Privacy Policy
Last Updated: September 10, 2026
At Eleven Decoded, accessible through ElevenDecoded.com, we respect your privacy and are committed to being transparent about how information may be collected, used, and protected when you visit our website.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we may use it, the technologies and third-party services that may be involved, and the choices you may have regarding your information.
By using Eleven Decoded, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We May Collect
The information collected through Eleven Decoded depends on how you interact with the website.
Information You Provide Voluntarily
You may voluntarily provide information when you:
- Contact us by email
- Submit a contact form
- Subscribe to a newsletter or email updates, if available
- Send feedback, corrections, or suggestions
- Communicate with us regarding business or other inquiries
This information may include your name, email address, message, and any other information you choose to provide.
Please do not submit passwords, Windows product keys, financial information, account credentials, or other sensitive information through our contact channels.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit Eleven Decoded, certain technical information may be collected automatically by our website, hosting infrastructure, analytics providers, security services, or other technologies.
This may include information such as:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device type
- Operating system
- Referring website or page
- Pages visited
- Date and time of visits
- Approximate geographic location
- General website interaction and usage information
This information is generally used to understand website usage, maintain security, diagnose technical problems, and improve the website.
2. How We Use Information
Information collected through Eleven Decoded may be used to:
- Operate and maintain the website
- Improve our Windows 11 guides and other content
- Understand how visitors use the website
- Respond to messages, questions, and feedback
- Investigate technical or security problems
- Prevent spam, abuse, or fraudulent activity
- Measure website performance
- Improve navigation and user experience
- Maintain the security and reliability of the website
- Comply with applicable legal obligations
We do not intend to collect more personal information than reasonably necessary for these purposes.
3. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Eleven Decoded may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, understand traffic, remember certain preferences, improve user experience, and measure website performance.
Cookies are small files that websites may store on your device.
Depending on the services enabled on Eleven Decoded, cookies may be placed by us or by third-party services.
You can usually control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functionality.
Where required by applicable law, we may request consent before using certain non-essential cookies.
4. Analytics
Eleven Decoded may use website analytics services to understand how visitors discover and interact with the site.
Analytics information can help us understand matters such as which pages receive traffic, how visitors navigate the website, what types of devices are used, and how the website performs.
Depending on the analytics service being used, information may be processed by a third-party provider according to that provider's privacy practices.
If we materially change the analytics technologies used on Eleven Decoded, this Privacy Policy may be updated accordingly.
5. Ghost CMS
Eleven Decoded uses Ghost as its content management and publishing platform.
Certain website functionality, including publishing, membership, subscription, email, or related features if enabled, may therefore involve technologies provided by Ghost or the infrastructure used to operate our Ghost website.
The information processed will depend on the Ghost features that Eleven Decoded has enabled.
6. Contact Forms and Email
If you contact Eleven Decoded through a contact form or by email, we may receive information such as your name, email address, subject, message, and other information you voluntarily provide.
We use this information primarily to review and respond to your communication.
If a third-party form-processing service is used on our Contact page, information submitted through that form may also be processed by that provider according to its own privacy practices.
You can contact us directly at:
7. Email Subscriptions
If Eleven Decoded offers newsletters, memberships, or email subscriptions, information such as your email address may be collected to provide the service you requested.
You may unsubscribe from marketing or newsletter emails using the unsubscribe option included in applicable messages.
Certain administrative or transactional communications may be treated differently where necessary to provide a service you requested.
8. Advertising
Eleven Decoded may display advertising now or in the future.
Advertising providers may use cookies or similar technologies, subject to applicable laws and consent requirements, to deliver, measure, or personalize advertisements.
If advertising services that materially affect the collection or use of personal information are introduced, this Privacy Policy may be updated to provide additional information about those services.
9. Affiliate Links
Some content on Eleven Decoded may contain affiliate links.
If you follow an affiliate link and make a qualifying purchase or complete another qualifying action, Eleven Decoded may receive a commission or other compensation at no additional cost to you.
Third-party websites reached through affiliate links operate under their own terms and privacy policies.
Where appropriate, affiliate relationships will be disclosed in accordance with applicable requirements.
10. Third-Party Links
Our articles may link to external websites, including Microsoft documentation, software developers, manufacturers, support resources, and other websites that may be useful to readers.
Once you leave Eleven Decoded, the privacy practices of the destination website apply.
Eleven Decoded does not control and is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, security, or policies of third-party websites.
We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third-party website you visit.
11. Embedded Content
Articles on Eleven Decoded may contain embedded content from third-party services, such as videos, social media posts, or other interactive resources.
Embedded content may behave as though you visited the third-party website directly.
Those providers may collect information, use cookies, or track interactions with their embedded content according to their own privacy policies and applicable law.
12. Data Sharing
We do not sell personal information submitted directly to Eleven Decoded.
Information may be shared with service providers when reasonably necessary to operate, secure, maintain, or improve the website.
For example, this may include hosting, analytics, email, security, form-processing, or other technology providers.
Information may also be disclosed when reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, legal processes, enforce our rights, investigate abuse, or protect the security of Eleven Decoded and its users.
13. Data Retention
We may retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including responding to communications, maintaining records, preventing abuse, resolving disputes, or satisfying applicable legal obligations.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the service involved.
14. Data Security
We take reasonable measures intended to protect information associated with Eleven Decoded.
However, no website, internet transmission, hosting environment, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
You should therefore avoid sending sensitive information through ordinary website forms or email unless it is necessary and appropriate to do so.
15. Your Privacy Choices and Rights
Depending on where you live, applicable privacy laws may provide certain rights regarding your personal information.
These rights may include the ability to request access to, correction of, or deletion of certain personal information, as well as other rights provided by applicable law.
If you wish to make a privacy-related request concerning information directly controlled by Eleven Decoded, contact:
We may need to verify a request before processing it.
16. Children's Privacy
Eleven Decoded provides general technology and Windows 11 educational content and is not specifically directed toward young children.
We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children in violation of applicable privacy laws.
If you believe a child has provided personal information to Eleven Decoded inappropriately, please contact us so the matter can be reviewed.
17. International Visitors
Eleven Decoded may be accessed by visitors from different countries.
Depending on the services used to operate the website, information may be processed or stored in countries other than the country in which you reside.
Privacy and data protection laws may differ between jurisdictions.
18. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when Eleven Decoded changes its website functionality, introduces new services, changes third-party providers, or when legal or operational requirements make an update appropriate.
When this policy is updated, the Last Updated date at the top of this page will be revised.
We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.
19. About Microsoft
Eleven Decoded is an independent technology publication.
Eleven Decoded is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or officially associated with Microsoft Corporation.
Microsoft, Windows, Windows 11, and other Microsoft product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
20. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or privacy practices related to Eleven Decoded, contact us at:
Eleven Decoded
Website: ElevenDecoded.com
Email: [email protected]