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Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website and subscribe to our content. Please read it carefully.

Information We Collect

We collect information you provide directly and information gathered automatically when you visit our site.

Information you provide:

  • Email address — when you subscribe to our newsletter or mailing list.
  • Name — if you choose to provide it when subscribing or leaving a comment.
  • Comments or messages — if you submit feedback or contact us directly.

Information collected automatically:

  • Log data — your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time/date of your visit.
  • Cookies and similar technologies — small files stored on your device (see Section 3).
  • Analytics data — aggregated data about how readers interact with our content.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Send you newsletters, new posts, and updates you subscribed to.
  • Respond to your questions and comments.
  • Understand how our content is read and improve the site.
  • Detect and prevent spam or abusive behaviour.
  • Comply with legal obligations.
Our commitment:

We will never sell your email address or personal information to third parties, and we will only email you with content you signed up for.

Cookies & Tracking

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to operate and improve our site. These include:

  • Essential cookies — required for the site to function (e.g. remembering your preferences).
  • Analytics cookies — help us understand visitor behaviour in aggregate (e.g. Google Analytics or similar).

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect some site functionality. For more information, visit allaboutcookies.org.

Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information. We may share it only in limited circumstances:

  • Service providers — trusted third-party tools that help us operate the site (e.g. our email service provider or analytics platform). These providers are contractually obligated to keep your data secure and use it only to perform services on our behalf.
  • Legal requirements — if required by law, court order, or to protect the rights and safety of our readers or the public.
  • Business transfers — in the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your data may be transferred as part of that transaction.

Data Retention

We retain your email address for as long as you are subscribed to our mailing list. When you unsubscribe, we will remove your address from active sending lists within 30 days. Some data may be retained for a reasonable period afterward for legal compliance or analytics purposes, after which it is deleted or anonymised.

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including:

  • Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Correction — ask us to correct inaccurate information.
  • Deletion — request that we delete your personal data.
  • Opt-out — unsubscribe from our emails at any time via the unsubscribe link in any email, or by contacting us directly.
  • Portability — request your data in a portable format (where applicable).

Residents of the European Union / EEA have additional rights under GDPR. California residents have rights under the CCPA. To exercise any of your rights, please contact us using the details below. 

Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Children’s Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. For significant changes, we may also notify subscribers directly via email. Your continued use of the site after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your rights, or want to be removed from our mailing list, please reach out: info@equable.org