Your Privacy Matters

Last Updated: September, 2024

You won’t see cookie banners on this website. SaaS Minds doesn’t use Google Analytics or another tracking system. SaaS Minds generates its analytics through Fathom Analytics, a privacy-first analytics tool created by Paul Jarvis and Jack Ellis.

The problem

As Paul Jarvis notes in one of his articles:

“By using free software like Google Analytics, website owners freely give Google all the data about their website visitors, which can be matched to other website data from other websites, allowing Google’s advertising network to collect a lot of information about each one of us who uses the internet.”
“So essentially, by using Google Analytics, people get free website analytics but trade the personal data from their visitors. It honestly doesn’t feel like a fair or an ethical trade.”

Although I’ve worked as a SaaS marketing professional for almost a decade, I’m growing more and more worried about tracking website visitors (read more) and launching targeted advertising (read more).

I’m still researching this topic, but I definitely believe we should approach online tracking and advertising differently.

The solution

I use Fathom Analytics, a privacy-focused tool for managing website analytics. I trust Fathom Analytics because:

It doesn’t track individuals.
Compared to Google Analytics, it charges a fair price for its tool.
It is compliant with GDPR, ePrivacy (Cookie Law), PECR, COPPA, and CCPA.
It processes EU visitor data on EU servers owned by EU companies.
Fathom Analytics is great for page speed performance and SEO.
It automatically blocks bots, crawlers, and DDoS attacks.
It’s a great tool that provides essential website traffic information.

Privacy-friendly website analytics

Thanks to Fathom Analytics, I can see the following data without knowing who you are:

People on site
Overall visitors
Views
Average time on the website
Bounce rate
Event completion
Entries, viewers, and views for specific content

The meeting scheduler

I use Cal.com for calls. To learn how Cal handles data, please read its privacy policy

The newsletter

I use Audienceful to send my weekly newsletter. If you are interested in how Audienceful handles data, please read the company’s privacy policy

Form builder

I use Tally to create forms for the website visitors who want a free SaaS messaging audit. If you are interested in how Tally handles data, please read it’s privacy policy

Other tools

I’m gradually incorporating the use of other digital tools, such as Lemon Squeezy and Stripe. These services will handle your payment information securely, according to their own privacy policies.

Questions

If you have any questions, send me an email at victoria@saasminds.com.