Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June 6, 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how the issue collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you subscribe to or interact with our newsletter, hosted on Substack.

By subscribing to the issue, you agree to the collection and use of your information in accordance with this policy.

1. Information We Collect

When you engage with the issue, we may collect the following types of personal data:

• Email Address – collected during the subscription process.

• Name (optional) – if you choose to provide it.

• Payment Information – if you purchase a paid subscription, payment data is collected and processed by Substack’s third-party payment provider (e.g., Stripe), not by us directly.

• Usage Data – including open rates, click rates, and engagement with specific posts.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Deliver newsletter issues to your inbox.

• Provide customer support and respond to inquiries.

• Understand reader engagement and improve content.

• Send updates, special announcements, and promotions related to the issue.

• Manage and process paid subscriptions.

We will never sell or rent your personal data to third parties.

3. Third-Party Services

This newsletter is hosted and distributed via Substack, and your information is also subject to Substack’s Privacy Policy.

If you make a purchase (e.g., a paid subscription or merchandise), your payment will be processed by a secure third-party provider. We do not store your full payment information.

Analytics tools (like Substack’s built-in analytics) may be used to help us improve content and understand what matters to readers.

4. Data Retention

We retain your information for as long as your subscription is active or as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in the footer of any issue.

5. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.

• Request corrections to your information.

• Request that we delete your data (subject to any legal or contractual obligations).

• Opt out of future emails by unsubscribing.

To make a request, please contact us at either of the authors’ Substack accounts.

6. Security

We take reasonable precautions to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, or misuse. However, no system can be 100% secure. Use of the internet is at your own risk.

7. Children’s Privacy

the Issue is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 13. If we learn that we have inadvertently done so, we will take steps to delete such information.

8. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If significant changes are made, we will notify subscribers via email or within the newsletter. Your continued use of the service constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, contact either author via our Substack accounts.

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