Privacy Policy

Effective Date: September 25, 2026 | Last Updated: September 30, 2026

The short version: we collect what we need to run your account, take payments and keep the site working. We do not sell your personal information, we do not share it for targeted advertising, and we do not use advertising pixels or session-recording tools. Card details are handled by Stripe and never touch our servers. You can ask us to see, correct or delete your data at any time.

This Privacy Policy explains how the owner and operator of Tradetus.com (“Tradetus,” “we,” “us”) collects, uses and shares personal information when you use Tradetus.com and its tools, reports, courses and emails (the “Service”). It is part of our Terms of Service.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information you give us

Account details: username, email address, password (stored only in hashed form), first and last name if you provide them, and your membership level.
Subscription details: which plan you chose, billing status and history. Payments are processed by Stripe; we receive limited details from Stripe (such as your name, email, the last four digits and brand of your card, and billing country or postal code) but never your full card number.
Messages: anything you send us by email or through the contact page, including refund, cancellation and support requests.
Email and notification choices: if you sign up for emails or allow browser notifications, that choice and the address or device token needed to deliver them.

1.2 Information collected automatically

Technical data: IP address, browser and device type, operating system, pages requested, referring page, and date and time, as recorded in standard server logs by our hosting provider.
Security data: IP addresses and timestamps used to protect the Service, stop automated sign-ups and prevent abuse.
Usage within the tools: a count of the tool views used each week (see Section 2), the stocks you save to your account (kept on our servers so they follow you to every device), and settings you choose, such as recently viewed symbols, chart settings and course progress. Apart from saved stocks and, for accounts, the weekly view count, these are stored only in your own browser.

1.3 Information we do not collect

We do not ask for or knowingly collect Social Security numbers, brokerage or bank account credentials, government IDs, precise geolocation, health information or biometric data. Please do not send us any of these.

2. Cookies and Browser Storage

We use a small number of cookies and browser storage items, all of them needed to run the Service or remember your own choices. We do not use advertising cookies, cross-site tracking pixels or session-recording tools.

Sign-in and security cookies (WordPress and our membership system) keep you signed in and protect your account.
Free view counter (ttus_mv) counts free previews of paid indicators and research tools for visitors without an account. For signed-in members this count is kept with the account instead.
Consent and preference storage remembers your cookie-banner choice, recently viewed symbols, watchlist, chart settings, course progress, in your browser’s local storage.
Browser notifications are provided by Brevo through its WonderPush service. Its script is not loaded at all until you click “I Agree” on our cookie notice. After that it keeps a random device identifier in your browser’s local storage and records visits for notification measurement, and it sends notifications only if you also allow them in your browser. If you decline or make no choice, it never loads.
Signed-out reminder (ttus_acct) is set while you are signed in on a tool page. It holds a random signed code, not your email, and only lets the site remind you to sign in if you come back signed out.
Payment security (Stripe). The join page loads Stripe’s payment script, which sets fraud-prevention cookies (__stripe_mid, __stripe_sid) when the page opens. Stripe uses them only to detect fraudulent payments, they are needed for card payments to work, and they are covered by Stripe’s own privacy policy.

You can clear or block cookies and local storage in your browser settings. Some features, such as staying signed in, will not work without them. Because we do not track you across other sites or sell or share personal information, our practices do not change in response to “Do Not Track” signals; we do treat a Global Privacy Control signal as a valid request to opt out of any sale or sharing, of which there is none.

3. How We Use Information

To create and run your account and provide the Service, including free previews and paid plans.
To process payments, renewals, refunds and cancellations, and to send receipts, renewal reminders and notices of price changes.
To answer questions and support requests.
To send service messages (such as security, billing and changes to our terms) and, if you opt in, updates and newsletters, which you can unsubscribe from at any time.
To keep the Service secure, limit abuse, prevent fraud and automated sign-ups, and fix problems.
To understand, in aggregate, how the Service is used and improve it.
To comply with law, enforce our Terms, and establish or defend legal claims.

4. How We Share Information

We do not sell personal information and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. We share it only with service providers that help us run the Service, for those purposes only:

Stripe (payments and subscriptions).
DreamHost (website hosting and server logs).
Brevo (email delivery and, if you opt in, browser notifications, delivered through its WonderPush service).
Google (website backups stored in Google Drive; web fonts, which your browser loads directly from Google).
Automattic / Akismet (spam filtering, only for anything submitted through site forms or comments).
Content delivery networks such as unpkg and jsDelivr, from which your browser loads charting code; like any website, they receive your IP address when it does.
AI providers, if and when we offer AI features: text you choose to enter into such a feature is sent to the provider to generate a response.

We may also disclose information: when required by law, subpoena or other legal process; to protect the rights, safety or property of Tradetus, our users or others; in connection with a merger, reorganization or sale of the business, including transfer to a company that operates the Service; or with your permission. Market data providers do not receive your personal information.

5. How Long We Keep It

Account information: while your account is open, and for up to 12 months after it is closed, unless you ask us to delete it sooner.
Payment and subscription records, and records of your agreement to automatic renewal: as long as required for tax, accounting and consumer-protection law, generally up to seven years.
Support messages: up to three years.
Security and server logs: generally no more than 90 days, longer only when needed to investigate abuse.
Backups roll over automatically; deleted data may remain in a backup until that backup expires.

6. Security

We use HTTPS encryption, hashed passwords, access controls and reputable service providers to protect your information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security. If we learn of a breach that affects your personal information, we will notify you as the law requires.

7. Your Choices and Rights

Wherever you live, you can ask us to:

access the personal information we hold about you, or get a copy of it;
correct inaccurate information (you can also edit most details on your My Account page);
delete your account and personal information, except records we must keep by law;
stop marketing emails (use the unsubscribe link or email us) or browser notifications (turn them off in your browser).

Email [email protected] from the address on your account. We may need to verify your identity, and we will respond within 45 days. You may use an authorized agent, who must provide proof of authorization. We will not treat you differently for exercising any of these rights.

California residents. We do not sell or share personal information as those terms are defined by California law, and we do not use or disclose sensitive personal information for purposes that would require offering a right to limit. In the past 12 months we have collected the categories described in Section 1 (identifiers, commercial information, internet activity, and the content of messages you send us), from you and from your use of the Service, for the purposes in Section 3, and disclosed them to the service providers in Section 4. Under California’s “Shine the Light” law, you may ask whether we disclosed personal information to third parties for their own direct marketing; we do not.

Users outside the United States. The Service is operated in the United States and your information is processed there, where data protection laws may differ from those in your country. Where the law of your country applies, we rely on performance of our contract with you, our legitimate interests in running and securing the Service, legal obligations, and your consent (for optional emails and notifications). You may also have the right to object to or restrict some processing and to complain to your local data protection authority.

8. Children

The Service is only for people aged 18 and over. It is not directed to children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe a minor has given us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

9. Links to Other Sites

The Service links to other websites and services. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies, not this one.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy. We will post the new version here with a new “Last Updated” date, and if a change materially affects how we use personal information you have already given us, we will notify account holders by email before it takes effect.

11. Contact

Questions or requests: [email protected], or through our contact page.