How we collect, use, and protect your personal data — simply and transparently.
Last updated: July 18, 2025
Fuence Podcast ("we," "us," or "our") operates www.fuence.com to provide podcast content, research publications, petition campaigns, and membership-based community access. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect your personal data in compliance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for EU/EEA residents and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) for California residents.
We collect minimal data to operate our services:
We use your data only to:
We do not use your data for marketing, profiling, or advertising purposes without your explicit prior consent.
Our contact form is powered by Google Forms (Google LLC, United States). To submit the form, you are required to sign in with a Google account, which allows Google to share your name with us via its Sign-In API. We do not collect or store your email address.
By checking the "I agree" box in the form, you provide explicit consent to the processing of your data as described in this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting us through the contact form, though withdrawal does not affect data already processed.
A manual verification question is used to prevent spam and does not collect additional personal data. Data submitted via the form is processed by Google LLC and may be stored on servers in the United States. Google complies with GDPR via standard contractual clauses. Please review Google's Privacy Policy for further details.
Form responses are retained only as long as necessary to address your enquiry or as required by applicable law. You may request deletion of your data at any time through the contact form.
We do not sell your personal data. We share your data only with:
Your data is stored securely by our third-party service providers (Google, Stripe, Patreon, Change.org, Discord). We implement reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect your data from unauthorised access, disclosure, or misuse. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and you submit data at your own risk.
Data Breach Notification: In the event of a personal data breach that is likely to result in a risk to your rights and freedoms, we will notify the relevant supervisory authority within 72 hours of becoming aware of the breach, where required by the GDPR. If the breach is likely to result in a high risk to your rights, we will also notify you directly without undue delay.
This Site does not set first-party tracking or advertising cookies. YouTube video embeds may set third-party cookies from Google/YouTube for video functionality and analytics. You can manage and block these cookies through your browser settings. For more information, see Google's Cookie Policy.
For authorised members accessing Restricted Content, we may store minimal information necessary to verify and maintain access (e.g., membership tier, access status). This information is not shared with third parties beyond what is necessary to operate the membership platforms. Access records may be retained for the duration of the membership and for a reasonable period thereafter for legal and operational purposes.
Depending on your jurisdiction, you have the right to:
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us through the contact form. We will respond within the timeframes required by applicable law (within 30 days under GDPR; within 45 days under CCPA).
Data is processed by the following third-party services:
We encourage you to review each platform's privacy policy before engaging with their services.
Some of our service providers are based in the United States. Where personal data is transferred from the EU/EEA or UK to the US, the transfer takes place under appropriate safeguards, including standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission.
This Site is not directed at children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected data from a child under 13, please contact us immediately through the contact form and we will promptly delete it.
This Privacy Policy is governed by applicable data protection law, including the GDPR for EU/EEA residents and the CCPA for California residents. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority.
For questions, data rights requests, or privacy concerns, please contact us through the contact form at fuence.com/contact. We do not publish a direct email address publicly. We will respond within the timeframes required by applicable law.
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. For significant changes, we will provide notice on our Site. Continued use of the Site following any update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.