Privacy Policy &
Data Protection Standards
At Hiveflick (https://hiveflick.com), we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting any personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy outlines what data we collect, how it is used, how cookies and affiliate tracking technologies function on our platform, and your legal rights regarding your personal information.
🔒 Privacy Commitments at a Glance
- ✓Zero Data Selling: We never sell, rent, trade, or broker your personal information or email addresses to third-party marketing companies.
- ✓Affiliate Tracking Transparency: When clicking outbound links (
/go/[slug]), partner networks set referral cookies governed by their respective privacy policies. Hiveflick never sees or stores your payment details. - ✓Total Control & Erasure: You can unsubscribe from emails with one click or request permanent deletion of your data at any time.
01.Who We Are
02.Information We Collect
A. Information You Voluntarily Provide
- •Email Subscriptions & Free Blueprints: When you sign up for our weekly growth engineering newsletter, workflow blueprints, or automation JSON templates, we collect your email address.
- •Consulting & Agency Inquiries: When you request an architecture call or submit an agency inquiry via our contact forms, we collect your name, business email, company name, project details, and any notes you provide.
- •Direct Communications: If you contact us via email, we retain your email address and message correspondence to respond to your inquiry.
B. Information Collected Automatically
When you navigate Hiveflick, our servers and analytics providers automatically log standard technical data, including:
- •Device & Browser Data: Browser type and version, operating system, language preferences, screen resolution, and device type (desktop, mobile, or tablet).
- •Usage Data: Pages viewed (e.g.,
/tools,/compare,/alternatives), time spent per page, referring URLs, click pathways, and timestamps. - •IP Address & Location: Truncated IP addresses used to determine general geographic location (country or city level) to optimize content delivery and prevent malicious traffic.
03.Cookies, Telemetry & Affiliate Tracking Technologies
A. Analytics & Functional Cookies: We use lightweight telemetry to understand which software showdowns and tech stacks are most useful to our readers. These cookies do not track you across unrelated third-party websites.
B. Affiliate Tracking Cookies (Third-Party): Hiveflick features outbound referral links routing through our link handler (hiveflick.com/go/[slug]). When you click a link pointing to an external software vendor (e.g., Make, HubSpot, Shopify, Apollo):
- •The vendor’s affiliate management network (such as PartnerStack, Impact.com, or Reditus) drops a temporary cookie in your browser to record that your visit originated from Hiveflick.
- •These affiliate cookies are governed by the respective privacy policies of those third-party networks and software vendors.
- •Hiveflick never receives or stores your credit card details, payment records, or billing address.
04.How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information solely for legitimate business purposes:
Sending weekly workflow templates, software audits, and email newsletters you opted into.
Processing client requests for custom automation builds and growth architecture consulting.
Analyzing traffic patterns to identify popular software categories and improve site speed.
Protecting servers, APIs, and endpoints against bot attacks, DDoS attempts, and abusive scraping.
✓ We never sell, rent, or trade your personal email address or contact details to third-party data brokers.
05.Legal Bases for Processing (GDPR & Indian DPDP Act)
- •Consent: When you explicitly enter your email to receive our blueprints or newsletters. You can withdraw consent at any time via the one-click unsubscribe link in any email.
- •Legitimate Interests: To analyze website telemetry, maintain site security, and deliver an intuitive directory browsing experience.
- •Contractual Necessity: When processing agency or consulting inquiries prior to entering into a professional services agreement.
06.Third-Party Service Providers
We may share minimal data with trusted infrastructure providers who assist in operating Hiveflick:
07.Data Retention & Security
- •Email Addresses: Retained until you click "Unsubscribe" or request data erasure.
- •Consulting Inquiries: Retained for the duration of the business engagement plus 12 months for record-keeping.
- •Security Measures: All traffic to Hiveflick is encrypted in transit using industry-standard TLS/HTTPS (SSL). We implement strict firewall rules and server access controls.
08.Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your geographic location (including under EU GDPR, California CCPA/CPRA, UK GDPR, and India's DPDP Act 2023), you hold the following rights:
Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
Request permanent deletion of your email and contact records.
Unsubscribe from all email broadcasts instantly with one click.
Request transfer of your data in a structured machine-readable format.
We respond to all verified privacy requests within 30 days.
09.Children's Privacy
Hiveflick is a business technology and software directory intended for professional operators, entrepreneurs, and adults over the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If we become aware that a minor has submitted personal data, we delete it immediately.
10.External Links Notice
Our platform contains links to external websites and SaaS tools. Once you leave hiveflick.com by clicking an outbound link or button, you are subject to that external site’s privacy terms. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of any website you visit.
11.Updates to This Policy
We may periodically update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our platform features, legal regulations, or affiliate partner terms. The updated version will always be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" timestamp.
12.Contact Information
For any privacy-related questions, data requests, or complaints: