Privacy Policy
Last updated: March 2026
1. Introduction
Mustafa.net ("we", "us", "our") operates the website at mustafa.net. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services, including articles, AI tools directory, AI assistant builder, homelab guides, cybersecurity academy, and related features.
2. Information We Collect
Account Information: When you create an account, we collect your name, email address, and password. If you sign in with Google, we receive your name, email, and profile picture from Google.
Assessment & Activity Data: If you use our cybersecurity assessments, your responses, scores, and progress data are stored in your account. Quiz results, saved preferences, and AI builder selections may also be stored to personalise your experience.
Payment Information: We do not store credit card details. All payment processing is handled by our payment processor (Lemon Squeezy / Stripe), who acts as the Merchant of Record. Please refer to their privacy policies for details on payment data handling.
Usage Data: We may collect information about how you access and use our website, including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on pages.
Contact Form Data: When you submit our contact form, we collect your name, email address, company (optional), and message content.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide, maintain, and improve our website and services
- Personalise your experience, including assessment scores and learning roadmaps
- Manage your account and preferences
- Send you service-related communications (account confirmations, security alerts)
- Respond to your enquiries and support requests
- Analyse usage patterns to improve the website experience
- Display relevant advertisements via Google AdSense
4. Data Sharing
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share data with:
- Payment processors — to process any future payments if paid features are introduced
- Hosting providers — to serve and store the website
- Advertising partners — Google AdSense may collect data to serve personalised ads (see Section 5)
- Legal authorities — if required by law or to protect our rights
5. Cookies & Advertising
We use the following types of cookies:
- Essential cookies — to keep you signed in and remember your preferences
- Analytics cookies — to understand how visitors use the site and improve our content
- Advertising cookies — Google AdSense and its partners may use cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on your prior visits to this or other websites. You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.
You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but some features may not function correctly.
6. Affiliate Links
Some pages on this website contain affiliate links to third-party products and services, including DigitalOcean and Amazon. When you click these links and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Affiliate partnerships do not influence our editorial content or recommendations.
7. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. All data is transmitted over HTTPS and stored on secured servers.
8. Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate data
- Request deletion of your account and data
- Export your data in a portable format
- Withdraw consent for data processing at any time
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@mustafa.net.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Email: privacy@mustafa.net