Legal
Privacy policy.
Short version: I collect the minimum, I don't sell anything, and you can have it deleted whenever you want.
What I collect
If you send a message through the contact form, I receive your name, email, subject, and message. If you apply for the Private Audit, I receive your answers to the questionnaire — contact details, timezone, trading experience, account type, markets, strategy, goals, and any journal link you choose to share. If you subscribe to the newsletter, Substack holds your email. If you buy the system, Payhip processes the order and I see the purchase record. Basic, anonymous site analytics (Google Analytics) show which pages get visited.
Who sees it
Only me. Audit applications, trade screenshots, journals, and messages are read personally by Patrick Hatch — there is no team, assistant, or agency with access, and nothing you share is published or used as an example without your explicit permission.
What I don't collect
No card details ever touch this site — Payhip handles payment. There are no advertising trackers and no data is sold or rented to anyone.
Processors I use
Formspree (contact form and audit application delivery), Substack (newsletter), Payhip (payments and product delivery), Google Analytics (anonymous traffic stats), and Amazon Associates (affiliate links on the Books page). Each has its own privacy policy governing the data it holds.
How long it's kept
Contact emails stay in my inbox until they're no longer useful. Newsletter subscriptions last until you unsubscribe — every email has a one-click link.
Your rights
Email patrick@buytheclose.com to request a copy of anything I hold about you, or to have it deleted. I'll action it.