Privacy Policy

AI Productivity Insights is an independent website and newsletter about AI, technology, and productivity.

We believe you should be able to explore useful information without giving away unnecessary personal details.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, how it is handled, and what choices you have.

1. Who We Are

AI Productivity Insights is a website and newsletter developed under the VentureMind brand and personally operated by Sumeth Manasikarn, who is responsible for the personal data described in this policy.

VentureMind is a personal project brand, not a separately incorporated legal entity.

For privacy inquiries, contact newsletter@aiproductivityinsights.com.

2. Privacy at a Glance

Here is what matters most.

• Read freely. You don’t need an account or an email address to browse our articles.
• Analytics are optional. Google Analytics is enabled only when you accept analytics cookies.
• Subscribing is your choice. We collect your email address when you sign up for our newsletter. Our newsletter emails may measure opens and clicks; this is separate from the website cookie choice.
• No selling your data. We do not sell your personal information to advertisers or data brokers.
• You’re in control. You can change your cookie preferences, unsubscribe, or contact us about your personal data.

3. What Information We Collect

The information we handle depends on how you use our website.

When you browse

Our hosting provider may process technical information such as your IP address, browser type, and requested pages. This is necessary to deliver the website and help protect it against misuse.

When you accept analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors interact with our content.

This may include pages viewed, visit duration, scrolling activity, referral sources, device and browser information, approximate location, outbound link clicks, and website search terms.

Google Analytics may use cookie identifiers to distinguish visits. Google states that GA4 does not log or store visitors’ IP addresses.

When you subscribe

When you subscribe, we collect your email address and information associated with your subscription. Our newsletter provider, Kit, may process subscription timestamps, confirmation and unsubscribe status, delivery records, and, where enabled, email engagement activity and related technical data. Email opens and clicks may be measured using tracking pixels, tracked links, and similar technologies.

Kit may also record subscription attribution information, such as which signup form you used.

When you contact us

If you email us, we receive your email address and the information you choose to share. We use this information to respond to your inquiry.

Please avoid sending sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for your request.

4. Why We Use Your Information

We process personal information only for purposes connected to operating this website and newsletter.

Where applicable, our legal grounds include:

• Your consent: For optional Google Analytics and your voluntary newsletter subscription.
• Legitimate interests: To operate and protect the website, prevent abuse, and respond to inquiries, where permitted by applicable law.
• Legal obligations: Where processing or retaining information is necessary to comply with applicable legal requirements.

You can read our articles without accepting analytics cookies or subscribing to the newsletter.

You do not have to provide an email address, but we cannot send you the newsletter without one.

5. Cookies and Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4, provided by Google, to understand which articles are useful to readers.

Google Analytics loads only when you choose Accept in our cookie banner.

If you decline or make no selection, Google Analytics is not loaded.

Analytics cookies currently include _ga and _ga_RQBVWFFGJN. These may remain in your browser for up to two years unless removed earlier.

We have configured Google Analytics to retain user-level and event-level data for 14 months. Aggregated reporting information may remain available longer.

Google signals and advertising personalisation are disabled for our analytics implementation.

Before a page address is sent to Google Analytics, we remove newsletter subscriber IDs and email addresses that may appear in it.

Newsletter emails are separate

Our website does not load scripts or tracking pixels from Kit, our newsletter provider. Your email address is sent to Kit only when you submit a newsletter signup form.

Your cookie choice on this website does not control measurement in our newsletter emails, which is described in section 6.

Changing your choice

You can change your analytics consent at any time using Cookie settings in the website footer.

Withdrawing consent stops further analytics collection and, as currently implemented, clears the Google Analytics cookies set by this site. It does not automatically erase information collected before withdrawal.

We also store your cookie preference in your browser’s local storage (not a cookie) for up to one year so you do not have to make the same choice on every visit.

You may additionally manage or delete cookies through your browser settings.

Learn more about how Google uses information from websites.

6. Newsletter and Email Subscriptions

When you subscribe to AI Productivity Insights, we use Kit (formerly ConvertKit), a US-based email platform, to store and manage subscriber information and deliver our newsletters.

Our subscription process includes an email confirmation step.

What information we collect

When you subscribe, we collect the email address you provide. Kit may also maintain information about your subscription, including confirmation and subscription status, relevant timestamps, email delivery events, and unsubscribe status.

Where enabled, Kit may measure email opens and link clicks using tracking pixels, tracked links, and similar technologies. It may also process related technical information, such as device, browser, and referral data, depending on the features used.

This email measurement is part of the newsletter, not the website, so the cookie choice on this website does not turn it on or off. Many email apps let you turn off remote images, which limits open tracking.

Why we use it

We use this information to send newsletters and subscription-related messages, manage subscriptions and opt-outs, understand content engagement where enabled, respond to requests, and comply with relevant obligations. We do not sell subscriber information to advertisers or data brokers.

