Privacy Policy

Last Updated: September 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to AI Eating The World ("AETW", "we", "us", or "our"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy informs you how we handle your personal data when you visit our website, subscribe to our newsletter, or contact us, and explains your privacy rights under applicable data protection regulations.

2. Children's Online Privacy Protection (COPPA)

Our website, newsletter, and services are strictly intended for individuals who are at least 16 years of age (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly solicit, collect, or maintain personal information from children under the age of 13 in compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA") and applicable international minor privacy laws.

If you are under 16, please do not attempt to register for our newsletter or submit any personal information to us. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal data from a child under 13 without verified parental consent, we will promptly delete that information from our records. If you believe a minor under 13 has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately at contact@aieatingtheworld.com.

3. Information We Collect

We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us, as well as limited technical information collected automatically when you browse our site:

• Newsletter Subscription: When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address and subscription preferences.
• Inquiries and Communications: When you submit an advertising inquiry or editorial message, we collect your name, email, company name, and the contents of your message.
• Technical and Usage Data: Anonymized or pseudonymous technical data, including browser type, operating system, approximate geographic region (country/city level), referring URLs, and pages viewed.

4. Analytics, Cookies & No Session Replay

We value your privacy and do not engage in intrusive surveillance:

• No Session Replay / Keystroke Logging: We do not employ session recording tools (such as Hotjar, Clarity, or FullStory) that log user keystrokes, mouse trails, or full sessions.
• Google Consent Mode v2: We utilize Google Analytics 4 with Google Consent Mode v2 configured to default all storage and ad personalization to "denied" until you grant affirmative consent via our Cookie Preferences banner.
• Vercel Web Analytics: We use privacy-preserving, cookieless Vercel Web Analytics to measure site performance and visitor trends without tracking individual identities.
• Locally Hosted Fonts: All typography and fonts are hosted directly on our own infrastructure. No dynamic requests or IP addresses are shared with external font servers (such as Google Fonts CDN).

5. Third-Party Service Providers and Data Processors

We partner with trusted third-party service providers to deliver our publication and ensure operational security. These providers process data only on our instructions:

• Beehiiv: Our newsletter management and delivery platform. When you subscribe, your email is securely stored and processed by Beehiiv in accordance with CAN-SPAM, GDPR, and anti-spam standards. Every email includes an immediate, one-click unsubscribe mechanism.
• Cloudflare Turnstile: Used to protect subscription forms and contact endpoints from automated bot spam without invasive visual challenges or tracking across external sites.
• Resend: Used to securely route inbound transactional inquiries and contact messages.
• Sanity: Our headless content management system used by editorial staff to publish articles and guides.

6. Affiliate Links and Advertising

Some links on our website are affiliate links. If you click on an affiliate link and make a purchase, third-party affiliate networks may use cookies or attribution identifiers to track the referral and process commissions at no additional cost to you. For more information, please see our Affiliate Disclosure.

7. Your Privacy Rights (GDPR & CCPA/CPRA)

Depending on your location, you may have specific statutory rights regarding your personal information:

• EEA / UK (GDPR): You have the right to access, rectify, or erase your personal data; restrict or object to processing; and request data portability. Where processing relies on consent, you may withdraw consent at any time through our Cookie Preferences banner or by unsubscribing.
• California Residents (CCPA/CPRA): You have the right to know what personal information we collect, the right to request deletion of your information, the right to correct inaccurate data, and the right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights. We do not sell your personal data or share your personal data for cross-context behavioral advertising without your affirmative consent.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions about this privacy policy, wish to exercise any of your data protection rights, or would like to submit a data deletion request, please reach out to us at: