Privacy & cookies

What we collect. If you join the newsletter we store your email address and, if you chose one, your reader profile (e.g. "Restarter") with our email provider (Buttondown). We use it to send you the email and nothing else.

Analytics. We use analytics to see which pages are read.

Advertising cookies. If you accept cookies, our advertising partner (Google AdSense or equivalent) may set cookies to show relevant ads. Choose "Essential only" in the banner to opt out; you can change this anytime via "Change my profile" in the footer.

Your profile. Your chosen reader profile is stored in your browser only (localStorage) so we can put relevant stories first. It never leaves your device unless you join the newsletter.

Your say (votes and suggestions). The Your say page needs no sign-in and sets no cookies. Your browser keeps a random number so you can't vote twice; we store only a scrambled (hashed) version of it with your votes and topic choices. We never store your IP address: we use a scrambled, day-by-day version of it only to stop automated floods, and it can't be traced back to you. Suggestions store the text you write and, only if you type it in, your email so we can reply. Ask us to delete a suggestion at any time.

Shared links. When someone uses a Share button, the link carries a short marker (via=friend) so we can count visits that came from a share. It identifies no one, and we never see who a link was sent to.

Your list (Things to do). The list you build, your notes, dates and your own activities are kept in your browser on your device. They are never sent to us. We count, anonymously, that a challenge was added or done (by its catalogue name), never what you wrote. An invite link carries the name of the challenge and nothing about you or your friend.

Affiliate links. Some links are affiliate links (Amazon Associates and others). We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

Embedded videos. YouTube videos are loaded in privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com).

Contact / deletion. Email hello@dontdieretired.com to ask what we hold or to delete it.