Privacy policy

Your e-mail address

Your e-mail address will never be sold, traded, or given to a third party. The editor reserves the right to publish portions of e-mail messages that you send to him, and may identify you by your first name and last initial but not by your full name or location.

The editor will never send unsolicited e-mail to you. For example, if you write asking for help identifying a stamp, you will not be subscribed to the Philosateleian Post Horn unless you also submit your e-mail address for that purpose.

If you subscribe to the Philosateleian Post Horn, the personal information you submit will be stored by MailChimp, and the editor will have access to that information as well as reports identifying your IP address, which messages you open, and which links you click. See the MailChimp Privacy Policy for more information.

Information recorded

Certain other information is collected when you access this website even if you do not actively submit it. This information includes but is not limited to data about your Web browser, operating system, location (city and country), and what pages and files you access. The editor can not and will not use this information to personally identify you or your browsing habits.

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies,” which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and Internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

See the Google Privacy Policy for more information.

Other sites

Other websites linked on this site may have their own privacy policies. You are subject to those policies when you leave this site.