Privacy, in plain language

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Our infrastructure may process ordinary technical records such as request time, page path, browser type, and truncated network information for security, reliability, and aggregate traffic measurement. We do not use those records to create individual reading profiles.

Cloudflare delivers and protects the site and may provide privacy-focused aggregate web analytics. Resend stores newsletter contacts and delivers confirmation and briefing emails. Google AdSense may process device, cookie, consent, and advertising data when ads are enabled for a visitor. Buy Me a Coffee processes optional contributions on its own site; Shadowfetch never receives your card number.

These providers process data under their own terms and privacy policies. We give each provider only the access needed for its job and keep newsroom source material outside advertising and audience systems.

Advertising helps keep every perspective free to read. Ad placements are labeled, visually separated from journalism, and cannot buy coverage, lane classification, or favorable treatment. Where consent is legally required, ad personalization and related storage should remain off until the reader makes a choice through the applicable consent controls.

Every newsletter includes an unsubscribe link, and you can also use the unsubscribe page. You may ask us to review or delete newsletter information tied to your address by emailing support@shadowfetch.com. We may retain minimal suppression or security records when needed to honor an opt-out, prevent abuse, or meet legal duties.

Material changes will be dated on this page. Questions about privacy, advertising data, or a newsletter record can be sent to support@shadowfetch.com. For how editorial decisions are made, read our editorial standards.