Privacy policy

Who is responsible

This website is published by The Geopolitical Economist. The editor is responsible for the data described here. Contact [email protected] for privacy questions and requests to access, correct or delete personal data.

What we collect, and why

Newsletter subscriptions

When you subscribe, we store the email address you enter, the date, and the page you subscribed from. It is used only to send you the newsletter. Every issue carries an unsubscribe link; you may also write to us to be removed. Addresses are held in storage provided by Cloudflare, Inc. and, for sending, by Brevo (Sendinblue SAS, Paris).

Reader comments

When you comment, the name and the text you provide are published on the article page. We also store a hashed identifier derived from your connection, which is not published, cannot be reversed into your address, and is used only to limit abuse and repeat posting. Comments may be removed by the editor. To have a comment deleted, write to us with the article and the comment text.

Submissions to write for us

If you submit a pitch or an article, we store your name, email address and the material you send, including any attached file, in order to consider, edit and publish it. Attached files are deleted automatically after ninety days. If your work is published, your email address is kept privately so that the site can notify you when readers comment; it is never displayed.

Readership statistics

We count which pages are read and roughly how many people read them. For each page view we record the page, the date, the country, the site you arrived from if any, and a short-lived identifier made by hashing connection details together with the date. That identifier cannot be turned back into an address and changes every day, so it cannot follow you over time. No cookies are set for this purpose and no advertising or tracking network receives the data. These figures are seen only by the editor.

Technical logs

The site is delivered by Cloudflare, which processes visitors' IP addresses in the ordinary course of serving pages and defending against attacks, under Cloudflare's privacy policy. We do not receive those logs.

Memberships and contributions

If you become a member or make a contribution, we store the email address and optional name you provide, payment references, amounts, currencies and dates in Cloudflare storage. For members, we also store the plan, membership status and access expiry. We use these records to provide access, confirm payments and handle support requests. Razorpay processes payments; we do not store your card or bank credentials. Brevo sends payment confirmations and sign-in emails.

Cookies and local storage

This site sets no tracking cookies. When you sign in as a member, an essential session cookie keeps you signed in for up to 30 days; signing out clears it. Sign-in links expire after 20 minutes and can be used once. Your browser's local storage remembers your colour theme, the name you last used on the comment form and whether you have subscribed to the newsletter. Clearing your browser's site data removes these preferences and signs you out.

Third-party services

• Cloudflare, Inc. hosts the site, stores subscriptions, comments, submissions and membership records, and routes editorial and support email.
• Brevo (Sendinblue SAS) sends newsletters, author notifications, membership confirmations, sign-in emails and support replies.
• Razorpay Software Private Limited processes payments and recurring payment instructions. See Razorpay's privacy policy.
• Web3Forms relays the submission and subscription forms to the editor's inbox.

Articles may link to external websites, whose privacy practices are their own.

How long we keep data

Newsletter addresses are kept until you unsubscribe or ask for removal. Comments are kept while the article is published. Submission files are deleted after ninety days; submitted text and correspondence are kept for as long as they are needed to consider or publish the work. Membership and contribution records are retained to manage access, payments and support; contact [email protected] about access or deletion. Readership records are kept in aggregate; the daily identifiers have no meaning after the day they were made.

Your rights

You may ask what data we hold about you, ask for it to be corrected, or ask for it to be deleted, by writing to [email protected]. We answer within thirty days. Readers in the European Union, the United Kingdom and other jurisdictions with data-protection law have the further rights those laws provide, including the right to complain to a supervisory authority.

Advertising

The site carries no advertising. Should that change, this policy will be updated first, and any advertising service will be named here.

Changes to this policy

This policy was first published on 19 September 2026 and updated on 24 October 2026 to describe memberships, payments and support contact details. Future changes will be recorded here.