Privacy policy

What we collect

Server logs. Like every website, our web server records the address of each request, the visitor's IP address, browser type and the time. These logs are kept by our hosting provider under its own retention policy and are used for security and to keep the site running.
Country cookie. If you choose a country, we store that choice in a first-party cookie called ttd_country so the site can suggest it next time. It contains only the country name and lasts one year. You can delete it in your browser at any time.
Visitor ID cookie. When you open a topic's page or pop-up, or use Save, Share, Copy link or Content ideas, we set a first-party cookie called ttd_vid holding a random code (not linked to your name, email or IP address). It lasts one year and lets us count how many different visitors open topics and use those buttons, and stop one visitor from sending too many requests. You can delete the cookie at any time.
Saved topics. The topics you save are kept only in your own browser (local storage) and are not sent to us.
Request limits. To prevent abuse, we keep a scrambled (hashed) form of your IP address for up to a day to count requests. The original address is not stored.
Content ideas. When you press this button, the topic name and a few related news headlines (not any information about you) are sent to an AI provider to write the ideas. See the AI disclosure.

We do not currently have visitor accounts, comments, newsletters or advertising, and we do not use analytics or tracking cookies.

Links to other sites

Pages link to news articles and Wikipedia. Those sites have their own privacy policies.

Your rights

Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR or the CCPA) you may have the right to ask what personal data we hold about you, to have it corrected or deleted, and to object to its use. Because we hold almost no personal data, there is usually little to provide, but please ask through the contact page and we will respond.

Changes

If we add advertising or other features that use cookies or personal data, we will update this page first and describe each one.