserves the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time by notifying Users on this page and, where feasible, via email. It is recommended to check this page often; the date of the last modification is listed below.