Privacy Policy

The newsletter form collects only the email address you enter. The site also records the signup source, whether the address is pending, confirmed, unsubscribed, bounced, or complained, and the dates and consent version needed to document your choice. A subscription becomes active only after you click the confirmation link sent to that address.

If you send a letter through the Author page, the site may also collect the name, email address, story, and creative-consent choice you enter. These fields are optional except for the story itself.

Newsletter addresses are stored in the private Subscriber database for back to things inside Base44. The database is restricted to administrators. Base44’s built-in email service processes the address to deliver the confirmation message and future site emails.

Newsletter addresses are not sent to the mantis chat, included in AI prompts, sold, or shared for another company’s advertising.

Confirmed newsletter details are used only to manage the back to things reading list and send new essays, book news, or occasional notes you requested. Pending addresses do not receive newsletter editions. Letter details are used to read and respond to your submission and to honor the creative-consent choice shown in the form. Basic technical and usage information may be processed to operate, secure, and improve the site.

Newsletter signup uses double opt-in. Confirmation links expire after 24 hours and are single-use. Every newsletter edition must include a no-login unsubscribe link. An unsubscribe request takes effect immediately; the address is then kept only as a minimal suppression record so that it is not added back accidentally.

back to things is built, hosted, and currently sends confirmation messages with Base44, which processes the technical and subscription data needed to provide those services. Purchase and other external links take you to third-party websites whose own privacy terms apply.

Active subscription records are kept while you remain subscribed. Confirmation tokens are stored only as protected verification data and expire after 24 hours. Unconfirmed requests, delivery records, and other information are kept only for as long as reasonably needed to operate and protect the subscription system, respect suppression choices, meet legal obligations, or secure the site.

You may unsubscribe from any newsletter, or ask to access or remove information you submitted.

For a privacy request, use the letter form on the Author page and include enough information to identify the subscription or submission concerned.