The short version
- We collect as little as we can: mostly your email address, and your quiz result if you ask us to send it.
- We never sell or rent your information, and we don’t run ads or ad trackers.
- You can unsubscribe in one click, and you can ask us to delete your information anytime.
What we collect
When you take the quiz
Your answers stay in your browser while you take it. If you enter your email to get your result, we send your email address and a summary of your result to our email service, Kit. That summary includes your top match and two runners-up, the estimated costs shown on your result page, and three of your answers: what’s holding you back, your income range and your savings range. We only ever see ranges, never your exact income or savings.
When you sign up for emails
Your email address.
When you buy something
Checkout runs on Gumroad. We receive your name, your email address, what you bought and the country Gumroad records for the sale. We never see your card number or other payment details.
When you email us
Your email address and whatever you choose to write.
Automatically
The companies that host our site and store (Netlify and Gumroad) keep standard server logs, such as IP address, browser type and the pages visited, to keep the sites running and secure. Kit records whether our emails are opened and which links are clicked. Our site doesn’t use ads, ad trackers or analytics scripts.
How we use it
- To send your quiz result and the emails you signed up for.
- To deliver what you bought and help if something goes wrong.
- To see, in aggregate, which countries and concerns come up most, so we can write more useful guides.
- To keep the sites secure and to keep the sales records the law requires.
What we don’t do
- Sell, rent or trade your information.
- Share it with advertisers.
- Email you if you haven’t signed up. The quiz and the sign-up form both ask you to confirm before we send anything else.
Who handles it for us
We use a few services to run A Better Way. Each one processes your information on our behalf and has its own privacy policy:
- Kit: our email list and emails. Kit’s privacy policy
- Netlify: hosts our website, abetterwayabroad.com. Netlify’s privacy policy
- Gumroad: our store, checkout and payments. Gumroad’s privacy policy
- Google: our inbox, if you email us. Google’s privacy policy
These services mainly store data in the United States.
How long we keep it
We keep your email address and quiz result for as long as you’re subscribed. If you unsubscribe, we may keep a record that you did, so we don’t email you again by mistake. We keep sales records for as long as tax and accounting rules require. Anything else, we delete when you ask.
Your choices
- Unsubscribe: every email has an unsubscribe link at the bottom.
- See, fix or delete your information: email us at hello@abetterwayabroad.com and we’ll take care of it within 30 days.
Depending on where you live (for example, California, the EU or the UK), the law may give you more rights over your information. We honor these requests wherever you live. If you’re in the EU or UK: we rely on your consent for emails, on our agreement with you for purchases, and on our legitimate interest in keeping the sites secure. You can also complain to your local data protection authority.
Cookies and browser storage
Our site doesn’t set cookies. If you switch between light and dark mode, your browser remembers that choice on your own device. Gumroad uses cookies its checkout needs to work.
Children
A Better Way is meant for adults. We don’t knowingly collect information from anyone under 16. If you think a child has signed up, email us and we’ll delete it.
Changes to this policy
If we change this policy, we’ll update the date at the top. If a change affects how we use your information in a meaningful way, we’ll tell subscribers by email first.
Questions
Email hello@abetterwayabroad.com. A real person reads every message.
See also: Terms, disclaimer and refunds