Privacy Policy
Last updated: 25 September 2026
This Privacy Policy describes how Nathan Theodore ("we," "us," or "the Site"), the operator of https://nathantheodore.com/, collects, uses, and shares information when you visit the Site, subscribe to the newsletter, send a message through the Contact form, search the Site, or leave a comment.
If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use the Site or submit personal information to us.
Who is responsible
Nathan Theodore is the controller of personal data collected through this Site. To exercise your privacy rights or ask a question, use the Contact form at https://nathantheodore.com/contact.
Information we collect
Information you give us:
Newsletter: email address, and any name you choose to provide.
Contact form: name, email address, and the content of your message (including tips and correction requests).
Comments: the name, email, and account details required by the comment system, plus the text of your comment.
Any other information you send us by email or message.
Information collected automatically:
Log data such as IP address, browser type, device type, referring URL, pages viewed, and timestamps.
Cookies and similar technologies used for basic site operation, preferences (including dark or light mode if offered), analytics, and, if enabled, advertising measurement.
Search queries you enter on the Site.
We do not ask you to create a paid account to read articles. If you create a comment account, we store the credentials and profile data that the comment system requires.
How we use information
We use the information above to:
Operate, secure, and improve the Site.
Send the newsletter to people who asked for it.
Reply to tips, corrections, advertising inquiries, and other messages.
Moderate comments and prevent spam or abuse.
Understand which articles are read and how visitors find the Site.
Meet legal obligations and enforce our Terms of Use.
We do not sell your personal information for money. We do not use contact-form messages to build a marketing list unless you separately subscribe to the newsletter.
Legal bases (where applicable)
If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or a similar jurisdiction, we process personal data on these bases:
Consent: newsletter signup and non-essential cookies, where required.
Contract or steps prior to contract: responding to a request you send us.
Legitimate interests: operating a secure publication, understanding readership, and moderating comments, balanced against your rights.
Legal obligation: keeping records we are required to keep.
Sharing
We share personal data only as needed:
Service providers that host the Site, deliver email, stop spam, process comments, or provide analytics. They may process data only on our instructions.
Professional advisers or authorities when the law requires it or when we must protect the Site, our readers, or other people.
A successor if the Site is transferred, merged, or sold, in which case this policy will still apply until it is replaced.
Articles themselves may quote public figures and cite public sources. That published content is not "sharing" of a private visitor's data.
Cookies
The Site uses cookies and similar tools. Essential cookies keep the Site working (for example, load balancing or a saved display preference). Analytics cookies, if used, help us see aggregate traffic. Advertising cookies, if used, help measure ad delivery.
You can block or delete cookies in your browser. Blocking essential cookies may break parts of the Site. If we add a cookie banner or preference center, the choices you make there will control non-essential cookies.
Retention
We keep newsletter addresses until you unsubscribe. Contact-form messages are kept long enough to handle the request and for a reasonable period afterward in case of a follow-up or dispute. Server logs are kept for a limited operational period. Comments remain until you delete them or we remove them under our rules. We may keep a record of a correction request that led to a published change.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, delete, or receive a copy of personal data we hold about you, to object to or restrict certain processing, and to withdraw consent. California residents may have additional rights to know, delete, and correct personal information, and to opt out of certain sharing that the law treats as a "sale" or "share" for cross-context advertising.
To make a request, use the Contact form and state that it is a privacy request. We may need to verify your identity. You may also lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
Unsubscribe links are included in newsletter emails. Unsubscribing stops marketing mail. It does not delete comments or past contact-form messages unless you ask us to.
Children
The Site is written for a general adult audience. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or under 16 where that is the applicable age). If you believe a child has submitted information to us, contact us and we will delete it.
International visitors
The Site may be hosted and administered outside your country. If you visit from another country, your information may be processed in the country where our hosting and email providers operate. Those countries may not provide the same legal protections as your own. By using the Site or submitting information, you understand that transfer.
Security
We use reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect personal data. No website is completely secure. Please do not send passwords, payment card numbers, or highly sensitive documents through the public Contact form.
Links to other sites
Articles may link to other websites. Their privacy practices are their own. This policy covers only nathantheodore.com.
Changes
We may update this Privacy Policy. The "Last updated" date at the top will change when we do. Continued use of the Site after a revision means you accept the revised policy. Material changes will be posted on this page.