Privacy Policy

Explains how personal information is collected, used, and protected on paulobrien.com.

Last updated: January 8, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Paul O’Brien | The Email Guy (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you visit and use our website paulobrien.com (the “Service”), and describes your privacy rights and applicable legal protections.

Information We Collect

Personal Information

We may collect personal information you voluntarily provide, such as:

Name
Email address
This typically happens when you sign up for newsletters or contact us.

Usage Information

We automatically collect data about how you use the Service, including:

IP address
Browser type and version
Device type
Pages visited
Time and date of visit
Time spent on pages
Unique device identifiers

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies (like web beacons and tags) to:

Understand how you use our site
Store preferences
Improve and analyse our Service

Cookies may be:

Session cookies – deleted when you close your browser
Persistent cookies – stored until you delete them electronically

If you disable cookies in your browser, some site features may not work as intended.

How We Use Your Data

We use your information to:

Provide and maintain our Service
Monitor and improve how the Service works
Communicate with you (e.g., newsletters or updates)
Analyse trends and user behaviour
Comply with legal requirements

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

We may share your data with:

Service providers (e.g., analytics tools or email services)
Affiliate links, clicking them may set cookies
Legal authorities when required by law
During business transfers, such as mergers or acquisitions

We take reasonable steps to ensure that third parties protect your data appropriately.

Who processes your data

To operate and maintain this website, a small number of trusted service providers process limited personal data on our behalf:

Hosting: This site is hosted by MagicPages, which provides the infrastructure used to deliver the website and store its data.
Newsletter and member subscriptions: We use Ghost Members to manage newsletter sign-ups and member accounts. If paid subscriptions are enabled, payments are processed securely by Stripe.
Analytics: We use Ghost’s built-in analytics to understand how the site is used and to improve its performance and content.

These providers process data only as necessary to deliver their services and in accordance with applicable data-protection laws.

Data Retention and Security

We retain personal information only as long as necessary to fulfil:

the purposes described in this policy,
legal obligations,
dispute resolution, or
enforcement of agreements.

We use commercially reasonable security measures to protect your information, but no method of online transmission is completely secure.

International Data Transfers

Providers that may process data outside the UK and rely on appropriate safeguards (if applicable)

Children's Privacy

Our Service is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child, please contact us to remove it.

Your Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law (e.g. GDPR if you’re in the EU/UK), you may have rights to:

Access the personal data we hold about you
Correct inaccurate or incomplete data
Delete your personal information
Opt out of certain data uses

You can exercise these rights by contacting us at the address below.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any site you visit.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. If we make significant changes, we will notify you via a notice on the site or by email where applicable. The “Last updated” date at the top reflects the policy version.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your data rights, contact:

📧 Email: hello@paulobrien.com