Privacy Policy

1. Overview & Scope

Silicon Shift ("we," "us," or "our") is a digital research publication and media brand focused on semiconductor architecture, artificial intelligence compute supply chains, and physical data center infrastructure.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, process, and protect your personal information when you access our website, subscribe to the Executive Dispatch newsletter, submit commercial sponsorship briefs, or interact with our research memos.

2. Information We Collect

We only collect data necessary to provide editorial dispatches and process commercial inquiries:

• Direct Commercial & Inquiry Data: When submitting a sponsorship inquiry or requesting our media kit, we collect your full name, corporate email address, organization/company name, campaign objectives, and timeline details.
• Newsletter Subscriber Information: When subscribing to research briefings, we collect your submitted email address and optional profile metadata.
• Automated Technical Data: Standard server logs, IP addresses, browser types, operating systems, and referrers collected automatically to monitor performance and prevent infrastructure abuse.

3. How We Use Your Information

Your data is used strictly for legitimate business and editorial functions:

• To evaluate, verify, and respond to institutional sponsorship inquiries and media kit requests.
• To distribute editorial dispatches, technical memos, and video essay notifications.
• To monitor website security, prevent spam attacks, and optimize page load performance.

Zero Data Sales: We do not sell, rent, monetize, or trade your personal or corporate contact information to third-party data brokers under any circumstances.

4. Third-Party Service Providers

We work with trusted third-party infrastructure tools to operate this publication:

• Form Processing: Commercial intake forms route securely through FormSubmit to our corporate email endpoint.
• Email Distribution: Dedicated newsletter distribution platforms that adhere to CAN-SPAM and GDPR requirements.
• Embedded Media & Hosting: Video essays hosted via YouTube (Google LLC) and web hosting infrastructure. Interactions with embedded video players may be governed by Google's Privacy Policy.

5. Cookies & Tracking

We use essential cookies to maintain page functionality, track aggregated, non-personally identifiable traffic metrics, and prevent automated bot submissions. You can disable cookies at any time through your browser settings, though certain site features may have reduced functionality.

6. Your Rights & Data Requests

Regardless of your jurisdiction (including GDPR, UK GDPR, and CCPA/CPRA rights), you have the right to:

• Request confirmation of what personal data we hold about you.
• Request the immediate correction or deletion of your contact records.
• Unsubscribe from any newsletter or recurring dispatch at any time via the one-click unsubscribe link at the footer of every email.

7. Contact & Compliance Inquiries

For any privacy inquiries, data deletion requests, or legal notices, contact our administration team directly: