Last updated: October 18, 2025
Introduction
AI for Making ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website aiformak.ing and use our services.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide
- Email Address: When you subscribe to our newsletter
- Communication Data: When you contact us via email
Information Collected Automatically
- Usage Data: Pages visited, time spent, click patterns
- Device Information: Browser type, operating system, IP address
- Location Data: Country and region based on IP address for GDPR/CCPA compliance determination
- Analytics Data: Via Mixpanel for website optimization (only with consent)
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide and maintain our website and services
- Send you newsletters and updates (only if you subscribe)
- Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
- Determine if privacy consent banners are required based on your jurisdiction
- Analyze website usage to improve our content and user experience (with consent)
- Comply with legal obligations including GDPR and CCPA
Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)
We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:
- Consent: Newsletter subscriptions and analytics (you can withdraw consent at any time)
- Legitimate Interest: Website analytics and improvement
- Legal Obligation: Compliance with applicable laws
Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information. We may share your information with:
Service Providers
- Buttondown: Newsletter service (email addresses only)
- Mixpanel: Analytics service (anonymized usage data, with consent)
- Vercel: Website hosting and infrastructure
- ipapi.co: IP geolocation service for compliance determination only
Legal Requirements
We may disclose your information if required by law or in response to valid legal requests.
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.
Data Retention
- Newsletter Subscriptions: Until you unsubscribe
- Analytics Data: Maximum 26 months (only with consent)
- Location Data: 30 days for compliance determination
- Cookie Preferences: 1 year or until changed
- Communication Records: 3 years for customer support purposes
Cookie Consent Management
We implement jurisdiction-based consent management to comply with applicable privacy laws:
- Location Detection: We detect your approximate location to determine applicable privacy laws
- Targeted Consent: Cookie banners only appear for users in GDPR (EU/UK) or CCPA (California) jurisdictions
- Granular Control: You can accept all cookies, necessary only, or customize your preferences
- Easy Management: Change your preferences anytime through our cookie policy page
- Respected Choices: Analytics tracking is disabled until you provide explicit consent
Your Rights Under GDPR
If you are located in the European Union, you have the following rights:
- Right to Access: Request a copy of your personal data
- Right to Rectification: Correct inaccurate or incomplete data
- Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
- Right to Restrict Processing: Limit how we use your data
- Right to Data Portability: Receive your data in a structured format
- Right to Object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests
- Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent for newsletter and analytics
To exercise these rights, contact us at contact@aiformak.ing
International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own, including the United States where our hosting provider (Vercel) and some service providers are located. When we transfer data internationally, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place.
Children's Privacy
Our service is not intended for children under 13 years of age (or under 16 in the EU). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under these age limits. If you believe we have collected information from a child, please contact us immediately.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:
Supervisory Authority
If you are located in the EU and believe we have not addressed your concerns, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority.