Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026

This privacy policy explains how VM Economics (« VM Economics, » « we ») collects, uses, retains, and protects your personal data when you visit our site, create an account, or use our services.

By accessing our Site or using our services, you confirm that you have read and understood this policy. If you do not agree with its contents, you must stop using the Site.

1. Data we collect

We collect two types of data:

a) Personal data

This is any information that can identify you, directly or indirectly, in particular:

• First and last name
• Email address
• Payment information (processed by our third-party payment provider)
• Any other information you provide voluntarily (forms, emails, support)

b) Non-personal data

This is aggregated or anonymized data that cannot identify you individually, such as:

• Browser type and version
• IP address
• Browsing and Site-usage statistics

2. How we use your data

We use your data to:

• Manage the creation of and access to your account and member area
• Process your subscriptions and payments
• Respond to your requests and provide customer support
• Send you information about your account or our services
• Improve the operation and experience of the Site
• Comply with our legal obligations

3. Legal basis for processing

Depending on your place of residence, we process your personal data on the following bases: performance of the contract between us (provision of our services); your consent (for marketing communications); our legitimate interest (security and improvement of the Site); or compliance with a legal obligation.

4. Sharing with third parties

We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties for commercial purposes. We may, however, share some of your data with:

• Firebase (Google), for authentication and member-account management
• Our payment processor, for secure handling of subscriptions
• o2switch, for hosting the Site (servers located in France)
• Microsoft Clarity, for analyzing browsing on the Site
• The competent authorities, where required by law

These providers are bound by contractual confidentiality obligations and use your data only for the purposes for which it was shared.

5. Data retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy, or to meet our legal and accounting obligations.

6. Your rights

Subject to applicable law, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access your data and obtain a copy of it
• Request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
• Request the deletion of your data (subject to our legal retention obligations)
• Object to certain processing or request that it be restricted
• Withdraw your consent where processing is based on it

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at: contact@vmeconomics.com

7. Cookies and similar technologies

Our Site may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your browsing and preferences (for example, your display language). You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings, bearing in mind that some features of the Site may then be affected.

We also use Microsoft Clarity, a behavioral analytics tool, to better understand how visitors use the Site (clicks, page scrolling, anonymized session recordings). This information helps us improve the Site’s usability. Microsoft may process this data in accordance with its own privacy policy, available on Microsoft’s website.

8. Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your data against any unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

9. International transfers

As VM Economics is an LLC based in the State of New Mexico, United States, and our providers (Firebase, payment processor) operate internationally, your data may be transferred to and stored in countries other than your country of residence, including outside the European Union, with data-protection levels that may differ. We ensure that our providers offer appropriate safeguards for the protection of your data.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The version published on this page is always the version in force. Continuing to use the Site after an update constitutes acceptance of the changes.

11. Contact

For any question regarding this privacy policy or to exercise your rights, contact us at: contact@vmeconomics.com, or by mail at VM Economics, 704 Wallace St Suite 646, Clovis, 88101, New Mexico, United States.