# Privacy Policy

**Last updated: 2025-05-29**

At Roots ([roots.io](https://roots.io/)), we respect your privacy and are committed to being transparent about how we collect and use information.

## Information we collect

**When you visit our websites:**

- Basic web analytics data (page views, referral sources, general location) via privacy-friendly analytics services

**When you subscribe to our newsletter:**

- Your email address

**When you purchase products:**

- Contact and billing information necessary to process your order
- Payment information (processed securely by our payment processor - we don't store credit card details)

**When you use our community forum (discourse.roots.io):**

- Account information you provide when registering
- Posts, comments, and other content you create
- Usage data to help maintain and improve the forum

## How we use your information

We use the information we collect to:

- Provide and improve our products and services
- Send you our newsletter (only if you subscribe)
- Process orders and provide customer support

## Data retention

We keep your information only as long as necessary:

- Newsletter subscribers: Until you unsubscribe
- Customer data: For tax and business records
- Forum data: Until you delete your account

## Cookies and tracking

Our websites use minimal cookies for:

- Basic functionality (remembering your login status)
- Privacy-friendly analytics that don't track you across sites
- Forum functionality (if you use our community forum)

## Affiliate links

Some pages on our site contain affiliate or referral links. When you purchase through these links, we may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. These relationships don't influence our recommendations or content.

*This privacy policy covers roots.io and discourse.roots.io*