Privacy

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 24 August 2026

The short version

Your trade data lives in your own browser first. Cloud backup is there to protect it, not to mine it.
We never see or store your card details, payments are handled entirely by Stripe (or Whop, if you subscribe there).
We don't sell personal data. Ever.
One email to journal@rbtrading.site gets you a copy of your data or deletes it.

1. Who we are

RB Trading Pro Journal ("RB Trading", "we") operates rbtrading.site and the associated trading journal application, newsletter and tools. For anything in this policy, contact journal@rbtrading.site.

2. What we collect, and why

DataWhyWhere it lives
Email address (and a display name if you set one)Your login identity, cloud backup key, receipts and product emailsOur hosting provider's private storage (Netlify) and our email processor
Trade journal data, trades, accounts, notes, screenshots, settingsThe product itselfYour browser first (local storage on your device). If cloud backup/sync is on, an additional copy is kept in private storage so a lost device doesn't mean lost trades
Payment and subscription statusTo know what you've paid forStripe or Whop hold the payment details; we store only your subscription status and plan. Card numbers never touch our systems
Usage signals, app opens, aggregate trade counts, which paid features you reached forTo make the product better and send fewer, more relevant emailsPrivate storage
Support emails you send usTo help youOur mailbox

We do not collect government IDs, broker passwords, or your broker account credentials. The optional MT4/MT5 sync pushes trade history from your terminal to your journal; it cannot place trades or withdraw funds.

3. Legal bases (UK & EU GDPR)

4. Who processes data on our behalf

ProcessorPurpose
NetlifyHosting and private data storage
StripeCard payments and subscription billing
WhopOptional marketplace billing, if you subscribe there
ResendSending transactional and product emails
SubstackThe free newsletter, if you join it
MetaAd measurement, a signup event with a hashed (irreversible) email, never your trades
Google (Tag Manager / Analytics)Site analytics
Twelve Data / TradingViewMarket prices and charts, they receive no personal data from us

Some processors are based in the United States; transfers rely on their UK/EU-approved safeguards (Data Privacy Framework participation or Standard Contractual Clauses).

5. Cookies and local storage

The journal is built on browser local storage, that's a feature, not tracking: keys beginning rb_ hold your trades, settings and backups on your own device. The public site also uses Google Tag Manager for analytics and Meta's pixel cookies (_fbp, _fbc) for ad measurement.

Your choice comes first. If you're visiting from the UK or EEA, no analytics or advertising script loads until you answer the cookie banner, "Essential only" is one tap, everything on the site works fully without them, and your answer is remembered on your device (rb_consent) for up to 12 months. You can change your mind any time from the cookie settings banner; switching to essential-only also clears the analytics cookies we can reach.

6. Retention

7. Your rights

Under UK and EU GDPR you can ask for access, correction, deletion, portability, or restriction of your data, and object to processing. Email journal@rbtrading.site, we act on verified requests within one month. Deleting your account removes your cloud backups; data on your own device is under your control. You can also complain to your data-protection authority (in the UK, the ICO).

8. Security

Traffic is TLS-encrypted end to end. Cloud data sits in access-controlled private storage, payments never touch our servers, and admin access is key-protected. No system is perfect; if a breach ever affects your data we will tell you promptly and plainly.

9. Children

The service is for adults (18+). We do not knowingly collect data from children.

10. Changes

If this policy changes materially we'll note it here with a new date, and email you if the change affects how your data is used.

Questions, requests, or something unclear? journal@rbtrading.site, a human reads it.