Privacy Policy

Kern Notes is built on minimal data collection. We do not embed third-party advertising networks, behavioral analytics scripts, or email open-tracking pixels.

1. Sunday Digest & Editorial Inquiries

When you subscribe to the Sunday Systems Digest or submit a form via /contact or /sponsor, we store only the fields you explicitly provide (name, email address, optional organization, and message text) inside the private inquiries collection (`visibility: "members_only"`). These records are never publicly readable.

2. Public Reader Field Notes (Comments)

When you contribute a technical field note under an essay, our server-side submission boundary strips any optional private email address before saving or returning comment properties. Only your chosen display name, optional role/city, and moderated note text appear publicly.

3. Reader Accounts & Cookies

If you sign in to the optional Reader Account workspace at /member, authentication uses a single first-party HttpOnly; SameSite=Lax session cookie (flino_member_token). No cross-site tracking cookies are set.

4. Data Removal & Contact

Every email edition contains a one-click unsubscribe link. To request export or deletion of past editorial inquiries, email henrik@example.test.