Privacy Policy

When you subscribe to the brief, you give us your email address. Your browser may also send your time zone so we can send the brief at a sensible hour. We do not ask for a name, a phone number, or a payment method. The brief is free.

When you use the site, we collect information about how the pages are used so we can understand what readers find useful and make the product better. This includes:

• Pages viewed, links clicked, and reading engagement such as how far through a story you read.
• Basic technical details sent by your browser, such as device and browser type, and an approximate location based on your network address.
• The page that referred you to us.
• An anonymous identifier that lets us recognize a returning browser and connect your reading history over time. It is not your name or email.
• Recordings of general interactions, such as clicks and scrolling, used to spot confusing layouts and fix them.
• Error and diagnostic information when something breaks. We take care not to attach your email or other personal details to these reports.

When you submit the signup form, we run an automated check to tell real people apart from bots. This helps us keep the list clean and prevent abuse.

We use cookies and your browser's local storage to keep the site working and to remember your preferences. These include:

• Your light or dark theme choice.
• The stories you have saved or already read, which are stored in your own browser.
• The anonymous identifier described above.
• Measurement cookies that help us count visits and understand usage.

You can clear or block cookies through your browser settings. If you do, some features, such as your saved stories, may not work as expected.

• To send you the daily brief and any related emails you asked for.
• To understand what readers engage with, so we can improve the writing and the site.
• To keep the service secure and to prevent spam and abuse.

We do not use your information to build advertising profiles, and we do not sell it.

We rely on a small number of trusted providers to run the service on our behalf. They help us deliver emails, measure and improve the site, monitor for errors, prevent abuse, and host the service. These providers may process your information only to perform these tasks for us, under agreements that require them to protect it. We do not allow them to use it for their own purposes.

We keep your email address for as long as you are subscribed. If you unsubscribe, we remove you from the sending list. We keep usage and engagement information only for as long as it is useful for understanding and improving the product, and then remove or anonymize it.

• You can unsubscribe at any time using the link at the bottom of every email.
• You can limit or clear cookies and local storage through your browser or device settings.
• You can ask us for a copy of the information we hold about you, or ask us to correct or delete it.

Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights over your information. We are also adding a way to manage your analytics preferences directly on the site.

The brief is written for working professionals and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect information from children.

We and our providers may process your information in countries other than your own. Where we do, we take steps to make sure it stays protected to the standard described in this policy.

We may update this policy as the product changes or as the law requires. When we make a meaningful change, we will update the date at the top of this page.

To ask a question about this policy, or to exercise any of the rights above, use the unsubscribe or reply option in any email we send you. We are finalizing a dedicated privacy contact address and will publish it here.