Privacy Policy

Last Updated: February 2026

Information We Collect

Email Addresses:

When you subscribe to our newsletter or Pro membership, we collect your email address. This is the primary personal information we collect and is used solely for delivering our content to you.

Payment Information:

For Pro memberships, payment processing is handled by Stripe. We do not store credit card numbers, bank account details, or other financial information on our servers. Stripe's privacy policy governs their handling of your payment data.

Usage Data:

We collect basic analytics about how you interact with our site using Ghost's built-in analytics and cookies. This includes:

  • Pages viewed and time spent on site
  • Referring website or source
  • Browser type and device information
  • Approximate geographic location (country/region level)

How We Use Your Information

  • Email Address: To send you the newsletter and membership content you subscribed to, and important service announcements
  • Payment Information: To process your Pro membership subscription through Stripe
  • Usage Data: To understand which content is most valuable to readers and improve our service

We do not use your information for: Targeted advertising, selling to third parties, or any purpose other than delivering our service to you.

Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

For users in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, and Switzerland, we process personal data under the following legal bases:

  • Consent: When you subscribe to our newsletter, you consent to receiving emails from us
  • Contract Performance: When you purchase a Pro membership, we process data necessary to fulfill our agreement with you
  • Legitimate Interests: For analytics to improve our service, provided this does not override your fundamental rights

Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary:

  • Email addresses: Retained while you have an active subscription. Deleted within 30 days of unsubscribing or upon request.
  • Payment records: Retained for 7 years for tax and legal compliance purposes, as required by applicable law.
  • Analytics data: Aggregated and anonymized after 26 months.

Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
  • Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten")
  • Portability: Request your data in a machine-readable format
  • Restriction: Request that we limit processing of your data
  • Objection: Object to processing based on legitimate interests
  • Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time (without affecting prior processing)

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at contact@483signal.com. We will respond within 30 days.

GDPR Rights (EEA Residents)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

  • You may lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority (supervisory authority)
  • You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing
  • We do not transfer your data outside the EEA except with appropriate safeguards in place

For GDPR-specific inquiries, contact us at contact@483signal.com with "GDPR Request" in the subject line.

CCPA Rights (California Residents)

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) provides you with specific rights:

Right to Know:

You may request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the categories of sources, our business purposes for collection, and categories of third parties with whom we share data.

Right to Delete:

You may request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.

Right to Opt-Out of Sale:

We do not sell personal information. We have not sold personal information in the preceding 12 months and have no plans to do so.

Right to Non-Discrimination:

You will not receive discriminatory treatment for exercising your CCPA rights.

Categories of Personal Information Collected:

  • Identifiers (email address)
  • Internet or network activity information (browsing history on our site)
  • Commercial information (subscription and payment records through Stripe)

To exercise your CCPA rights, contact us at contact@483signal.com with "CCPA Request" in the subject line. We will verify your identity and respond within 45 days.

Data Deletion Workflow

To request deletion of your personal data:

  1. Email contact@483signal.com with "Data Deletion Request" in the subject line
  2. Include the email address associated with your account
  3. We will verify your identity and confirm receipt within 3 business days
  4. Your data will be deleted within 30 days of verification
  5. You will receive confirmation once deletion is complete

Note: Some data may be retained for legal compliance (e.g., payment records for tax purposes) even after a deletion request.

Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies for:

  • Essential cookies: Required for site functionality (login sessions, preferences)
  • Analytics cookies: To understand how visitors use our site (Ghost Analytics)

We do not use advertising or third-party tracking cookies. You can control cookies through your browser settings.

No Selling or Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or share your email address or personal information with third parties. Ever.

The only third parties with access to your data are:

  • Ghost (Pro): Our publishing platform that stores subscriber data
  • Stripe: Payment processor for Pro memberships

These services are bound by their own privacy policies and data protection agreements.

Children's Privacy

Our service is not directed to individuals under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that a child has provided us with personal information, we will delete it promptly.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page and, for significant changes, by email to active subscribers.

Contact

Questions about privacy: contact@483signal.com