Privacy

Website analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 to count page views and see where readers come from (for example search engines or social links), so we know which stories are being read. It sets cookies in your browser and uses a random identifier to record browsing behaviour (pages, time on page, scroll depth, device and rough location) and actions on the site: which share button you pressed, which source link or glossary term you opened, and whether you submitted the newsletter form. This does not include your name or email and is not used for advertising. Our links may carry utm parameters that show which platform or post a reader came from. Readers in the European Economic Area, the UK and Switzerland must opt in before it loads, and can change their choice under "Cookie settings" in the footer. You can also block cookies in your browser settings or install Google's Analytics opt-out add-on; the site still works normally.

Cloudflare

This site runs on Cloudflare, which processes technical data such as your IP address to serve pages and block attacks, and uses its cookie-free web analytics to measure speed and visits. It also uses the country of your connection to decide whether to show the cookie choice; we do not store that.

Story view counts

This site also keeps its own count of views for each story (not shown publicly at the moment). When you open a story, your browser tells us it was read once; reloading in the same tab is not counted again (that marker stays in your browser tab and is cleared when you close it). We store only the total for each story: no IP address, cookie, device details or anything else that could identify you.

Share buttons

The share buttons on stories are plain links. We do not load any code from Facebook, Threads, X, LINE or other platforms. Our analytics record which button you pressed, but not whether you went on to post or what you wrote; shared links carry a utm parameter naming the platform. A platform opens only when you press its button, and its own privacy policy applies from then on.

Newsletter

When you subscribe, your email address goes straight to our newsletter service, Kit (whose servers are in the United States); this website itself never handles or stores it. Your subscription is complete as soon as you submit the form; no confirmation email is sent.

• Use: only to send the The Nest Post newsletter (new stories, key points and corrections). No advertising, and it is never passed to third parties.
• Unsubscribing: every newsletter has an unsubscribe link at the bottom; one click stops all emails.
• Statistics: the newsletter service counts opens and clicks, which we use to improve the content.

Email to us

Corrections and responses sent to corrections@thenestpost.com are used only to check and reply. We never publish your name or address without your consent.

Your rights

You can ask at any time to see, correct or delete the data we hold about you (such as your newsletter subscription). Email corrections@thenestpost.com and we will handle it within a reasonable time.

Accounts in forum posts

The forum posts quoted in our stories are all public pages. To protect individuals, account names are partly masked, and each post links to its original thread. If you wrote a post and would like us to remove the quote, please email us.