The short version
- We use privacy-first analytics (Plausible) — no personal identifiers, no cookies for tracking.
- We collect your email when you subscribe to the newsletter or become a member. We use it only to send you what you signed up for.
- We never sell or share your email with third parties.
- We use Stripe to process payments. Stripe's privacy policy applies to those transactions.
- You can ask us to delete everything we have on file. We respond within 14 days.
What data we collect
If you read the site
Plausible analytics records anonymous pageviews — page URL, country, referrer, browser. No IP addresses are stored, no cookies are set for tracking. We use this to understand which essays land, not to identify you.
If you subscribe to the newsletter
We store your email address and the date you subscribed. We use Resend to send the newsletter and Resend's privacy policy applies. We don't store any other personal data unless you provide it.
If you become a member
We store your email, name (optional), and member tier. Stripe stores payment information. We do not see your full card number; only the last four digits, for billing display.
If you pitch or submit a piece
We store your name (or pseudonym), email, and the content of your submission until editorial decisions are made. Rejected pieces are deleted after 90 days. Accepted pieces are archived with the published article.
If you submit anonymously
Only the editor-in-chief sees the email address associated with anonymous submissions. We do not publish identifying information without explicit consent.
What we don't do
- We don't sell your email or data to anyone.
- We don't run display ads.
- We don't track you across sites.
- We don't profile our readers for advertising.
- We don't share your data with the larger Tygra Universe properties.
Your rights
You can ask to:
- See everything we have on file about you
- Correct anything inaccurate
- Delete everything we have on file
- Unsubscribe from any communication, immediately
Email privacy@voice.tygrauniverse.com for any of the above. We respond within 14 days.
Contact
Questions about this policy? privacy@voice.tygrauniverse.com