The short version
- We collect as little as we can: your email if you subscribe, and a few account details if you sign in.
- We never sell your data, and sponsors never see who you are.
- No tracking pixels and no cookies for analytics. We use Plausible, which counts visits without identifying anyone, and count newsletter link clicks in total, never per reader.
- Unsubscribe in one click, or ask us to delete everything.
Who we are
antlers/news (antlers-news.com) is an independent publication run by 1994 Limited, a company registered in England and Wales (company number 13301586), Mountbatten House, 1 Grosvenor Square, Southampton SO15 2JU. Under UK data protection law we're the controller of the personal data described on this page.
Questions about privacy go to privacy@antlers-news.com.
What we collect and why
We only collect what each part of the site needs. The lawful basis is the reason UK GDPR allows us to use it.
| What | Why | Lawful basis | Kept for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsletter: your email address, when you signed up and confirmed, the page you signed up on, and which issues we've sent you | To send you the Friday email | Consent | Until you unsubscribe |
| Newsletter: a record that you asked to stop | So we never email you again, and can show what you agreed to | Legitimate interests | As long as we run the newsletter, unless you ask us to delete it |
| Account: your email, username and, if you sign in with GitHub, your GitHub ID and username | To sign you in and show what you've submitted | Contract | Until you delete your account |
| Submissions: links you share and the votes you give | To review, publish and rank them | Legitimate interests | While published. Declined links: 90 days |
| Messages: your name, email and what you send us | To reply to you | Legitimate interests | 2 years from last contact |
| Sponsors: contact name, email and invoices | To run the sponsorship and keep tax records | Contract and legal obligation | 6 years |
| Security logs: IP address, page requested, browser | To keep the site secure and working | Legitimate interests | 30 days |
A few details that matter:
- Double opt-in. Signing up only sends a confirmation link. You're on the list once you click it. Unconfirmed sign-ups are deleted after 30 days. We keep a scrambled version of the IP address you signed up from (a keyed hash, not the address itself) as evidence of the sign-up.
- No email tracking. The newsletter has no tracking pixel, so we can't see who opens it. Links go through antlers-news.com so we can count clicks on each link in total. That count isn't linked to you.
- Signing in. There are no passwords. We email you a sign-in link that works once, for 30 minutes, or you sign in with GitHub.
- Each site is separate. An account or subscription on antlers/news isn't shared with our other publications. If you use more than one, delete each account, or email us and we'll remove them all.
- Deleting your account removes your details and your votes. Links that were published stay on the site without your name.
Who we share it with
We use a small number of providers to run the site. They only process data on our instructions:
- Hosting and database: Laravel Cloud (Laravel Holdings Inc.)
- Content delivery, security and image storage: Cloudflare, including Turnstile, which checks that sign-up and sign-in forms are sent by a person
- Email delivery: Resend, for the newsletter, sign-in links and alerts
- Error and performance monitoring: Laravel Nightwatch, set up to leave out readers' IP addresses and subscribers' email addresses
- Visitor statistics: Plausible Analytics (Plausible Insights OÜ, Estonia), which counts page views, referrers and countries without cookies and without storing IP addresses or anything that identifies you
- Sign-in with GitHub: GitHub, only if you choose it. GitHub handles your sign-in under its own privacy policy.
We use AI services from Anthropic and OpenAI to help research, write and illustrate articles. They see public news and the drafts we write, never readers' personal data. Every AI-assisted article is checked and published by a named editor.
We don't sell personal data. Sponsors never receive subscriber lists; they only see totals, such as how many people clicked their link.
International transfers
Some of our providers are based in the US or store data outside the UK. When they do, we rely on UK adequacy regulations (including the UK–US data bridge, for providers certified under it) or the International Data Transfer Agreement, so your data stays protected to UK standards.
Your rights
Under UK data protection law you can:
- Get a copy of the data we hold about you
- Correct anything that's wrong
- Ask us to delete it
- Object to, or ask us to restrict, how we use it
- Get your data in a portable format
- Withdraw consent at any time, for example by unsubscribing
Email privacy@antlers-news.com and we'll reply within one month. It's free.
Cookies
We set very few cookies, none for advertising, and none that track you across sites. Our Cookie policy lists every one.
Children
antlers/news is written for professional developers and isn't aimed at children under 13. We don't knowingly collect their data, and you need to be 13 or over to create an account.
Changes to this policy
If we make a significant change, we'll tell subscribers in the newsletter before it takes effect. The date at the top shows the current version.
Complaints
Please talk to us first so we can put it right. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk or on 0303 123 1113.