Privacy Policy

ReadMinute respects your privacy. This page explains what we collect, why, and your rights.

What we collect

• Plausible Analytics (privacy-first): page views, referrers, country. No personal data. No cookies. No cross-site tracking.
• Cloudflare Web Analytics: aggregate request stats. No individual user tracking.
• Microsoft Clarity: anonymized heatmaps + session recordings to help us understand how readers use the site. Clarity sets two small cookies (_clck, _clsk) and masks all input fields + PII server-side. See Microsoft Privacy Statement.
• Google Analytics 4 (when active): aggregated usage analytics with Consent Mode v2 — defaults to denied until you explicitly grant consent. Anonymizes IP addresses. Used only to understand fleet-level traffic patterns.
• localStorage (browser-only, never sent to server): theme preferences, reading bookmarks, reading streak counts. Stored only on your device.
• Amazon Associates affiliate clicks: if you click "Buy on Amazon", Amazon sets cookies on amazon.com to track the referral. ReadMinute does not access these cookies.
• Newsletter sign-up (optional): if you subscribe to the daily-pulse newsletter, we collect your email address (stored in Buttondown). You can unsubscribe at any time via the footer link in every email.

Third-party services + AdSense

When/if Google AdSense ads are displayed (post-approval), Google may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. Read more: How Google uses information from sites that use its services.

You can opt out of personalized ads at: google.com/settings/ads.

Cookies

ReadMinute itself sets no first-party tracking cookies. Third-party cookies may be set by:

• Microsoft Clarity (_clck, _clsk) for heatmaps + session recordings
• Google AdSense (post-approval) for ad serving — see partner-sites link above
• Amazon Associates affiliate cookies, set on amazon.com only when you click a Buy on Amazon link
• Google Analytics 4 (_ga) when active and after explicit consent

You can refuse cookies via your browser settings; this will not break the core reading experience.

Your rights (GDPR / CCPA / UK-DPA)

• Access: request the data we hold on you (only newsletter email if you subscribed).
• Deletion: request removal of your newsletter subscription + data.
• Portability: request export of your subscription data.
• Opt-out: unsubscribe from newsletter via footer link in any email.
• EU/UK readers: GDPR + UK-DPA apply. Contact us for any request.
• California readers: CCPA applies. We do not sell personal data.

Children's privacy

ReadMinute is intended for users 13+ years old. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 13. Parents who believe their child has provided data should contact us immediately.

Contact

For privacy questions or to exercise your rights: [email protected]

Changes to this policy

We'll update this page when our practices change. The "last updated" date at the top reflects the latest version. We won't materially weaken your rights without prior notice.