In Summary: We collect minimal personal information necessary to provide our services. We never sell your data and only share it when legally required or with your consent. You have the right to access, update, or delete your information at any time.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Send you our newsletter and important updates
- Process your writer applications and communicate about articles
- Improve our website and content based on user behavior
- Respond to your questions and support requests
- Comply with legal obligations
Cookies and Tracking
We use cookies and similar technologies to:
- Remember your preferences and settings
- Analyze site traffic and usage patterns
- Improve site performance and user experience
Cookie Consent Banner
When you first visit our site, a cookie consent banner appears at the bottom of the page. No analytics or tracking cookies are loaded until you make a choice. You have three options:
- Accept All: Enables all analytics — Google Analytics (GA4), Umami Analytics, Vercel Analytics, and our custom engagement tracking.
- Essential Only: Only essential cookies required for the site to function are used. No analytics data is collected.
- Customize: Opens a panel where you can toggle the Analytics category on or off before saving your preference.
Your preference is stored in your browser's localStorage and remembered for future visits. You can change your preference at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in the website footer, which will re-display the consent banner.
Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services:
- Google Analytics: For website traffic analysis, audience insights, and advertising performance measurement. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect anonymized usage data. You can opt out via the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
- Vercel Analytics: For website performance monitoring and core web vitals
- Umami Analytics: For privacy-focused website analytics including page views and aggregated user interactions (such as article shares, search queries, and newsletter sign-ups). Umami does not use cookies for tracking and does not collect personally identifiable information.
- Custom Engagement Analytics: We track article reading progress, time spent reading, and scroll depth to improve our content. This data is stored on our servers using a session identifier and is not shared with third parties.
- Email Service Provider: To manage and send newsletters
- Cloud Hosting: To host our website and store data securely
These services have their own privacy policies and may collect information as described in their policies.
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information, including:
- Encryption of data in transit and at rest
- Regular security assessments and updates
- Limited access to personal data on a need-to-know basis
- Secure data storage with reputable cloud providers
Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you
- Correct inaccurate or incomplete information
- Delete your personal information
- Object to or restrict certain processing
- Withdraw consent at any time
- Data portability where applicable
