Privacy Policy

You can read The Plain Record without giving us any personal information. We collect an email address only when you choose to subscribe to the daily digest. If you email us, we keep that correspondence so we can respond.

Like most websites, our hosting and analytics systems automatically record limited technical data such as pages viewed, referring page, approximate region, browser type, and device type. This data is used in aggregate to understand which stories readers find useful.

We use cookies and local storage to keep the site working correctly and to measure traffic. Advertising partners may also set cookies. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings; some features may not work as expected if you do.

This site displays advertising served by Google, including Google AdSense. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this and other sites.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings, or opt out of third-party vendor cookies at aboutads.info/choices.

Email addresses submitted for the daily digest are used only to send that digest and related service messages. We do not sell or rent reader email addresses. Every message includes a way to unsubscribe, and you can ask us to delete your address at any time.

Reader data is stored with our hosting and database providers, who process it on our behalf under their own security controls. Access is limited to site administrators. We keep newsletter data until you unsubscribe or request deletion.

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information we hold about you, and to object to certain processing. Send requests through our contact page.

The Plain Record is a general-audience news site and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Our stories link to original sources and other third-party sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites.

We may update this policy as the site changes. The revision date at the top of this page reflects the most recent version.