Privacy Policy

Effective Date: January 1, 2025
Last Updated: December 31, 2024

Duluth Digest (“we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights.

Summary

  • We collect only your email address when you subscribe
  • We use it only to send you the Duluth Digest newsletter
  • We do not sell, rent, or share your email with third parties
  • You can unsubscribe at any time

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide

Email Address: When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address.

Information Collected Automatically

Our website is hosted on Cloudflare Pages. Cloudflare may collect IP addresses (anonymized), browser type, pages visited, and referring website. This data is used for security and performance optimization. We do not have access to individual user data from Cloudflare analytics.

Information We Do NOT Collect

  • Names or personal identifiers (unless you provide them)
  • Payment information (we have no paid features)
  • Location data
  • Cookies for tracking (we use no tracking cookies)

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your email address solely to:

  • Send you the Duluth Digest newsletter
  • Send important service announcements (rare)

We do NOT use your email to send marketing from third parties, sell to advertisers, or create user profiles for targeting.

3. Third-Party Services

Buttondown (Email Newsletter)

Cloudflare (Website Hosting)

4. Data Retention

  • Email addresses: Retained until you unsubscribe
  • Upon unsubscribe: Your email is removed from our list within 30 days

5. Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Access: Request a copy of data we hold about you
  • Correction: Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Deletion: Request deletion of your data (unsubscribe)
  • Portability: Request your data in a portable format

To exercise these rights, email: [email protected]

California Residents (CCPA)

California residents have additional rights including the right to know what personal information is collected, right to delete, right to opt-out of sale (we do not sell data), and right to non-discrimination.

EU/EEA Residents (GDPR)

If you are in the EU/EEA, our legal basis for processing is consent (newsletter subscription). You may withdraw consent at any time by unsubscribing.

6. Data Security

We implement reasonable security measures:

  • Email list hosted on Buttondown's secure infrastructure
  • Website served over HTTPS via Cloudflare
  • No sensitive personal data collected or stored

7. Children's Privacy

Duluth Digest is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy periodically. Material changes will be communicated via our newsletter.

9. Contact Us

For privacy questions or concerns, email: [email protected]


Duluth Digest is operated as an LLC in Minnesota, USA.