Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 1, 2025  |  Effective: February 1, 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how Mistakora ("we," "us," or "our"), operating at mistakora.com, collects, uses, and protects information when you visit our website. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling any personal data we collect in an open and transparent manner.

1. Who We Are

Mistakora is an independent educational platform dedicated to research on investor behavior, financial psychology, and the causes of capital loss. We do not offer paid services, financial products, or investment advice. Our website is a free, informational resource.

For privacy-related inquiries, you may contact us at: info@mistakora.com

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide Voluntarily

When you use our contact form, you may provide:

• Your name (first name required, last name optional)
• Your email address
• The subject and content of your message

We collect this information only when you choose to submit it. You are not required to provide personal information to access any content on our website.

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, certain information may be collected automatically, including:

• Your browser type and version
• Your operating system
• Pages visited and time spent on pages
• Referring website or link
• Date and time of your visit
• General geographic location (country/region level, derived from IP address)

2.3 Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies. Please see our Cookie Policy for detailed information about which cookies we use and how to manage them.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To respond to your messages: Email addresses and contact form submissions are used solely to respond to your inquiry.
• To improve our website: Anonymized usage data helps us understand how visitors interact with content and identify areas for improvement.
• To ensure website security: Log data helps us detect and prevent fraudulent or harmful activity.
• To remember your preferences: We store your cookie consent choice in your browser's local storage.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable data protection laws, we process your personal data on the following legal bases:

• Consent: For cookies that are not strictly necessary for website operation.
• Legitimate interests: For basic website analytics and security purposes, where these do not override your privacy rights.
• Contractual necessity: To respond to contact form submissions you have chosen to send us.

5. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, rent, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties for commercial purposes. We may share information in the following limited circumstances:

• Service providers: We may use trusted third-party services to host our website, analyze traffic, or process email. These providers are contractually bound to use your data only for the specified purpose.
• Legal requirements: We may disclose information where required by law, court order, or governmental authority.
• Protection of rights: We may disclose information where necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of Mistakora or others.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal data for no longer than necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy:

• Contact form messages are retained for up to 12 months after our correspondence is complete.
• Anonymized analytics data may be retained for up to 26 months.
• You may request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us.

7. Your Rights

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

• Right of access: Request a copy of personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to erasure: Request deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances.
• Right to restriction: Request that we restrict processing of your data.
• Right to data portability: Receive your data in a structured, commonly used format.
• Right to object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• Right to withdraw consent: Withdraw consent for cookie use at any time via your browser settings or our cookie preference controls.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@mistakora.com. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Our website uses HTTPS encryption for all data transmission. However, no method of internet transmission is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to external websites for reference purposes. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any websites you visit.

10. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the updated policy on this page with a revised "Last updated" date. Your continued use of our website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

12. Contact

For questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

Email: info@mistakora.com
Website: mistakora.com