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Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 15, 2025

Art of Digging respects your privacy. This policy explains what we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have when you read our stories, subscribe to our newsletter, or interact with the site. If you are in the UK or EEA, we process personal data under the UK GDPR and EU GDPR.

Information we collect

We may collect information you provide directly (such as your email when you subscribe or contact us), technical data from your browser (IP address, device type, pages viewed, referrer), and cookies or similar technologies as described below.

How we use information

We use this information to publish stories, deliver newsletters, measure site performance, show advertising where enabled, prevent abuse, and comply with legal obligations. We do not sell your personal information.

Third-party services

We use trusted providers that process data on our behalf, including hosting (e.g. Vercel), content management (Sanity), email (Mailchimp), analytics (Firebase Analytics / Google Analytics, if you consent), and advertising (Google AdSense, if you consent). Each provider processes data under its own terms and privacy policy. Google’s policies: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Cookies and advertising

Essential cookies are required for the site to function. With your consent, we may use analytics cookies to understand traffic and advertising cookies to display ads through Google AdSense. You can change your choices anytime via the Cookies control on the site. Where required by law, we ask for consent before loading non-essential cookies.

Your rights and choices

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict use of your personal data, and to object to certain processing. You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time. To exercise rights or ask questions, contact us via the Contact page.

Contact

Questions about this policy? Contact us.