Last updated: April 2026
Pugatch Consilium is a boutique research and advisory firm. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect personal data when you visit our website or purchase a membership. For data-related enquiries, please contact us at info@pugatch-consilium.com.
We collect the following categories of personal data:
Account and membership data: name, organisation, email address, and billing information provided when you register or purchase a membership.
Payment data: payment card details are processed directly by Stripe and are never stored on our servers.
Usage data: information about how you interact with our website and member tools, including pages visited and features used.
Communications: any information you provide when contacting us via our contact form or by email.
We use your personal data to:
— Manage your membership account and provide access to member resources
— Process payments and send billing communications
— Respond to enquiries and provide support
— Send occasional updates about new publications, tools, or membership renewals
— Comply with our legal obligations
We process personal data on the basis of contractual necessity (to deliver membership services), legitimate interests (to operate and improve our services), and legal obligation (where required by applicable law). Where we send marketing communications, we rely on your consent or our legitimate interests as permitted under applicable law.
We use a limited number of trusted third-party services to operate our platform:
Stripe: payment processing. Stripe's privacy policy is available at stripe.com/privacy.
Render: website hosting and infrastructure.
Cloudflare Turnstile: bot detection and security on our contact form. Turnstile may set cookies or use browser signals for this purpose. Cloudflare's privacy policy is available at cloudflare.com/privacypolicy.
We do not sell your personal data to third parties or share it for advertising purposes.
We retain account and billing data for as long as your membership is active and for a reasonable period thereafter to comply with legal and financial record-keeping obligations. You may request deletion of your data at any time (subject to any overriding legal requirements) by contacting us at info@pugatch-consilium.com.
Depending on your location, you may have the right to access, correct, or delete the personal data we hold about you, to restrict or object to certain processing, and to data portability. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@pugatch-consilium.com.
If you are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
Our website uses essential browser storage (localStorage) to maintain your authentication session. We do not use tracking or advertising cookies. Cloudflare Turnstile, used on our contact form for bot detection, may set its own cookies as part of its security verification. You can control cookie settings through your browser preferences.
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. All data is transmitted over encrypted HTTPS connections, and payment data is handled exclusively by Stripe.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be communicated to members by email. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision.
For any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us at info@pugatch-consilium.com.