Privacy Policy

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BullTraders.com ("we", "us") publishes independent reviews and comparison tools for traders. This policy explains what data we collect, why, who processes it on our behalf, and the choices you have. It covers only this website.

The short version

BullTraders runs on Drupal. Account sign-in, newsletter delivery, contact messages and video access use the services described below. We use Google Analytics only if you accept it, and separate cookieless analytics. Some preferences and lesson progress are stored in your browser.

What we collect and why

• Analytics, only with consent. If you accept analytics cookies, we use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand which pages are useful. The Google tag loads only after you accept, so it sends nothing before that or if you reject. If you withdraw consent, it stops and its cookies are removed from your browser. We do not intentionally send names or email addresses to GA4.
• Aggregate, cookieless traffic counts. We use Cloudflare, our content delivery network, and its Analytics Engine to keep aggregate traffic and outbound-link counts for editorial and reporting purposes. These counts do not require an analytics cookie.
• Self-hosted site analytics (Umami). We use our own Umami service at analytics.smbr.cc to count visits and page views on bulltraders.com and www.bulltraders.com. The tracker runs independently of optional Google Analytics consent and uses no analytics cookies. We exclude query strings and URL fragments from tracked page addresses and do not configure names, email addresses, or account identifiers for Umami. We also count outbound link activations, recording the destination website or configured partner, page and link placement, without sending the destination URL or its tracking parameters. These counts are independent of registrations or commissions reported by partners.
• Newsletter, only if you ask. If you submit the newsletter form, your email address is sent to EmailOctopus, which manages our subscriber list and sends the emails. You can unsubscribe from any email.
• Contact messages. If you use the contact form, your message and the email address you provide are sent to our contact-form service at forms.websrv24.com and delivered to us. We use them only to reply.
• Accounts and video lessons. BullTraders manages accounts in Drupal. We store your username, email address, password hash and account settings on our server, and use a session cookie to keep you signed in. Course videos are served from private storage after Drupal checks your access. IDs of lessons you have started watching are stored locally in your browser, associated with your Drupal user ID and course; they are not synchronized to a progress database. Clearing browser storage removes that local progress. Account verification, password reset and account deletion emails are delivered through our mail service.
• Browser preferences. We store your theme choice, cookie preferences and the local lesson progress described above in your browser.
• Search. Your search query is sent to BullTraders, where Drupal searches our local content index. We do not send the query to an external search provider.

Services that process data

The following services support these features. Some are third-party providers and some are services we operate:

• Cloudflare (content delivery, security and aggregate analytics)
• Google Analytics 4 (website analytics; analytics cookie storage requires consent)
• Our analytics.smbr.cc service (self-hosted Umami page, visit and outgoing-click counts)
• EmailOctopus (newsletter delivery)
• Our forms.websrv24.com service (contact messages and account email delivery)

Third-party providers handle data under their own privacy terms. We operate the self-hosted services described above. We do not sell your personal data.

Cookies

We group cookies into two categories, which you control through the cookie banner and the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer:

• Strictly necessary. Required for the site to work. This includes the Drupal session cookie, used when you sign in to your account. These are always on.
• Analytics. Google Analytics 4 storage is enabled only after you accept.

If you reject analytics, the Google tag does not load and no GA4 cookies are set. Newsletter submission goes to our first-party endpoint, which relays your email to EmailOctopus; it does not set a marketing cookie.

External links

Some outbound links route through our redirect at /go/ before opening the provider's website. That website may set its own cookies once you arrive, governed by its own privacy policy.

Your choices and rights

• Change or withdraw cookie consent at any time using the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer.
• Unsubscribe from the newsletter using the link in any email, or by contacting us.
• Request access to or deletion of your personal data by contacting us. You can also delete your Drupal account from its settings; for data held by an external processor, we will pass the request to that processor.

Data retention

We keep aggregate traffic and outgoing-click reports in private reporting storage, without visitor identities or raw session records. We keep your Drupal account while it is active; you can request its deletion from your account settings. Newsletter data is kept until you unsubscribe. Contact messages are kept only as long as needed to handle your enquiry.

Children

This site is intended for adults making trading decisions and is not directed at children under 16.

Contact

Questions about this policy? Email contact@bulltraders.com or use the contact form.

Changes

We may update this policy as the site evolves. The "last updated" date above reflects the most recent change.