Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how Smartest Red Pill ("we," "us," or "the site"), operated by Ava Sterling, collects, uses, and protects the personal information of visitors to smartestredpill.com.

1. Information We Collect

Email addresses

When you subscribe to receive a free chapter or join the Volume 2 waitlist, we collect your email address. This information is stored and managed by Brevo (formerly Sendinblue). You can review Brevo's privacy policy at brevo.com/legal/privacypolicy.

Analytics data

With your consent, we use Google Analytics 4 to collect anonymized data about how visitors use the site. You can opt out by declining cookies in the banner at the bottom of this page.

Server logs

Our hosting provider (Hostinger) automatically records server logs that may include your IP address, browser type, and access time.

2. How We Use Your Information

• To deliver the free chapter PDF to your email address
• To notify you about the release of Volume 2 of the book
• To understand how visitors interact with the site (via anonymous analytics)
• We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes

3. Cookies

• Analytics cookies (Google Analytics 4): Only loaded after you accept cookies via the consent banner.
• Functionality cookies: A small cookie records your cookie consent preference.

4. Your Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

• The right to access the data we hold about you
• The right to correct inaccurate data
• The right to request deletion of your data
• The right to withdraw consent for email communications (via unsubscribe link in any email)
• The right to opt out of analytics tracking

5. Third-Party Services

• Brevo: brevo.com/legal/privacypolicy
• Google Analytics: policies.google.com/privacy
• Hostinger: hostinger.com/privacy-policy

6. Data Retention

Email addresses are retained in our Brevo list until you unsubscribe or request deletion. Analytics data is retained according to Google Analytics' standard retention settings (14 months by default).

7. Children

This site is intended for adults (18+). We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors.

8. Contact

For privacy-related inquiries: ava@smartestredpill.com

This site is an independent editorial project. Not affiliated with or operated by Nassar Taleb or his publisher.