Privacy Policy

WHO WE ARE

Drone Intelligence is a strategic intelligence unit providing briefings, advisory, and market mapping for the autonomous systems sector. This website is operated from the United Kingdom.

DATA WE COLLECT

We collect personal data only when you voluntarily provide it through our contact form, newsletter signup, DI Pro subscription form, custom brief commission form, sector report purchase form, or sponsored profile application form. This includes your name, email address, organisation name, role, and any free-text notes you choose to provide.

When you purchase a product (DI Pro, custom brief, sector report, or sponsored profile placement), Stripe processes the payment on our behalf and we receive the buyer name, email, billing details, and payment status from Stripe. We do not store card numbers. Stripe’s own privacy policy applies to the payment flow: stripe.com/gb/privacy.

We use Google Analytics (GA4) to collect anonymised usage data including pages visited, session duration, referral source, and GA4 ecommerce events (begin_checkout, purchase) where you have consented to analytics cookies. This data does not personally identify you. We do not use advertising cookies or tracking pixels.

HOW WE USE YOUR DATA

Form submissions are used to respond to your enquiry, deliver the product you have requested, or process the application. Newsletter and DI Pro subscribers receive periodic intelligence briefings via email. Purchase confirmations, receipts, and product delivery emails are sent in connection with the transaction.

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes. We share data with the following processors strictly for the purposes named: Stripe (payment processing), Resend (transactional and newsletter email), Google Analytics (anonymised usage measurement), and Vercel (website hosting).

EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS

Transactional emails (purchase confirmations, receipts, brief delivery, sponsored placement confirmations) are sent via Resend. Newsletter and DI Pro subscriber emails are also sent via Resend. You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time using the link in any email, or by contacting paul@droneintelligence.ai. We honour all unsubscribe requests promptly. Transactional emails connected to an active order or subscription will continue until the order or subscription is closed.

RETENTION

We retain personal data for as long as is needed to provide the product, comply with legal and tax obligations (typically six years for UK financial records), and resolve any disputes. Newsletter subscriber records are retained until you unsubscribe. Stripe retains payment records for the periods required by applicable financial regulations.

YOUR RIGHTS

Under GDPR, you have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data. To exercise these rights, contact paul@droneintelligence.ai. We will respond within 30 days.

CONTACT

For any privacy-related questions, contact paul@droneintelligence.ai.