Privacy Policy for Signal & Value (sinalevalor.com)

Last Updated: June 13, 2026

1. Introduction and Scope

Welcome to Signal & Value (accessible via sinalevalor.com, hereinafter referred to as the “Website,” “Platform,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). This Privacy Policy governs the processing of personal data collected from users, visitors, and subscribers (hereinafter referred to as “User,” “you,” or “your”) who interact with our Website, infrastructure, software integrations, and related communication channels, including independent subscription networks (such as Substack).

We are deeply committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of any information collected through our decentralized or local analytical infrastructure. This document outlines what information we collect, how it is processed, the legal basis for processing, and your rights under applicable international data protection laws, including but not limited to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR – EU), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA – USA), and the Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD – Brazil).

By accessing or using the Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

2. Legal Basis for Data Processing

We process personal data only when there is a valid legal basis to do so under applicable data protection frameworks:

Consent: You have given clear and explicit consent for us to process your personal data for a specific purpose (e.g., subscribing to our newsletter or Substack).
Legitimate Interests: Processing is necessary for our legitimate professional and research interests, provided those interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms (e.g., maintaining server security, debugging network telemetries, and optimizing Website performance).
Legal Obligation: Processing is required to comply with statutory or regulatory obligations to which the Platform is subject.

3. Information We Collect

We collect both voluntarily provided information and automated technical data necessary for the deployment and optimization of our real-time tracking infrastructure.

A. Automated Technical Data (Log Files and Telemetry)

Like most analytical and web-hosting platforms, our servers automatically log standard network information when you navigate the Website. This data includes, but is not limited to:

Internet Protocol (IP) addresses (anonymized where required by law).
Browser type, version, and language settings.
Internet Service Provider (ISP) and operating system specifications.
Date and time stamps of access.
Referring/exit pages and clickstream data.
Network latency and telemetry interaction parameters.

Note: This technical data is primarily used for security auditing, preventing Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, ensuring thread stability within our local server engines, and diagnosing routing bottlenecks. It is not used to personally identify individual users.

B. Information You Voluntarily Provide

We collect personal data that you explicitly and knowingly submit to us. This includes:

Subscription Data: Email addresses, names, or usernames provided when subscribing to our newsletters, Substack instances, or platform update logs.
Correspondence Data: Metadata and content of any inquiries, feedback, or academic communications sent via embedded contact forms or official email addresses.

C. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

The Website utilizes cookies, web beacons, and persistent local storage technologies to enhance technical stability and personalize user experience.

Essential Cookies: Necessary for basic web server operations, script executions, and secure session management.
Analytical/Performance Cookies: Utilized by third-party services (such as WordPress core analytics or web-traffic monitor plugins) to quantify visitor flows and optimize system resource allocation.
Preference Cookies: Retain your custom display preferences (such as dark mode configurations or specific telemetry layout styles).

You can control, restrict, or disable cookie collection via your individual browser settings. However, disabling essential cookies may impact the performance and real-time synchronization of our telemetry dashboards.

4. Third-Party Services and Data Integration

Our independent monitoring environment operates in tandem with external third-party infrastructure and data providers.

Subscription Platforms (Substack): When you join our international subscription list, your email and subscription metadata are processed directly by Substack Inc. in accordance with their independent privacy protocols.
Financial and Economic APIs: Our backend engines fetch open-source, public data from providers such as Yahoo Finance and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED) API. These external connections pull structural market data to our local server environment. No user-specific personal data is transmitted to these financial institutions or APIs during your session.
Hosting and CMS Infrastructure: The Website is deployed via a WordPress content management framework. Standard security, database maintenance, and performance plugins may log generalized analytical data under strict data processing agreements.

5. Data Retention and Security

We implement strict administrative, technical, and cryptographic safeguards to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

Automated server log files are kept for a limited period (typically no longer than 90 days) unless required for persistent security investigations or legal obligations.
Voluntarily provided data (such as email subscriptions) is retained continuously until you explicitly request its removal or unsubscribe from our channels.

While we apply high-level cryptographic protocols and local script isolation, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security against malicious, nation-state, or advanced persistent threats targeting global routing infrastructures.

6. International Data Transfers

The operations of Signal & Value are cross-border by nature. Personal data collected within your region may be transferred to, stored in, and processed across servers located in the United States, Europe, and Latin America. By interacting with the Website, you consent to the transborder transfer of your technical data, provided that the receiving jurisdictions maintain adequate data safety mechanisms or standard contractual clauses aligned with international frameworks.

7. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your geographical location and the jurisdiction governing your residency, you possess specific, enforceable statutory rights regarding your personal data:

A. European Union and United Kingdom Citizens (GDPR / UK GDPR)

Right of Access and Rectification: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you or demand corrections to inaccurate data.
Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): You have the right to request the permanent deletion of your data from our active storage.
Right to Restrict or Object to Processing: You may object to the processing of your data under specific legitimate interest provisions.
Right to Data Portability: You can request that your data be transferred to another digital service provider in a structured, machine-readable format.

B. California Residents (CCPA / CPRA)

Right to Know: You have the right to request disclosure of the specific categories and pieces of personal data collected over the past 12 months.
Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing: We do not sell, rent, or trade personal consumer data to third-party data brokers for commercial monetization.
Right to Non-Discrimination: Exercising your privacy rights will never result in degraded access, price adjustments, or structural changes to your utilization of the Website.

C. Brazilian Citizens (LGPD)

You have the right to confirm the existence of data processing, access your data, correct incomplete or outdated logs, and request anonymization or deletion of unnecessary data blocks.

To exercise any of these rights, please submit a formal, verifiable request to our administrative endpoint via the contact channels provided below.

8. Children’s Privacy

Our academic and analytical research models are intended solely for adult audiences, researchers, and professional operators. We do not knowingly collect, solicit, or maintain personal information from individuals under the age of 18 (or the equivalent legal age of majority in your jurisdiction). If we detect that an underage user has submitted data, it will be scrubbed immediately from our databases.

9. Amendments to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the regulatory right to modify, adjust, or completely overhaul this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect software stack upgrades, infrastructural re-calibrations, or shifting statutory frameworks. Any changes will be posted immediately on this page with an updated “Last Updated” timestamp at the top of the document. Your continued use of the Website following modifications constitutes your explicit acceptance of the revised policy terms.

10. Contact Information

If you have any technical questions, legal inquiries, or formal compliance requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of your data within our infrastructure, please contact us at:

Email Endpoint: [email protected]

Web Platform: sinalevalor.com