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Privacy policy

Last updated 13 November 2026

This policy explains what personal information The Podium Post (“we”) collects, why, and your choices. The Podium Post is operated by [Company legal name], [registered address].

What we collect

  • Readers: we use Cloudflare Web Analytics, which measures visits without cookies and without tracking you across sites. Our hosting provider (Cloudflare) processes technical data such as IP addresses to deliver and secure the site.
  • People who contact us: your name, email address and message.
  • Sponsored feature clients: your name, contact details, links, the answers and photos you send us, and the public information we research about you for your interview. Payments are processed by Stripe; we never see or store your full card details. Forms are hosted by Tally.
  • Newsletter subscribers (if you sign up): your email address.

How we use it

To publish and improve the site, reply to messages, produce and deliver sponsored features you’ve ordered, process payments, and meet legal obligations. Research for a sponsored feature covers only public, professional information relevant to your story.

We use AI tools to help process interview answers and draft articles; your information is used only to produce your feature. We don’t sell personal information.

Sharing

We share information only with providers that help us run the site and our services (such as Cloudflare, Stripe, Tally and our email provider), when the law requires it, or with your consent. Information you supply for a sponsored feature is published as agreed.

How long we keep it

Messages and order records are kept as long as needed for the purposes above and for tax and accounting requirements. You can ask us to delete information we hold that we don’t need to keep.

Your rights

Depending on where you live (for example under the UK GDPR, Canada’s PIPEDA, Australia’s Privacy Act or US state laws), you may have the right to access, correct or delete your personal information, or to object to how we use it. Email privacy@thepodiumpost.com. You can also complain to your local data protection authority.

Changes

We’ll update this page if our practices change, and change the date above.