Privacy Policy
Your privacy matters to us. We collect the minimum amount of data we need to run The Analytics Post, we keep it secure, and we don't sell it. This page explains exactly what we collect, why, how long we keep it, and what rights you have over it.
If anything here is unclear, or you'd like to exercise any of your rights, email us at connect@theanalyticspost.com.
1. Who we are (the data controller)
The Analytics Post is operated from Pune, India. We're the data controller for any personal information you share with us through the site. You can contact us at connect@theanalyticspost.com.
2. What we collect
When you browse the site: our hosting provider (Netlify) logs standard technical data such as your IP address, browser type, and the pages you visit. This is used for security, abuse prevention, and basic analytics. We don't use third-party advertising trackers.
When you subscribe to the newsletter:
- Email address (required) — to send you the newsletter.
- Name, company, designation, city, mobile number with country code (optional but requested during enrichment) — to personalise what we send you and understand our readership.
- WhatsApp group preference (yes/no) — to know whether to invite you.
- A timestamp showing when you agreed to our Terms & Conditions.
When you submit to a competition or Write-for-us: your name, email, contact number, area of expertise, your pitch or uploaded material, and anything else you choose to share in the submission.
When you email us: the contents of your email and your email address.
We don't collect special category data (health, political views, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, etc.). Please don't share this kind of information with us unless it's essential for a specific purpose we've agreed on.
3. Why we collect it (lawful basis)
We process your data for these purposes:
- To send you the newsletter and related communications — based on your consent (ticking the subscribe box).
- To run competitions and events — based on your consent when you enter.
- To respond to your emails or enquiries — based on our legitimate interest in talking to our readers.
- To keep the site secure and prevent abuse — based on our legitimate interest in running a safe publication.
- To comply with legal obligations — where applicable.
4. Who sees your data
We share your data only with service providers who help us run the site, and only to the minimum extent necessary. Those include:
- Netlify — our hosting and forms provider. They receive your form submissions on our behalf and store them securely. Their privacy policy is at netlify.com/privacy.
- Google Firebase — used to store competition submissions and vote counts. Their privacy policy is at firebase.google.com/support/privacy.
- An email service provider (such as Mailchimp or Buttondown) — to deliver the newsletter. If we enable one, we'll update this list.
- WhatsApp (owned by Meta) — if you opt into the WhatsApp community, your phone number is shared with the group chat when we add you. WhatsApp's privacy policy is at whatsapp.com/legal/privacy-policy.
We do not sell or rent your data to advertisers or data brokers. We don't enrich our email list with data from third-party sources.
5. Where your data is stored
Our service providers may store data on servers outside India (commonly in the US or the EU). Where that's the case, we rely on the security measures and data-transfer safeguards those providers have in place.
6. How long we keep it
- Newsletter subscription data: until you unsubscribe, after which we keep a minimal record (your email hash on a suppression list) to ensure we don't re-contact you by accident.
- Competition submissions: until the competition concludes and for up to 12 months after, to handle any disputes, display a history of winners, or feature entries retrospectively.
- Emails you send us: up to 24 months after our last correspondence, then we archive or delete them.
- Server logs: typically 30 days, held by our hosting provider.
7. Your rights
You have the following rights over your personal data. To exercise any of them, email connect@theanalyticspost.com. We'll respond within 30 days.
- Access — ask for a copy of the data we hold about you.
- Correction — ask us to correct anything that's wrong.
- Deletion — ask us to delete your data. (We'll remove everything except the suppression-list record mentioned above.)
- Withdraw consent — unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the link in every email. Leave the WhatsApp group at any time.
- Portability — ask us for a machine-readable copy of what you've given us.
- Object to any processing you think we shouldn't be doing.
- Complain to your local data protection authority if you believe we've handled your data improperly.
8. Cookies
We use a small number of essential cookies — needed to remember that you've already voted in a competition, for example, or that you've seen a banner. We do not use third-party advertising cookies, tracking pixels, or cross-site trackers. We don't currently use analytics cookies; if that changes, we'll update this page and add a cookie-consent banner.
9. Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your data: HTTPS throughout the site, secure hosting, access controls, and minimum-data collection practices. No system is perfectly secure, but we try.
If we ever suffer a data breach that affects you, we'll tell you and the relevant authorities as soon as we're required to.
10. Children
The site is not directed at people under 16. We don't knowingly collect data from children. If you believe we've inadvertently collected data from a child, email us and we'll delete it.
11. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top will reflect any changes. For significant changes, we'll notify subscribers by email.
12. Getting in touch
For any privacy-related question, request, or concern — or just to tell us we should be doing something differently — write to connect@theanalyticspost.com.
See also: Terms & Conditions