READER PRIVACY & REVIEW POLICY
Read freely. Participate thoughtfully.
Essays are public and do not require an account. Reader sign-in uses Google and the open-source Better Auth software running on this Site’s hosting. We do not collect or store your password.
Your information
When you save a reader profile, this site stores your site-specific account ID, sign-in email address, chosen public name, email preference and its consent history, and creation/update times. Reviews store the essay, star rating, written feedback, moderation state and timestamps. Authentication records include a Google account identifier, name, email verification status, profile image URL, encrypted provider access credentials, session records and expiry times. Site data is stored in the Sites hosting database powered by Cloudflare D1. Session records may include IP address and browser information for security.
Your public name, approved review text, rating and date may be visible to anyone. Your email address, account ID and email preference are not included in public reviews. Avoid private or sensitive information in your public name or review.
Optional future emails
An account is not a mailing-list subscription. Future essay and site-update emails require your separate, optional opt-in. No newsletter service or email sending is connected yet. You can withdraw your choice at any time from your reader account. Any future mailing system must respect the current preference and provide an unsubscribe option.
Reviews
You may submit one review per essay and update it. New or edited reviews await editor approval. Changing your public name also returns your reviews to editorial review. We may decline spam, abuse, impersonation, irrelevant content or private information. Thoughtful disagreement is welcome. Selected approved reviews may be featured in full on the homepage and clearly labeled as an editorial selection. We do not invent reviews.
Control and deletion
You can change your public name and email preference in your account. You can also delete your reader profile and associated reviews from the active site database. This removes your reader profile, reviews and consent history, but not your separate sign-in identity or Google account. The separate “Delete my entire site account” action also removes your sign-in identity, sessions and saved provider credentials from the active database. A recent sign-in may be required. Provider backups may follow provider retention policies. Records remain while your reader profile is active unless you delete it or the site removes them.