Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 2026

1. Who We Are

Settily (settily.com) is a community data platform for non-EU professionals relocating to Europe. It is operated by an individual founder team. We are not a data broker. We build tools to help migrants make better-informed decisions.

2. What We Collect and Why

2a. Real Migration Numbers Form

When you submit your migration story via the Share Your Data form, we collect the following information:

• Source country and optional region (e.g. your country and region)
• Destination country and city
• Year and month of migration
• Visa or permit type
• Family situation at time of move
• Visa processing time
• Salary band and currency (optional)
• Profession
• Biggest surprises about the move (primary + up to 2 secondary)
• Whether you would make the same move again
• Optional free-text reflections

No name, no photo, no phone number is required. The form is anonymous by default. All submissions are stored in a private database and pass through automated quality checks. Some submissions are held for manual review before they contribute to public aggregated statistics (for example, the first stories on a new migration corridor, or forms with optional contact details or longer free-text answers). We never display individual submissions. We only show aggregated, anonymised statistics where a minimum of 5 submissions exist for a given data cell. For a plain-language overview of how we collect, moderate, and present this data, see our methodology page.

2b. Optional Contact Information

The form includes optional opt-ins. You may choose to provide:

• Newsletter email — to receive Settily updates (you can unsubscribe at any time)
• Interview email + first name — if you are willing to be interviewed for a migration story
• First name + city — if you consent to an anonymised quote being used on the site

These fields are entirely optional. Leaving them blank does not affect the submission. If you provide an email for the newsletter and later wish to unsubscribe or be removed, email privacy@settily.com.

2c. Browsing the Site

We use Cloudflare Web Analytics for basic traffic measurement. Cloudflare Web Analytics is privacy-first: it does not use cookies, does not fingerprint individual visitors, and does not share data with third parties. We do not run Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, or any behavioural tracking scripts. We store your theme preference (light/dark mode) in your browser's local storage — this never leaves your device.

2d. Future Intent Capture (Thank-You Page)

After submitting your migration data, you may see an optional block on the thank-you page that asks about your future migration plans. This block is entirely optional — skipping it has no effect on your submission.

If you choose to answer, we collect:

• Future migration intent — whether you are settled, exploring options, actively planning a move, or planning to return home
• Destination countries of interest — which countries you are considering (only collected if you are exploring or actively planning)
• Planning timeframe — how soon you expect to move (only collected if you are actively planning)
• Email address — optional, only requested if you did not provide one during the form submission

How this data is used: Exclusively to personalise the content of Settily's newsletter. For example, someone actively planning to move to Germany receives different content than someone who is already settled. This data is never displayed publicly, never sold, and never shared with any third party or advertising platform.

How this data is stored: Future-intent data is stored in a separate database table linked to your submission. If you request deletion of your submission, your future-intent data is also deleted automatically. You will be able to update or delete your future-intent preferences directly via a preference centre (coming soon) without needing to contact us.

3. How We Store Your Data

Submission data is stored in a Cloudflare D1 database (SQLite), hosted in Cloudflare's European infrastructure. Cloudflare is SOC 2 certified and operates under the EU–US Data Privacy Framework. Submissions pass through automated quality checks and may be published automatically once they pass; others are held for manual review (as described in section 2a). Individual submissions are never displayed on the site — only aggregated, anonymised statistics are shown.

We do not sell, rent, or share raw submission data with any third party. We do not use it for advertising. We use it solely to compute and display aggregated migration statistics on Settily pages.

4. Your Rights (GDPR Lite)

You have the right to:

• Access — request a copy of the data we hold about you
• Erasure — request that your submission and any associated future-intent data be deleted from our database
• Correction — request that factual errors in your submission be corrected
• Opt-out — unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time

Because submissions are anonymous, we rely on the email address you provided (if any) to verify your identity before processing a deletion or access request. If you submitted without providing an email, erasure requests cannot be fulfilled without additional identifying information about your submission (e.g. approximate submission date, source/destination corridor).

To exercise any of these rights, email: privacy@settily.com

5. Cookies

Settily does not use advertising cookies or third-party tracking cookies. We use:

• Cloudflare Turnstile — a privacy-respecting CAPTCHA used on the submission form. It does not use intrusive fingerprinting and does not track you across sites.
• Browser localStorage — stores your theme preference and partial form progress (session only). Never transmitted to our servers.

6. Data Retention

Approved submissions are retained indefinitely as part of our community dataset. They are never displayed individually. If you request erasure, your record is deleted from the database and will not appear in future aggregations. It may remain in older aggregated JSON snapshots until the next daily rebuild runs.

Future-intent data (collected on the thank-you page) is stored separately and retained until either: you request deletion of your submission, you delete it via the preference centre (coming soon), or you email us at privacy@settily.com. Future-intent data is never included in public aggregations or displayed on any Settily page.

7. Changes to This Policy

We will update this page when our data practices change. Significant changes will be noted at the top of this page with a revised date. Continued use of Settily after a policy update constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.

8. Contact

For any privacy-related questions or requests: privacy@settily.com