Privacy
Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 28, 2026
UpdateCompass respects your privacy. This page explains what personal data we process when you visit updatecompass.com or subscribe to our newsletter, why we do it, and what your rights are.
Who is responsible
UpdateCompass is run by SDidIT, Belgium (sdidit.be). SDidIT is the controller for the personal data described here. For any privacy question or request, emailnewsletter@updatecompass.com.
Visiting the website
The website does not use analytics, advertising or tracking cookies, and does not set cookies of its own. It is hosted by Cloudflare, which processes technical data such as your IP address, browser type and the pages requested, to deliver the site and protect it against abuse. This is based on our legitimate interest in running a secure, working website (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR).
Cookies
We do not use analytics, advertising or tracking cookies, so we do not ask for cookie consent. Only strictly necessary cookies and storage are used, which the law allows without consent:
- Cloudflare security cookies (such as
__cf_bmandcf_clearance): set by Cloudflare to tell people from bots and block abuse. They expire after 30 minutes to a few hours. - Cloudflare Turnstile: the bot check on the newsletter signup form. It runs only on pages with that form and does not track you across websites.
uc-cookie-notice(local storage in your browser): remembers that you closed the cookie notice. It stays until you clear your browser data and is never sent to us.
You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. The website keeps working, but the newsletter signup may ask you to complete the bot check again.
The newsletter
When you subscribe, we process your email address to send you an email whenever a new article is published. We use double opt-in: you only join the list after clicking the link in the confirmation email. We also keep the date and time of your signup and confirmation as proof of consent.
The legal basis is your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can withdraw it at any time with the one-click unsubscribe link in every email, or by emailing us.
The newsletter is sent through Brevo (Sendinblue SAS, France). Brevo stores the subscriber list on our behalf, within the EU, and may record whether an email was delivered, opened or clicked so we can keep the list healthy. We do not sell, rent or share your email address with anyone else.
Service providers
- Brevo (Sendinblue SAS, France): newsletter signup, storage of the subscriber list and email delivery.
- Cloudflare (Cloudflare, Inc., USA): website hosting, security and the signup form. Where data is transferred outside the EU, Cloudflare relies on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses.
How long we keep data
Your email address stays on the newsletter list until you unsubscribe. After that, Brevo keeps it on a suppression list only to make sure you are never emailed again. Signups that are never confirmed are not added to the list. Cloudflare keeps technical logs for a limited period in line with its own policies.
Your rights
Under the GDPR you have the right to access, correct or delete your personal data, to restrict or object to its processing, to data portability, and to withdraw your consent at any time. To use any of these rights, emailnewsletter@updatecompass.com.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority (dataprotectionauthority.be).
Changes
We may update this policy when the website or newsletter changes. The date at the top shows when it was last updated.