Last updated August 23, 2026
Privacy policy
IndieJournal is a small, solo-run product built by Edvin Becic. This page explains what gets collected here, why, and what you can do about it - in plain language, not legal filler.
The short version
- Join the waitlist and we store your email - to tell you when IndieJournal opens. Nothing else.
- We use cookies for basic analytics once you accept them. No ad trackers, no reselling data.
- Create an account later, and we store what the product needs to run - your profile, projects, and any revenue data you choose to share.
- We never sell your data. Full stop.
Information we collect
Waitlist signups
When you join the waitlist, we store your email address and the date you signed up. That's it - no name, no tracking pixel tied to the signup.
Account data, once IndieJournal is live
If you create an account, we store your name, username, and email; your authentication method (Google, GitHub, or a password you set); your check-in visibility and posting rhythm preferences; and any projects you add - their name, description, URL, and revenue figures. You choose whether each project's numbers are public or private; private stays private.
If you subscribe to Pro, Stripe processes the payment. We store your Stripe customer and subscription IDs so we know your plan is active - we never see or store your card details.
Analytics cookies
We use DataFast to see which pages get visited and where people come from. This only runs after you accept cookies in the banner shown on your first visit. You can change your mind anytime by declining, or by clearing this site's local storage in your browser.
What we don't collect
We don't buy data about you from anyone else, and we don't run ad-network trackers, fingerprinting scripts, or cross-site pixels.
Why we collect it
- Waitlist emails - you asked to be notified, so we notify you.
- Account data - to run the product you signed up for.
- Payment records - to run billing and prevent fraud.
- Analytics - only with your consent, to see what's actually useful on the site.
Who we share it with
We use a small number of processors to run IndieJournal. Each only gets what it needs to do its job, and none of them get to sell or reuse your data for their own purposes.
We don't sell your data to anyone, for any reason.
How long we keep it
- Waitlist emails - until IndieJournal launches and you're notified, or until you ask us to delete it, whichever comes first.
- Account data - for as long as your account exists, plus what's legally required for billing records after that.
- Analytics - DataFast's retention applies; we don't separately archive it.
Your rights
Wherever you are, you can ask us to:
- see what we have on you
- correct anything wrong
- delete your account and its data
- export your data
- withdraw analytics consent - decline cookies, anytime
Email edvin.becic.dev@gmail.com and we'll handle it - usually within a few days, always within 30.
If you're in the EU or UK, this is your right under GDPR. If you're in California, under the CCPA. We honor the same rights everywhere, regardless of where you live.
Cookies, specifically
We use one category of cookie - analytics, via DataFast - and only after you accept the banner shown on your first visit. We don't use marketing or ad-retargeting cookies. If you decline, IndieJournal works exactly the same; you just won't be counted in the analytics.
Children
IndieJournal isn't directed at children under 16, and we don't knowingly collect data from them.
Changes to this policy
If this changes in a meaningful way, we'll update the date at the top and, for material changes, mention it on the site.
Contact
Edvin Becic - edvin.becic.dev@gmail.com