Privacy policy
Privacy matters. We collect as little as we can, we do not sell your data, and you can read everything on The Rabbit Post without an account and without accepting any optional cookies.
The short version
- No account is needed to read.
- Analytics and optional cookies are off unless you accept them.
- We never sell your personal data or share it for advertising.
- If you join our newsletter we store your email and nothing more than we need.
- You can ask us to show or delete your data at any time.
What we collect
Reading the site. Like every website, our servers and hosting provider process technical data such as your IP address, browser type and the page you asked for, so the page can be delivered and the site kept secure. We use your IP address for short-lived abuse protection, such as limiting repeated sign-up attempts. We do not build a profile of you from it.
Newsletter. If you subscribe we store your email address, an optional first name, the edition you chose, when and where you agreed (for example "article page form"), and your confirmed or unsubscribed status. We send a confirmation email first, and your address is only used for the newsletter once you confirm. We do not store your IP address with your subscription.
Contacting us. If you send a message through our contact form we store your message, your email address, your name if you give one, the topic and the date, so we can reply. We do not store your IP address with it.
Cookies and analytics. When you first visit you can accept or decline optional cookies. If you accept, we use Google Analytics to learn which stories readers find useful, and we measure how people use the site so we can improve it. If you decline, no analytics script is loaded and you can still read everything. Your choice is remembered on your device, and you can change it by clearing this site's cookies and storage in your browser.
Who handles your data
We use a small number of service providers, each only for the job described:
- Vercel hosts the website.
- MongoDB Atlas stores our content and newsletter list.
- Cloudflare Turnstile checks that a sign-up form is filled in by a person and not a bot. It may process technical signals from your browser for that check.
- Resend delivers newsletter and confirmation emails.
- Sentry may receive a short, scrubbed description of a server error (never your browsing or personal details) so we can fix faults.
- Google Analytics, only if you accept analytics cookies.
Images shown in stories are loaded through our own servers, and we ask your browser not to send a referrer to the original image host.
Why we use your data
To deliver the site and keep it secure, to send the newsletter you asked for, to understand which stories are useful (only with your consent), and to meet legal duties. We do not use your data for automated decisions about you.
How long we keep it
Newsletter details are kept until you unsubscribe, after which we keep only what is needed to remember that you opted out. Technical logs are kept for a short period. Analytics data is kept for the period set in our analytics account.
Your rights
You can ask us to show you the data we hold about you, correct it, delete it, or stop using it. If you are in the UK, EU or a similar region these are legal rights, and you can also complain to your local data protection authority. Use our contact form and choose "Privacy request", and we will reply promptly.
Unsubscribing
Every newsletter has an unsubscribe link that works in one click.
Children
The Rabbit Post is a general news site and is not aimed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect their data.
Where data is processed
Our providers may process data in countries other than your own, including the United States. They apply their own safeguards.
Changes
If we change how we handle data we will update this page. The date of the last change is shown on it.
Contact
Questions about privacy: use our contact form.