Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Sovereign Impulse ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy governs the privacy policies and practices of our website (sovereignimpulse.com), our newsletter, and all related services (collectively, the "Services").

This policy is designed to comply with the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs), while also acknowledging the global nature of our readership, including compliance frameworks such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

2. General Financial Advice Warning

Sovereign Impulse is a publisher of macroeconomic analysis and financial information. The content provided on this website and within our newsletters is for educational and informational purposes only. It constitutes General Advice only and does not take into account your personal financial situation, objectives, or needs. We do not provide personal financial, investment, or legal advice.

3. Information We Collect

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you subscribe to our newsletter, register for paid membership tiers, or otherwise contact us.

Personal Identification Information: Name and email address when you sign up for our free or premium newsletters.
Payment Information: If you subscribe to a paid membership tier, your payment information is collected and processed securely by our third-party payment processor (e.g., Stripe). We do not directly store or hold your credit card details on our servers.
Automatically Collected Data: When you visit, use, or navigate the site, we automatically collect certain information such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, and information about how and when you use our website.
Email Tracking: Our email delivery infrastructure utilizes standard tracking technologies (like web beacons) to collect data on email open rates and link clicks to improve our content.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use personal information collected via our Services for a variety of business purposes, including:

To deliver newsletters and manage memberships: We use your email to send you the content you requested and to manage your access to restricted, premium content tiers.
To process payments: We use your information to facilitate transactions for paid subscriptions.
To improve our platform: We analyze user data to understand how our audience interacts with our macroeconomic dossiers and to improve the user experience.
To communicate with you: To send administrative information, updates to our terms, or respond to customer service inquiries.

We only share information with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services, to protect your rights, or to fulfill business obligations. We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We may share your data with:

Service Providers: Third-party vendors who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work (e.g., Ghost CMS for hosting and content management, Stripe for payment processing, Mailgun for email delivery).
Legal Obligations: When legally required to do so to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process.

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to access or store information. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of the Sovereign Impulse website may become inaccessible or not function properly.

7. Data Retention

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements). When you cancel a paid membership or unsubscribe from our newsletter, we will delete or anonymize your personal information in accordance with our data retention protocols.

8. International Data Transfers

Our servers and third-party service providers (such as Ghost CMS) may be located outside of Australia (e.g., the United States or the European Union). By using our Services, you acknowledge and consent that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in these international jurisdictions.

9. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have specific rights regarding your personal data:

Access and Correction (Australia - APPs): You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected.
GDPR Rights (EEA/UK Users): You have the right to request access to and obtain a copy of your personal information, request rectification or erasure, restrict processing, and, if applicable, data portability.
Opting Out: You can unsubscribe from our marketing and newsletter email list at any time by clicking the "Unsubscribe" link at the bottom of our emails.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Effective Date" at the top of this document. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this policy, the financial disclaimers, or how we handle your data, you may email us at:

Email: sovereignimpulse@gmail.com