Privacy Policy

In short:

  • FreelanceLink is a paid service, so I do not need to and will not sell any of your data. 🙅‍
  • You can delete all your data with a single click. 🔥

What data is being stored?

Registration 🚀

When you sign up for a FreelanceLink account, you must provide a valid email address and password. You are responsible for picking a secure password and storing it securely.

Profile 📝

You can add basic information about you and your business:

  • Username (will be part of your FreelanceLink URL, e.g. freelance.link/florian)
  • First name
  • Last name
  • Avatar
  • Job Title
  • Link to your business site or social account

Availability 🚦

To show your availability, you have add and update information about current and future projects:

  • Start date
  • End date
  • Workload (e.g. 50%, 100%)
  • Private Note (only visible to you)

Subscription 💳

When you subscribe, I store some basic payment information about your purchase history to give support in case of payment issues.

Third-Party Services

I've carefully picked third-party services based on their focus on privacy.

Hosting 🌍

FreelanceLink is hosted on Render in Frankfurt, Germany. Please read their Privacy Policy for more information.

Avatars 🤓

If you upload an avatar to your account, the image is stored on Amazon AWS S3 in a data center in Frankfurt, Germany. Please read their Privacy Policy for more information.

Emails ✉️

When you contact me, I store your email address and a record of your communication with my email hosting service United Domains from Germany. Please read their Privacy Policy for more information.

Analytics 📊

I use Plausible to analyze any traffic on FreelanceLink. Plausible is a privacy focused Google Analytics alternative. Please read their Privacy Policy for more information.

Transactional Emails ✉️

I use Postmark to send confirmation emails after you've sign up. It's also being used to send password forgotten email. Please read their Privacy Policy and EU Data Protection Information for more information.

Payment 💳

When you subscribe to FreelanceLink, Paddle processes and stores all payment information. Please read their Privacy Policy for more information.

Cookies 🍪

FreelanceLink does not use any third-party or tracking cookies.

Security

I implemented a variety of security measures to help keep your information secure. For instance, all communication requires HTTPS. Passwords are hashed, not stored, using industry-standard methods (currently bcrypt).

Your Consent

By using FreelanceLink, you consent to my privacy policy.

Privacy Questions

Controller within the meaning of the data protection laws and service provider in the sense of the Telemedia Act is Florian Mielke.

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy please contact me at privacy@freelance.link.

My Privacy Policy may change from time to time. When I change the policy, I will post the changes on this page.

Changes

  • March, 23, 2023: Update product name
  • June 29, 2022: Add subscription information
  • June 8, 2022: Add information about Paddle and Postmark
  • April 19, 2022: First published