Privacy Policy

Last updated: 4 May, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how ReferralBooster ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal data when you visit, register an account, or make a purchase on https://howtogetref.com (the "Site"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable Belgian data protection law.

If you have any questions about this policy, contact us at sales@howtogetref.com.

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://howtogetref.com. The data controller responsible for your personal data is TANGUY HUBNER.

2. Information We Collect

Depending on how you use the Site, we may collect the following categories of information:

Information you provide directly:

• Name, username, and password (when you register an account)
• Email address
• Billing and shipping address
• Payment details (processed securely by our payment provider — see Section 6)
• Order history and product preferences
• Comments, reviews, and any content you submit
• Messages you send us through contact forms or email

Information collected automatically:

• IP address and browser user agent string
• Pages visited, time spent, and referring URLs
• Device type and operating system
• Cookies and similar tracking technologies (see Section 5)

Information from third parties:

• Login data if you sign in via a social account (e.g., Google, Facebook)
• Gravatar profile image, if you use the same email address registered with Gravatar

3. How We Use Your Information

We process your personal data for the following purposes:

• To create and manage your account
• To process and deliver your orders, including payment, shipping, and returns
• To provide customer support and respond to inquiries
• To send order confirmations, shipping updates, and service-related messages
• To send marketing emails about new products, offers, or content (only with your consent, which you can withdraw at any time)
• To improve our products, services, and website performance
• To detect and prevent fraud, spam, and abuse
• To comply with legal and tax obligations

Legal basis for processing (GDPR): We process your data based on (a) the performance of a contract with you, (b) your consent, (c) our legitimate interests in running and improving the Site, and (d) our legal obligations.

4. Comments

When visitors leave comments on the Site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, plus the visitor's IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymized string (a hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check whether you use it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible publicly alongside your comment.

5. Cookies

A cookie is a small text file stored on your device that helps us recognize you and improve your experience.

Comments: If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies last one year.

Login and account:

• When you visit the login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
• When you log in, we set several cookies to store your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last two days; screen-option cookies last one year. If you select "Remember Me", your login persists for two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.
• If you edit or publish an article, a cookie storing the post ID is saved for one day. It contains no personal data.

Shop: We use cookies to keep track of cart contents while you browse, remember your preferences, and process checkout. These are essential for the shop to function.

Analytics and marketing: We may use cookies from analytics or advertising providers (e.g., Google Analytics, Meta Pixel) to understand how visitors use the Site and to measure marketing performance. These are only set with your consent via our cookie banner. You can change your preferences at any time.

6. Shop, Orders, and Payments

When you place an order, we collect the information needed to process and deliver it: your name, billing and shipping address, email, phone number, and payment details.

Payment processing: Payments are handled by our payment provider(s) (e.g., Stripe / PayPal). We do not store full credit card details on our servers. Your payment information is transmitted directly to the payment provider in accordance with their privacy and security policies.

Digital delivery: Our shop sells digital products only. After payment, your download link and/or access details are sent to your email address and made available in your account dashboard. No physical shipping or third-party carriers are involved.

Order records: We retain your order data to fulfil contractual obligations, handle returns and warranty claims, and meet legal accounting and tax obligations (typically 7–10 years under Belgian law).

7. Media

If you upload images to the Site, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors may be able to download and extract that data.

8. Embedded Content From Other Websites

Articles on this Site may include embedded content (videos, images, posts, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you had visited those websites directly.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content — especially if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

9. Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell your personal data. We share data only with trusted third parties that help us operate the Site and deliver our services, including:

• Payment processors (e.g., Stripe, PayPal) for processing transactions
• Email service providers for sending order confirmations and newsletters
• Hosting and infrastructure providers (e.g., our web host, CDN)
• Analytics and marketing providers, where you have consented
• Spam detection services (e.g., Akismet) for filtering comments
• Legal or government authorities, when required by law

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

10. How Long We Retain Your Data

• Comments and metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
• Account information is stored for as long as your account is active. You can edit or delete your profile information at any time. Administrators can also view and edit it.
• Order and invoice data is kept for the period required by Belgian tax and commercial law (typically 7–10 years).
• Marketing data is retained until you unsubscribe or withdraw consent.

11. Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Rectify inaccurate or incomplete data
• Erase your data ("right to be forgotten"), subject to legal retention requirements
• Restrict or object to certain processing
• Data portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent
• Lodge a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority (Autorité de protection des données / Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit) at https://www.autoriteprotectiondonnees.be

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at sales@howtogetref.com. We will respond within one month.

12. Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Some of our service providers (e.g., payment processors, analytics tools) may process data outside the European Economic Area (EEA). When that happens, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.

13. Security

We take the protection of your data seriously and use appropriate technical and organizational measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These include SSL encryption, secure hosting, access controls, and regular software updates. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

14. Links to Other Websites

Our Site may contain links to external websites. Once you leave our Site, we no longer control how those websites handle your information. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party sites and encourage you to read their privacy policies.

15. Children's Privacy

The Site is not intended for children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us so we can remove it.

16. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a new "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

17. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us at:

Email: sales@howtogetref.com
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