Introduction and Scope
This Privacy Policy explains what information BitcoinPile.com (the "site") collects, how it is used, and the choices available to you. BitcoinPile.com is an informational and educational Bitcoin (BTC) technical-analysis dashboard operated by an individual operator. It publishes a live BTC/USD price ticker, a 72-hour live price chart, daily technical-indicator charts (RSI, MACD, Bollinger Bands, ADX, ATR, OBV, and volume), a multi-year 4-year-cycle / Pi-Cycle chart, experimental LSTM machine-learning price predictions, a liquidation map, and a written Bollinger-Band trading-bot strategy description. The site covers Bitcoin only.
The public part of the site has no user accounts, no registration, no login, and no e-commerce or portfolio features. You can browse the published charts and content without providing any personal information.
Separately, the operator maintains a password-protected, non-public trading area that is not available to ordinary visitors. That area is an authenticated application for the operator's own use; the limited data handling specific to it is described in its own section below. Unless stated otherwise, this policy describes the public site.
This Privacy Policy should be read together with the Disclaimer and the Terms of Service, which govern your use of the site and the nature of the content it provides.
Information Collected Automatically
The public site does not ask you to create an account and contains no forms that collect personal data from ordinary visitors. However, like virtually any web server, the site's web server (Apache) automatically records standard access logs for each request. These logs may include:
- Your IP address;
- Your browser and device user-agent string;
- The referring URL (the page you arrived from, if provided by your browser);
- The requested path (which page or file you requested); and
- The date and time of the request (timestamp).
These access logs are parsed into an internal, aggregate analytics dashboard that the operator uses for security monitoring and basic traffic statistics. This is the operator's own internal processing of server logs — it is not a third-party analytics product, and the dashboard is not shared publicly.
Cookies and Tracking
The public site sets no tracking or advertising cookies and uses no third-party analytics or advertising products. There is no Google Analytics, no advertising network, and no tracking pixels on the public site.
The only cookie used anywhere in the system is an encrypted session cookie within the restricted, authenticated trading area, and it is used solely to keep an authorized user logged in. It is not used to track visitors or their browsing activity. Ordinary visitors to the public site do not encounter this cookie.
Third-Party Services and External Links
Google Fonts
The site loads web fonts from Google Fonts, which are served from Google's content delivery network (for example, fonts.googleapis.com and fonts.gstatic.com). When your browser requests these fonts, Google may receive your IP address as part of delivering them. That processing is governed by Google's own privacy policy, which is outside the operator's control.
Third-Party Data and External Links
Price and candle data shown on the site is sourced from third-party exchanges (for example, Coinbase) and stored locally; it may be delayed, incomplete, or inaccurate, as further explained in the Disclaimer. The site also contains links to third-party websites, such as a Bitcoin-ETF data page and a corporate page. Those external sites have their own privacy practices and are not operated or controlled by BitcoinPile.com. This Privacy Policy applies only to BitcoinPile.com, not to any site you reach by following an external link.
The Restricted Trading Area
The non-public trading area is protected by a login form and is restricted to the operator. It is not available to ordinary visitors. Within that area:
- An encrypted session cookie is used solely for authentication — to maintain a logged-in session — and not for tracking.
- Opt-in Web Push notifications are supported. If push notifications are enabled, a push-subscription token is stored only for the purpose of delivering alerts. This is strictly opt-in.
No equivalent data is collected from public visitors.
How Information Is Used
The limited information described above is used to:
- Operate, maintain, and secure the site and its server;
- Detect, investigate, and prevent abuse, attacks, or other security issues;
- Produce aggregate, internal traffic statistics; and
- Deliver opt-in alerts within the restricted trading area, where applicable.
BitcoinPile.com does not sell, rent, or trade personal information to anyone.
Data Retention
Server access logs are retained only for a limited period sufficient for security and traffic-analysis purposes, after which they are discarded or aged out. Logs are not sold and are not retained indefinitely.
Children's Privacy
BitcoinPile.com is a general-audience, informational site and is not directed to children (including those under 13 or 16, as applicable). The site does not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information, please use the contact options described below so it can be addressed.
Your Choices and Rights
You have meaningful control over your interaction with the site:
- You can configure your browser to block or clear cookies. Because the public site sets no tracking cookies, this will not affect your ability to view the public content.
- You can use browser settings or extensions to block external font requests (such as Google Fonts) if you prefer not to have your IP address reach Google's CDN; some styling may differ as a result.
- You may request information about, or deletion of, data associated with you through the contact options available on BitcoinPile.com.
International Visitors
The site is operated from, and information is processed in, the operator's jurisdiction. If you access BitcoinPile.com from elsewhere, you understand that any information collected as described above may be processed in the operator's jurisdiction, which may have data-protection rules that differ from those where you are located.
Changes to This Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in the site or its practices. When it is updated, the revised version will be posted on this page, and the date shown with this page will reflect the latest revision. You are encouraged to review this policy periodically so that you remain aware of how information is handled.
How to Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, or wish to make a request regarding data associated with you, please reach out through the contact options available on BitcoinPile.com. For the rules governing your use of the site and the educational, non-advisory nature of its content, see the Terms of Service and the Disclaimer.