Privacy Policy

DevTools Academy is a specialized GTM partner that brokers creator-led developer distribution between devtool companies and our network of vetted technical creators. This Privacy Policy applies to our marketing site at devtoolsacademy.com, intro calls and demos, campaign briefs, and the services we deliver to active customers and creators.

We aim to collect only what we need to run engagements, and we keep information aligned with the purpose for which it was shared.

Depending on how you interact with DevTools Academy, we may collect:

• Contact details such as your name, work email, company, role, and phone number when you book a call, request a proposal, or apply to join our creator network.
• Commercial details such as billing contacts, engagement scope, campaign objectives, and target channels (e.g. Hacker News, Reddit, technical blogs, YouTube).
• Creator profile information such as audience focus, content samples, rates, payout details, and prior collaborations submitted during creator onboarding.
• Usage and device data such as browser type, pages viewed, referral sources, and high-level analytics events used to improve the site.

We use collected information to operate and improve our services, including to:

• Respond to inquiries, scope engagements, and manage customer and creator relationships.
• Match customers with relevant creators, coordinate briefs and deliverables, and handle invoicing and payouts under our fixed-fee model.
• Monitor performance of the site and campaigns, troubleshoot issues, and understand how visitors find and evaluate us.
• Send service notices, campaign updates, and relevant commercial communications consistent with your relationship with us.

Customer campaign materials — including positioning, target keywords, unreleased product details, and performance metrics — are treated as confidential and used only to deliver the contracted engagement.

Creator profile and payout information is used to run the network, coordinate placements, and pay creators. We do not sell creator or customer information, and access is limited to personnel and service providers who need it to do their jobs.

DevTools Academy does not sell personal information. We may share information with trusted vendors that support hosting, analytics, communications, payments, and operations, subject to confidentiality and security obligations.

We may also share information between customers and creators to the extent needed to deliver an engagement (for example, sharing a customer brief with a selected creator), and we may disclose information when required by law, to protect our rights, to investigate misuse, or as part of a merger, acquisition, financing, or similar business transaction.

We use cookies and similar technologies, along with third-party analytics tools, to understand how visitors find and use our site and to improve the experience. These tools collect usage data such as pages viewed, referral sources, approximate location, device and browser information, and interaction events.

The analytics and tracking tools we may use include:

• Vercel Analytics — page views and high-level traffic metrics for our marketing site.
• Google Analytics — aggregate audience, acquisition, and behavior reporting.
• PostHog — product analytics and event-level usage data on our site and portals.

You can control cookies through your browser settings and opt out of certain analytics tools using the providers’ own opt-out mechanisms.

We rely on a small set of trusted vendors that may process or store personal information on our behalf to deliver our services. Each vendor is bound by their own privacy and security obligations. Categories and representative providers include:

• Payments and invoicing — Stripe.
• Email, documents, and productivity — Google Workspace.
• Internal communication and operations — Slack, Notion.
• AI tooling — OpenAI APIs (used to assist with internal workflows and content drafting; we do not submit confidential customer data to public model endpoints).
• Analytics and hosting — Vercel, Google Analytics, PostHog (see above).

Subject to applicable law, you have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you.
• Correct information that is inaccurate or incomplete.
• Request deletion of personal information we hold about you, subject to our legitimate business and legal obligations.
• Object to or restrict certain processing, and withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
• Opt out of marketing communications at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, email us at hello@devtoolsacademy.com with enough detail for us to verify and respond to your request.

DevTools Academy’s website and services are intended for businesses and adult professionals. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you believe a child under 16 has provided us with personal information, please contact us at hello@devtoolsacademy.com and we will take appropriate steps to delete it.

We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to deliver services, satisfy legal and tax obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Retention periods vary based on the type of information and the context in which it was collected.

We use administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration. No system can guarantee absolute security, but we continually evaluate our controls and operational practices.

You may opt out of marketing emails by using the unsubscribe link in those communications. For data access, correction, or deletion requests, see the Your Privacy Rights section above.

For any privacy-related questions or requests, you can reach us at:

• DevTools Academy LLC
• [Registered address — TODO]
• Email: hello@devtoolsacademy.com
• Or via our contact page.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, legal requirements, or operational practices. When we do, we will revise the last updated date on this page and post the current version here.