Last updated: [date]
This Privacy Policy explains how [Company legal name] (“Way of the Code”, “we”, “us”) collects and uses personal data when you visit wayofthecode.com, buy our products, or use our plugins. We collect only what we need to sell, deliver and support our products.
Who we are
The controller of your personal data is [Company legal name], [registered address], [registration number, if any]. You can reach us about privacy at [privacy@wayofthecode.com].
What we collect and why
|
Data |
When we collect it |
Why |
Legal basis |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Name, email, message |
You use the contact form or email us |
To reply and provide support |
Legitimate interest; contract, if you’re a customer |
|
Email address |
You subscribe to the newsletter |
To send product news and release notes |
Your consent |
|
Name, email, billing address, country, VAT number |
You buy a product |
To process the order, issue invoices and deliver the license |
Contract; legal obligation (tax and accounting) |
|
License key, site URL, plugin version, WordPress and PHP version |
Our plugin checks for updates or validates a license |
To deliver updates and prevent license misuse |
Contract; legitimate interest |
|
IP address, browser type, pages visited |
You browse the site |
Security, and [anonymous usage statistics] |
Legitimate interest; consent where cookies require it |
We never see or store your full card details. Payments are handled by our payment provider (below).
Our plugins
Our plugins do not track your site’s visitors or send their personal data to us. The only data a plugin sends to our servers is what’s needed for license checks and updates, as listed in the table above. [If a plugin collects anything else, describe it here.]
Cookies
The site uses essential cookies needed for it to work, such as keeping you logged in to your account or remembering your cart. [If you use analytics: We use [analytics tool] to understand how the site is used. Where required, these cookies are only set after you agree through the cookie banner.] You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings.
Who we share data with
We don’t sell your personal data. We share it only with service providers who help us run the business, under data processing agreements:
- Payments and invoicing: [e.g. Paddle, Lemon Squeezy, Freemius or Stripe]
- Newsletter: [e.g. MailerLite, Mailchimp]
- Hosting and email: [hosting provider], [email provider]
- Analytics: [tool, or remove this line]
We may also disclose data when the law requires it, for example to tax authorities.
International transfers
Some of these providers may process data outside Serbia or the European Economic Area. When they do, we rely on safeguards such as adequacy decisions or the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses.
How long we keep data
- Contact and support messages: [2 years] after the conversation ends
- Newsletter: until you unsubscribe
- Orders and invoices: as long as tax and accounting law requires, typically [10 years]
- License and update data: while your license is active and [12 months] after it expires
- Server logs: [30 days]
Your rights
You have the right to access your data, correct it, delete it, restrict or object to its processing, and receive it in a portable format. Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it at any time, for example by using the unsubscribe link in any newsletter.
To exercise these rights, email [privacy@wayofthecode.com]. We’ll reply within 30 days. You can also complain to your data protection authority; in Serbia that’s the Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection (poverenik.rs).
Security
We use HTTPS across the site, keep software up to date and limit access to personal data to the people who need it. No system is perfectly secure, but we take reasonable steps to protect your information.
Children
Our products are made for developers and businesses. We don’t knowingly collect data from anyone under 16.
Changes to this policy
If we change this policy, we’ll update the date at the top. For significant changes, we’ll notify customers by email.
Contact
Questions about privacy? Email [privacy@wayofthecode.com] or write to [Company legal name], [address].