You agree to the privacy policy below, and the Privacy Policy for Substack, the technology provider.
Look, I get it. Privacy matters.
I write about disappearing off-grid, avoiding surveillance, and surviving the collapse.
It would be a bit rich if I turned around and started selling your email address to the highest bidder with a dodgy data farm in a place no one’s heard of.
So here’s how I handle your precious data:
1. What I Collect (And Why)
Your email address — So I can send you rants, survival tips, and the occasional reminder that civilisation is held together with duct tape and hope.
Optional survey answers — Helps me know if I’m writing for urban survivalists, journalists, or that one bloke hoarding tins of peaches.
That’s it.
No creepy trackers.
No hidden data slurping.
Just enough to deliver words to your inbox without the nonsense.
2. What I Do With Your Data
I store your email on Substack’s servers (they handle the infrastructure).
I use it to send you emails — nothing more.
I might check the stats (how many people opened a post, clicked a link, or quietly unsubscribed in a rage).
I never sell, rent, or trade your data.
I don’t even have the time or energy to weaponise it against you.
If I ever change platforms (say, when I get bored and migrate to Ghost), I’ll take your email address with me. But I’ll tell you first — and let you bail anytime.
3. Third-Party Stuff
Substack stores your data.
Stripe handles payments (if/when I flip the switch and ask for cash).
I don’t control their systems.
Check their privacy policies if you’re feeling paranoid (or just curious).
4. Cookies and Tracking (Bare Minimum)
I use the bare minimum of cookies Substack requires to keep the lights on.
No creepy tracking, no following you across the internet like a desperate ex.
If I ever add analytics (like Google Analytics), I’ll tell you and probably mock myself for doing it.
5. Your Rights (Because You Have Some)
Unsubscribe anytime — link at the bottom of every email.
Ask me to delete your data — email me and I’ll make it disappear quicker than a corrupt politician’s expense report.
6. Changes to This Policy
I might update this privacy policy if things change (or if the lawyers get twitchy).
If I do, I’ll let you know — probably with a sarcastic comment at the top of a post.
Questions? Concerns? Random rants?
Email me at contact@thecovertnomad.com.
I read everything — eventually.
Stay sharp. Stay private. Stay sarcastic.
— The Covert Nomad