Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-04-26

1. Introduction

AI Cookbook (accessible at https://thecreatorskills.com) respects your privacy. This policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights under the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

By using this site, you accept the practices described in this policy.

2. Data we collect

We collect the minimum needed to run the site:

• Automatic technical data: IP address (anonymized/hashed), browser type, OS, pages visited, date/time, browser language, approximate country.
• Third-party cookies: Google AdSense and Google Analytics (see section 4).
• Data you voluntarily provide: email if you contact us, content if you submit a post to the Connection Hub.

We don't ask for sensitive data (health, religion, political orientation, etc.). We don't use commercial forms.

3. How we use data

• Run the site and measure technical performance
• Serve ads via Google AdSense (only with your consent via CMP banner)
• Detect abuse, bots and attacks (rate-limit, fail2ban)
• Respond to direct email contact

We don't sell data to anyone. We don't use aggressive retargeting.

4. Cookies and similar tech

The site uses cookies in three categories:

• Essential — language preference, theme. Cannot be disabled (site breaks without them).
• Analytics — aggregated Google Analytics. Under consent.
• Advertising (Google AdSense) — used to personalize ads. Under consent via Google CMP banner. You can revoke any time.

5. Third-party services

This site uses:

• Google AdSense — to serve advertising. Google may collect and use data about your visits to this and other sites to personalize ads. More info: Google's privacy policy.
• Cloudflare — CDN and DDoS protection. May briefly process your IP in transit. Cloudflare policy.
• Google Fonts — to serve typography. Requests go directly to Google servers.

6. Your rights (GDPR)

As an EU/EEA resident, you have the right to:

• Access — know what data we hold about you
• Rectification — correct inaccurate data
• Erasure ("right to be forgotten") — delete your data
• Portability — receive data in a readable format
• Object — to processing based on legitimate interest
• Withdraw consent — at any time, no justification needed
• Complain — to your local Data Protection Authority (e.g., CNPD in Portugal)

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected].

7. Children's privacy

This site is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect data from minors. If you are a parent and suspect your child has provided us data, contact us to delete it.

8. International transfers

Some of our providers (Google, Cloudflare) process data outside the EU. These transfers are covered by:

• Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission
• Adequacy decisions (e.g., EU-US Data Privacy Framework)

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy. When significant changes occur, we update the "Last updated" date at the top. Substantive changes will also be announced on the blog.

10. Contact

For any question about this policy or your data: