Newsletter privacy notice

This notice covers the free newsletter signup on danstolts.com -- what the form collects, what happens to it, and how to leave. The site-wide privacy notice covers the contact form.

What is collected

The signup form collects one thing: the email address you type. The form also carries an invisible timing field and an anti-bot trap field that real readers never see or fill; neither identifies you.

What happens to it

Signup is double opt-in. Submitting the form sends you a single confirmation email with a link that expires after 48 hours. If you never click it, nothing further happens and no subscription exists. When you do confirm, your address is recorded as a subscriber and you receive a welcome note stating exactly what you joined.

What is never done

Your address is never sold, shared, or used for anything except sending the newsletter you confirmed. No advertising profile is built and no third-party tracking is attached to the form.

Leaving

Every newsletter includes an unsubscribe link, and replying unsubscribe to any issue removes the address immediately.

Consent version: 2026-09-07-first-party-double-opt-in-v2