Privacy Policy

This page explains what information Travis Valuation collects, why, and how it's handled. It applies to travisvaluation.ca and the Travis Valuation app.

Information you provide

• Account information — when you sign in, our authentication provider (Clerk) collects your email address and whatever else your chosen sign-in method requires (e.g. a password, or basic profile details from a social sign-in). We don't see or store your password.
• Watchlist and portfolio data — tickers you save, notes you write, custom alert target prices, and any account names, account types, share counts, or cost-basis figures you enter into the Portfolio tracker. This is stored so it's there the next time you sign in, on any device.
• Push notification data — if you enable push alerts, your browser generates a subscription (an endpoint URL and encryption keys) that we store so we know where to send a notification. This is device-specific, not tied to your name.
• Alert emails — if you turn on email alerts, the alerts that fire for your watchlist are sent to your account's email address through our email provider, Resend. You can turn them off on the Alerts page.
• Newsletter — if you sign up for the weekly letter, your email address is stored with our email provider, Resend, so the letter can be sent to you.

Information collected automatically

Our hosting provider (Vercel) logs standard web request data for every visit — things like IP address, browser type, and request timestamps — the way essentially every website does, mainly for security and reliability. We don't run advertising trackers or sell any data to third parties, and we don't currently use analytics tools that build an advertising profile of you. We do use Vercel Web Analytics to count page views and some actions, such as a newsletter sign-up, and to see which site a visitor arrived from.

Payments

The book is the one thing sold on this site, and it's processed by Stripe. Card details go to Stripe and never reach our servers. We keep a record that your account owns the book, what was paid and when, and the referral code if you arrived through a referral link. If you order a printed copy, Stripe collects your shipping address and we keep it to mail the book to you.

Who we share information with

We use a small number of service providers (subprocessors) to run the app, each only for the purpose described:

• Clerk — authentication and account management.
• Neon — our Postgres database host, where your watchlist/portfolio/account data lives.
• Vercel — application hosting.
• Stripe — subscription and book payments.
• Resend — newsletter delivery.
• SEC EDGAR, the Bank of Canada and the Federal Reserve — public data sources. We query them for public filings and interest rates; we don't send them any information about you.
• Browser push services (e.g. Google, Mozilla, Apple, depending on your browser) — a standard part of how Web Push notifications work; they relay the encrypted alert content to your device without seeing your name or account.

We do not sell personal information, and we do not share it with anyone for their own marketing purposes.

Cookies

Our authentication provider sets a session cookie so you stay signed in. If you arrive through a referral link, a first-party cookie (tv_ref) keeps the referral code for 90 days so the referrer can be credited. We don't use third-party advertising or tracking cookies.

Data retention and deletion

Your account data is kept as long as your account is active. To delete your account and its data, email travisvaluation@gmail.com.

Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information, but no method of storage or transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we can't guarantee absolute security.

Children's privacy

Travis Valuation is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from them. Students join a class with a code and a nickname; no email or password is collected.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes materially, we'll update the “Last updated” date above. Continued use of the app after a change means you accept the updated policy.

Contact

Questions about this policy or your data? Email travisvaluation@gmail.com.