Who is responsible

AI Productivity Insights is personally operated by Sumeth Manasikarn, who is the controller for newsletter subscriber information. Kit processes subscriber information on our behalf under its Data Processing Addendum. Kit may handle certain service usage information as an independent controller under its own Privacy Policy.

Where it is processed

Kit is based in the United States. Subscriber data may be processed in the United States and other countries where Kit and its authorised subprocessors operate. Kit describes applicable contractual and international transfer arrangements in its DPA. Where required, we assess and apply the safeguards or legal grounds required by applicable privacy laws, including those governing transfers from Thailand.

Service providers

Kit uses authorised subprocessors for its services. Its Data Processing Addendum includes the current subprocessor list in Attachment 3.

Retention and deletion

We retain subscriber records while your subscription is active and for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described here. If you unsubscribe, limited records may be retained to honour your opt-out, maintain necessary records, or meet applicable legal obligations. Unsubscribing does not necessarily remove every associated record immediately.

Unsubscribing is not necessarily the same as requesting complete deletion.

If you request deletion, we will review and process your request in accordance with applicable law, including deletion through Kit where required and available, subject to lawful retention and service-provider procedures. We may verify your identity before responding to certain requests.

Your choices

Subscribing is voluntary. Every newsletter includes an unsubscribe option. To request access, correction or deletion, contact newsletter@aiproductivityinsights.com.

7. Who Helps Us Operate the Website

We use service providers to support the website and newsletter.

• Google Firebase Hosting: Delivers the website and processes technical requests needed for site operation and security.
• Google Analytics 4: Provides optional website analytics when you consent.
• Kit (formerly ConvertKit): Stores and manages newsletter subscriber records, sends emails, supports subscription and unsubscribe workflows, and may measure email engagement where enabled. Kit uses authorised subprocessors as described in its Data Processing Addendum.

We share relevant information with these providers only as needed for their respective services, subject to applicable agreements and legal requirements.

We may also disclose information when required by applicable law or a valid legal process.

We do not sell our readers’ personal information.

8. How Long We Keep Information

We aim to keep personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy.

• Analytics: User-level and event-level data is configured for 14-month retention. Aggregated reports may remain longer.
• Cookie preferences: Stored in your browser’s local storage for up to one year.
• Newsletter information: Maintained while a subscription is active and subsequently only as long as reasonably necessary to honour opt-outs, keep records, or meet applicable legal requirements. Unsubscription and complete erasure are different processes. Data subject requests are handled according to applicable law and service-provider processes.
• Hosting information: Firebase Hosting processes technical request information. Google states that hosting-related IP address information is generally retained for a few months.

Where information is no longer required, we take reasonable steps to delete or anonymise it, subject to legal requirements and applicable service-provider retention processes.

9. International Data Processing

AI Productivity Insights operates from Thailand and uses service providers that may process personal information in other countries.

Our newsletter provider, Kit, is based in the United States and may process subscriber information using infrastructure and authorised service providers in the United States and elsewhere. Google and other providers used to operate the website may also process information internationally.

Kit describes international transfer provisions and its authorised subprocessors in its Data Processing Addendum. Some provisions relate specifically to data protected by European, UK, or Swiss rules; they should not be treated as automatic confirmation of compliance with Thailand’s cross-border transfer requirements.

Privacy protections may differ between countries.

Where applicable law requires specific grounds or safeguards for transfers, we are responsible for assessing and implementing them. If you have questions about where or how your information is processed, please contact newsletter@aiproductivityinsights.com.

10. Keeping Your Information Safe

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect the personal information under our control.

We use established service providers and seek to limit access to personal information to legitimate operational purposes.

However, no internet-based service or data transmission method can be guaranteed completely secure.

If a security incident occurs, we will assess it and take appropriate steps, including notifications where required by applicable law.

11. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on applicable law and your circumstances, you may have the right to access your personal information, request correction or deletion, obtain a copy of certain information, object to or restrict certain processing, or request data portability.

You can also withdraw consent for consent-based processing.

To make a privacy request, contact:

newsletter@aiproductivityinsights.com

We may need to verify your identity before acting on requests involving personal information.

We will handle your request within the timeframe required by applicable law, subject to relevant legal exceptions.

You may also have the right to submit a complaint to an appropriate data protection authority.

12. Links to Other Websites

Our articles and tutorials may link to websites, applications, and services operated by other organisations.

When you visit these services, their own privacy policies and terms apply.

We encourage you to review their policies before providing personal information.

We do not control how independent third-party websites collect or handle your information.

13. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as our website, technology, or legal requirements change.

When we make changes, we will update the date at the top of this page.

Where required, we will provide additional notice or obtain consent before materially changing how we use personal information.

14. Contact Us

Questions about privacy? We are happy to help.

AI Productivity Insights
Email: newsletter@aiproductivityinsights.com
Website: https://www.aiproductivityinsights.com

We appreciate the trust you place in us and aim to handle your information responsibly.