Legal

Alignment Machine publishes general information about laws, regulations, and platform policies that affect marketing and the use of artificial intelligence. It is for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing on this website, in the newsletter, or in any related post is legal advice.

Reading Alignment Machine does not create an attorney-client relationship. We are not a law firm. Laws and platform rules change often, vary by jurisdiction, and depend on your specific facts. Before you act on anything you read here, talk to a qualified attorney licensed where you do business.

We work to keep our information accurate and current, but we make no guarantee that it is complete, correct, or up to date. You are responsible for your own marketing and compliance decisions.

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Alignment Machine and alignmentmachine.net are owned and operated by AAA Internet Brands, LLC, New York (“AAA Internet Brands,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). The Alignment Machine name, robot mascot, and site content belong to AAA Internet Brands, LLC. You may not copy, modify, or redistribute them without our prior written permission, except as permitted by law. Quoting short excerpts with a link back is welcome.

Alignment Machine is written and edited by Leo Morejon on behalf of AAA Internet Brands, LLC. Everything published on this website and in the newsletter, including content that carries his name, his byline, or his photo, is published by AAA Internet Brands, LLC and not by him personally. Opinions expressed are those of the publication. Questions, corrections, and notices go to AAA Internet Brands, LLC through the contact page.

By using this website or subscribing to the newsletter, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use them. You may use the site only for lawful purposes and may not interfere with its normal operation.

The website and newsletter are provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, express or implied. To the fullest extent permitted by law, AAA Internet Brands, LLC is not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of data, profits, or goodwill, arising from your use of or reliance on this website or newsletter.

We link to third-party sites, sources, and services we do not control. A link is not an endorsement, and we are not responsible for their content or practices.

No personal claims. You have no claim or right of action against Leo Morejon in his personal capacity. All claims must be brought only against AAA Internet Brands, LLC.

Use of name and likeness. “Leo Morejon” may appear for attribution and brand storytelling. Use of the name, image, voice, or likeness of Leo Morejon on the website and in the newsletter is under license to AAA Internet Brands, LLC. No rights in the name or persona of Leo Morejon are granted to you, and his appearance does not make him a party to these terms or personally responsible for any content.

Release and limit. To the fullest extent permitted by law, you release AAA Internet Brands, LLC and its members, managers, writers, and editors from claims arising from your use of or reliance on the website or newsletter. If AAA Internet Brands, LLC is found liable anyway, its total liability, combined for all claims, is limited to $50.

Disputes. These terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any dispute will be resolved only in the state or federal courts located in New York County, New York, and you and AAA Internet Brands, LLC each waive any right to a jury trial. We may update this page from time to time and will revise the date above when we do.

AAA Internet Brands, LLC is responsible for the personal information collected through this website. This section covers what we collect, why, who helps us handle it, and the choices you have.

What we collect, and why

• When you subscribe, your email goes onto a mailing list we run ourselves, on our own server, using the open-source Listmonk software. Nothing is added until you click the confirmation link we send you. Each issue is delivered through Amazon Simple Email Service, which sees your address in order to deliver the mail. We also keep a record of the signup in our own database, including which form you used and, if you arrived through a tagged link such as an ad, which campaign brought you.
• When you read an issue, the email contains a small tracking image and its links pass through our server, so we can see whether you opened it and which links you clicked. These records are tied to your subscriber profile, and we use them to see which topics are useful, to tidy the list by removing addresses that never open, and to spot delivery problems. Open counts are rough, since many mail apps load or block images on their own, and you can block the tracking image by turning off remote images. We keep these records while you are subscribed and delete them when you unsubscribe and ask us to erase your data. Every issue carries an unsubscribe link and a one-click unsubscribe header, and you can export or delete your own subscriber data, including these records, from the link at the bottom of any issue.
• When you use the contact form, we keep your name, email, and message in our database, and email a copy to ourselves through Resend so we see it promptly.
• When you report a problem with an answer, we keep your message and, if you give one, your email, so we can check and fix it.
• When you visit, our host, Vercel, logs basic technical information such as IP address and browser type to run and secure the site. Vercel also tells us which country a visit comes from, so we know which privacy rules apply. We keep only that answer, not your IP address or location.

Analytics (optional)

We use Microsoft Clarity and Google Analytics to understand which pages and answers people use: traffic, how visitors reach the site, searches, shared answers, and sign-ups. Clarity also records sessions and heatmaps, and masks what you type into forms. Both use cookies. We also keep a count of how many answers you have opened, in your own browser.

Marketing (optional)

If you allow marketing, we measure whether our ads led to a signup. That means Google can use its advertising cookies and signals on this site, and the Meta Pixel lets Meta see visits and sign-ups that came from our ads on Facebook and Instagram, and the X conversion tag lets X see sign-ups that came from our ads on X, and the Reddit Pixel does the same for our ads on Reddit. We do not use these to show you ads on this site, and there are none.

Your choices

• In the EU, EEA, UK, and Switzerland, nothing optional loads until you choose. Analytics and marketing stay off unless you accept them.
• Everywhere else, analytics and marketing are on by default, and you can turn either off.
• Global Privacy Control: if your browser sends it, we treat it as an opt-out of marketing, automatically.
• You can change your choice at any time from the Cookie settings or Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information link at the bottom of every page. Turning something off also removes the cookies it set.

Selling and sharing

We do not sell personal information for money. Under California law and similar state laws, letting ad platforms measure visits for advertising can count as “sharing” personal information. Turning off marketing, through the link in the footer or a Global Privacy Control signal, opts you out of it.

Cookies and browser storage

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you can ask to access, correct, or delete the personal information we hold about you, object to how we use it, or get a copy of it. California residents can also ask what we collect and share, and opt out of sharing. We will not treat you differently for using these rights. Send a request through our contact page. If you are in the EU or UK, you can also complain to your local data protection authority.

How long we keep it

Subscriber records stay until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete them. Contact messages and feedback stay as long as we need them to respond and keep the site accurate. Analytics data is kept according to each provider’s settings. Unsubscribing, through the link in any email, stops the newsletter; ask us if you also want your records deleted.

Where it is processed

Our providers are based in the United States, so your information may be processed there. This site is written for working marketers and is not directed at children under 16.

Questions about this page, corrections, or permission requests? Reach AAA Internet Brands through the contact form or reply directly to any issue.