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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: February 9, 2026

1. Introduction

At idir.ai ("we," "our," or "us"), we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services, including our newsletter and podcast subscriptions.

By using our website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the site.

2. Data Controller

Data controller: Idir Ouhab Meskine.

Contact for privacy requests: [email protected].

3. Information We Collect

3.1 Personal Information

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

  • Subscribe to our newsletter or podcast notifications
  • Contact us through forms on our website
  • Participate in quizzes or interactive features

This information may include:

  • Email address
  • Language preference (English or Spanish)
  • Subscription preferences (newsletter, podcast)
  • Any other information you choose to provide

3.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device, including:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system
  • Referring website
  • Pages visited and time spent on pages
  • Date and time of visit

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect in the following ways:

  • Newsletter and Podcast Delivery: To send you daily AI news updates and/or podcast episode notifications based on your subscription preferences
  • Communication: To respond to your inquiries, comments, or feedback
  • Service Improvement: To understand how users interact with our website and improve our content and services
  • Analytics: To analyze trends, track user engagement, and gather demographic information
  • Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws and regulations

5. Legal Bases for Processing

We process your personal data under the following legal bases (GDPR):

  • Consent: Newsletter and podcast subscriptions, analytics cookies where required
  • Contract: Training, speaking, and consulting services you request or purchase
  • Legitimate Interests: Improving our website, security, and responding to inquiries
  • Legal Obligation: Accounting and compliance requirements

6. Newsletter and Subscription Management

We offer two types of email subscriptions:

  • Newsletter: Daily AI news and insights (available in English and Spanish)
  • Podcast: Notifications about new podcast episodes (Spanish only)

You can manage your subscription preferences at any time:

  • Click the unsubscribe link in any email we send you
  • Visit our unsubscribe page to update your preferences
  • Contact us directly to modify or cancel your subscriptions

Your email address and subscription preferences are stored securely and are only used for the purposes you have consented to.

7. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to operate our website and deliver our services:

  • Supabase (EU): Database and authentication services
  • Mailgun (EU): Sending newsletter and podcast notification emails
  • Sentry (EU): Error monitoring and performance diagnostics
  • Google Analytics: Website analytics (consent-based where required)
  • Cookiebot: Consent management platform
  • Cloudflare R2 (EU): Object storage for media assets
  • Netlify: Website hosting and deployment
  • n8n: Workflow automation and subscription management

These third-party services may have access to your personal information only to perform specific tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third-party services.

8. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and store certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device.

We use Cookiebot to manage consent. You can review and change your consent preferences at any time via the cookie banner. Analytics cookies (such as Google Analytics) are only set when you give consent where required.

9. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:

  • Encryption of data in transit and at rest
  • Regular security assessments and updates
  • Access controls and authentication mechanisms
  • Secure data storage practices

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

When you unsubscribe from our newsletter or podcast notifications, we will retain your email address in our suppression list to ensure we do not send you future communications, but we will remove other associated data.

11. Your Data Protection Rights

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

  • Access: Request copies of your personal information
  • Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
  • Erasure: Request deletion of your personal information
  • Restriction: Request restriction of processing of your personal information
  • Data Portability: Request transfer of your information to another organization or directly to you
  • Objection: Object to our processing of your personal information

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority in Germany.

12. International Data Transfers

Our primary data processing takes place within the European Union. If data is transferred outside the EU (for example, due to a third-party provider), we rely on appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses.

13. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we can take necessary actions.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

15. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or if you would like to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us:

We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe.

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