Legal
Privacy policy.
The short version: we collect as little as we can, we only use analytics and ad cookies if you say yes, and we never sell your data. The long version is below.
- 1. Who we are
- 2. What we collect and why
- 3. Cookies
- 4. Who receives your data
- 5. Transfers outside the EEA
- 6. Your rights
- 7. Good to know
- 8. Contact
1. Who we are
The controller of your personal data is Creatvertise Adrian Ludek, Lipowa 37, 66-415 Chwalęcice, Poland, tax ID (NIP) 5272955879, which runs Strategist Club at strategistclub.com and strategistclub.pl ("we", "us").
For anything related to your data, write to hello@strategistclub.com.
2. What we collect and why
The Sunday Brief newsletter
Your email address, plus the date you signed up and which emails you open. We use it to send you the newsletter. Legal basis: your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). We keep it until you unsubscribe, which you can do with one click in any email.
Community waitlist
Your email address and the date you signed up. We use it to send you one invite when the community space opens. Legal basis: your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). We keep it until you have your invite or leave the list, which you can do with one click in any email.
For newsletter and waitlist signups we also keep a copy (email, date, language and the page you signed up on) on our own server at SeoHost.pl, so a signup is not lost if the email provider fails. It is deleted together with your address in Ecomail.
Buying an ad pack
Your name, email address, billing details and what you bought. Payments are processed by Stripe, so we never see your card details. We issue invoices in inFakt and email you the pack as a PDF. Legal basis: performing the contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and our accounting and tax obligations (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR). We keep order records for as long as tax law requires, in Poland 5 years from the end of the tax year.
Joining the club
The community runs on Skool. When you create an account there, we see your name, email address, profile details and what you post. Legal basis: providing the membership you signed up for (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR). We keep it while you are a member and delete or anonymise it after you leave, unless the law requires us to keep part of it longer. The platform's own privacy policy also applies.
When you email us
Your email address and whatever you write. Legal basis: our legitimate interest in answering you (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). We keep the conversation as long as needed to handle it and up to 12 months afterwards, in case you follow up.
Analytics and ads, only with your consent
If you accept analytics or marketing cookies, we use Google Analytics, Google Ads, the Meta pixel and the LinkedIn Insight Tag, loaded through Google Tag Manager. They collect pseudonymous identifiers, pages you visit, clicks, device and browser details and an approximate location. We use this to see which content works and to measure and personalise our ads. Legal basis: your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). Until you choose, these tools run in a restricted mode that sets no analytics or ad cookies (Google Consent Mode). Google Analytics data is kept for 14 months.
Server logs
Like every website, our server records technical data such as your IP address, the time of the request, the page requested and your browser type. Legal basis: our legitimate interest in keeping the site secure and working (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Logs are kept for a limited period set by our hosting provider.
3. Cookies
Cookies and similar technologies (such as your browser's local storage) are small files a site saves on your device. We sort them into three groups.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Kept for |
|---|---|---|---|
| sc_consent_v1 | Strategist Club | Necessary. Remembers your cookie choice so we do not ask again. | Until you change it or clear your browser data |
| _ga, _ga_* | Analytics. Tells visits apart and measures how the site is used. | Up to 2 years | |
| _gcl_au | Marketing. Measures conversions from Google Ads. | 90 days | |
| _fbp | Meta | Marketing. Measures and personalises ads on Facebook and Instagram. | 90 days |
| bcookie, li_sugr, lidc | Marketing. Measures and targets ads on LinkedIn. | 1 day to 1 year |
Necessary storage is always on, because the site cannot remember your choice without it. Analytics and marketing cookies are set only after you agree. You can change your mind at any time, and withdrawing consent does not affect anything done before.
You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings.
4. Who receives your data
We share data only with providers that help us run the club, and only what they need:
- SeoHost.pl, hosting of this website (Poland)
- Google Ireland Ltd (Google Workspace), our company email
- Ecomail.cz s.r.o. (Czech Republic), sending the newsletter and waitlist emails
- Stripe Payments Europe Ltd (Ireland), payments for ad packs
- inFakt sp. z o.o. (Poland), invoicing and accounting
- Make (Celonis), automation that sends your download email and invoice
- Skool, the members' space
- Google Ireland Ltd, analytics and ads, only with your consent
- Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd, ads, only with your consent
- LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, ads, only with your consent
We may also have to share data with public authorities when the law requires it. We never sell your personal data.
5. Transfers outside the EEA
Some providers, such as Google, Meta, LinkedIn, Stripe and Make, may process data in the United States. Those transfers rely on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework or the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses, which require the same level of protection as in the EU.
6. Your rights
Under the GDPR you have the right to:
- access your data and get a copy of it
- have inaccurate data corrected
- have your data deleted
- restrict how we process it
- receive it in a portable format
- object to processing based on our legitimate interest
- withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting what was done before
To use any of these rights, email hello@strategistclub.com. We reply within one month.
You can also complain to a data protection authority. In Poland that is the President of the Personal Data Protection Office (Prezes Urzędu Ochrony Danych Osobowych), ul. Stawki 2, 00-193 Warszawa, uodo.gov.pl. If you live elsewhere in the EU, you can contact your local authority.
7. Good to know
Do you have to give us your data? No, it is voluntary. But we cannot send the newsletter without your email address or sell you a pack without billing details.
Automated decisions. We do not make decisions about you based solely on automated processing, including profiling, that have legal or similarly significant effects.
Changes. If we change this policy, we will update the date at the top. For significant changes we will also let newsletter subscribers know.
8. Contact
Questions about this policy or your data: hello@strategistclub.com, or by post to Creatvertise Adrian Ludek, Lipowa 37, 66-415 Chwalęcice, Poland.