The short version: We collect your email to send you the newsletter. We don't sell it, share it with advertisers, or do anything weird with it. That's pretty much it.
Who We Are
hotclicks.ai is a weekly newsletter and AI tool catalog. We surface the hottest AI tools every week so you don't have to wade through the noise yourself.
When we say "we", "us", or "hotclicks.ai" in this policy, we mean the team behind hotclicks.ai.
What We Collect
We only collect what we actually need:
- Email address - when you subscribe to the newsletter
- Basic analytics - page views, clicks, and general traffic data (no personal info attached)
- Newsletter engagement - open rates and click rates on emails (via Beehiiv, our email platform)
We do not collect your name, phone number, payment info, or any other personal data unless you explicitly give it to us.
How We Use It
Your email is used for one thing: sending you the hotclicks.ai newsletter. That's it.
- We send you our weekly digest of the hottest AI tools
- We may occasionally send announcements about the site or new features
- We use engagement data to improve the newsletter content
We will never sell your email address. We will never let advertisers target you directly. Sponsors in the newsletter are clearly labeled as such.
Third Parties We Use
We use a small number of trusted services to run hotclicks.ai:
- Beehiiv - our newsletter platform. They store your email and handle sending. Beehiiv Privacy Policy →
- Vercel - our website host. They process web requests. Vercel Privacy Policy →
- Affiliate links - some tool links on the site are affiliate links. Clicking them may set a cookie on the destination site. We earn a small commission if you sign up - at no cost to you.
Cookies
Our site uses minimal cookies - primarily to remember your preferences and count site visits anonymously. We don't use tracking cookies or ad network cookies.
Affiliate links on our site may redirect to third-party sites that use their own cookies. We don't control those.
Your Rights
You're always in control:
- Unsubscribe anytime - every email has an unsubscribe link at the bottom
- Request your data - email us and we'll tell you what we have
- Delete your data - ask us to remove you completely and we will
If you're in the EU or UK, you have additional rights under GDPR. If you're in California, you have rights under CCPA. We honor all of them - just reach out.
Contact
Questions about privacy? Something feel off? Email us at info@hotclicks.ai and we'll get back to you.
We're a small operation and we take this stuff seriously. No runaround, no legal boilerplate responses - just a straight answer.
Changes to This Policy
If we make meaningful changes to this policy, we'll note the updated date at the top. We may also mention it in the newsletter. We won't change anything in a way that would surprise you.