Short version: we collect the minimum we need to run EdgeCasts, we don’t sell your data, and we use third parties only where the job genuinely requires one. This page tells you exactly what that means.
What we collect
When you sign up, we collect your email address and whatever name you provide. That’s handled by our authentication provider, Clerk.
When you subscribe, our payment processor Stripe collects your billing information. We never see your full card details. We receive a Stripe customer ID and the subscription status.
When you watch a screencast, our video host Mux receives playback events from your browser (play, pause, quality changes) so the player works and so we can see aggregate viewership. We store your watch position and duration per episode so we can show you "Continue watching" next time.
When you use the contact form, we collect the name, email, subject, and message you type, so we can reply to you.
What we don’t collect
- No third-party advertising cookies. We don’t run ads.
- No analytics fingerprinting. We don’t load Google Analytics or similar.
- No tracking pixels in our emails. The activation email is plain HTML with no open tracking.
- No payment card numbers. Those live at Stripe, not on our servers.
Who we share it with
The only places your data is processed outside our own infrastructure:
- Clerk: authentication, session management, and storage of your subscription tier. See clerk.com/privacy.
- Stripe: billing, payment processing, invoices. See stripe.com/privacy.
- Mux: video streaming and playback analytics. See mux.com/privacy.
- Cloudflare: the infrastructure running this site and storing watch history. See cloudflare.com/privacypolicy.
- Resend: transactional email delivery (welcome email, contact form responses). See resend.com/legal.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to anyone, for any reason.
Cookies
We set exactly the cookies required to keep you signed in. No advertising cookies, no tracking pixels, no cross-site identifiers.
Your rights
You can access, export, correct, or delete your data at any time. Account deletion wipes your Clerk profile, ends your Stripe subscription, and removes your watch history.
If you’re in the EU, UK, or California, you have additional statutory rights under GDPR, UK GDPR, and CCPA respectively, including the right to object to processing and to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. Email us and we’ll help.
Data retention
- Account data is kept as long as your account exists, and wiped on deletion.
- Watch history entries expire after one year of inactivity per episode.
- Billing records are retained for the period required by applicable financial regulations (typically 7 years).
- Contact form messages are retained only as long as needed to resolve your request.
Children
EdgeCasts is a professional tool for working adults. It is not directed to children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect information from them.
Changes to this policy
If we change anything material, we’ll email subscribers and update the "Last updated" date above. Non-material changes (typos, clarifications, new third-party sub-processors that do the same kind of job an existing one does) may happen without notice.
Contact
Privacy questions, data requests, or anything else: write us at the contact page. We respond within two business days.