Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 19 July 2026

This Privacy Policy explains what data I (verifiedbreaches.com) collect, how it's used, and the rights you have regarding your information.

1. Information Collected

When you visit or subscribe to this website, I may collect the following types of information:

  • Account Information: When you create a member account, I collect your name and email address. A newsletter may also be implemented, where I will also collect this information.
  • Financial Data: If you purchase a premium subscription, payment processing is handled entirely by the payment processor Stripe. I do not, nor will not collect, process, or store your credit card details.
  • Technical Data: Standard server data, including your IP address, browser type, referring website, and pages viewed are logged by our hosting infrastructure for security and site performance monitoring. Synapsmedia.com is the hosting provider in this case.
  • Usage / reading data: TinyBird is also used as first-party cookie free data analytics. This collects things such as reader location and browser utilised for future reference. This data is largely anonymous
  • Comments: Data placed into comment fields will be collected and stored as until deleted.

2. How I Use Your Information

I collect your data solely to operate and improve my publication. Specifically to:

  • Deliver the newsletters, articles, and content you have requested.
  • Publishing comments typed, which will be associated with account information.
  • Manage your member account and verify your access to premium or gated content.
  • Process subscription payments (via Stripe, the payment processor).
  • Analyse site performance and reader engagement to improve my content.
  • Protect the website against spam, fraud, and unauthorized access. (e.g. blocking spam sign up domains)

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

The website is built on the Ghost platform, which utilizes specific cookies and tracking methods to function properly:

  • Essential Cookies: Ghost uses session cookies to keep you logged into your member account. These are strictly necessary for the website to function and cannot be disabled.
  • Cookie-Free Web Analytics: I use Ghost's native web analytics to measure website traffic. This system is fully first-party and privacy-focused. It does not use cookies or persistent browser storage to track you across different websites or devices.

4. Third-Party Service Providers

To operate this publication, I share data with the following third-party processors. These providers are bound by their own privacy and data protection agreements:

  • Synapsmedia (Hosting & Infrastructure): The website database, which includes your subscriber information, is hosted by Synapsmedia. They also manage the site backups and server security.
  • Stripe (Payments): All subscription transactions are securely processed and managed by Stripe.
  • Tinybird: Provides the infrastructure for native web analytics, processing real-time site performance and engagement data.

5. Data Retention and Your Rights

I retain your personal information (such as your email address) only for as long as you remain an active subscriber or member.

Depending on your location (such as under the GDPR in Europe or CCPA in California), you have the right to:

  • Access the personal data I hold about you.
  • Correct any inaccurate information in your profile.
  • Request Deletion of your account and personal data.
  • Withdraw Consent and unsubscribe at any time by sending me an email or following an unsubscribe link within the account information portal on the website.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact me using the information below.

6. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how I handle your data, please contact: privacy@verifiedbreaches.com