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Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 25, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how ritualbrief.com ("Ritual Brief", "we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, shares, and protects personal information when you visit ritualbrief.com, subscribe to our newsletters, or otherwise interact with our publication (the "Service"). It also describes the choices and rights available to you regarding your personal information.

This policy applies to readers and subscribers of the Service. It does not cover the practices of third parties we do not own or control.

1. Who We Are

The data controller responsible for your personal information is ritualbrief.com. You can reach us at hello@ritualbrief.com for any inquiries, including privacy-specific requests.

2. Information We Collect

We aim to collect only what we need to operate, improve, and protect the Service.

Information you provide. When you subscribe to a newsletter, complete a form, contact us, or otherwise interact with the Service, you may provide information such as your email address, name (if offered), preferences, and the content of your message.

Information collected automatically. When you visit the Service, our systems and our service providers may automatically receive technical information, including your IP address, approximate location derived from IP, browser type and language, device and operating system, referring and exit pages, dates and times of access, and pages viewed. We may also use cookies, pixels, web beacons, and similar technologies to recognize you across pages and visits, remember preferences, and measure how content performs. You can manage cookies through your browser settings; some features may not work as expected if you disable them.

Newsletter analytics. Our email service provider may collect information about how you interact with our emails, such as whether the message was opened or whether you clicked a link. We use this information to measure engagement and improve our publications.

Information from third parties. We may receive limited information from third parties, such as analytics providers, advertising partners (if applicable in the future), or social media platforms when you interact with our content there. Any such collection is governed by the applicable third party's terms and privacy policy.

We do not knowingly collect special categories of data (such as health, biometric, or political information) and ask you not to send any to us.

3. How We Use Personal Information

We use personal information to:

  • Operate, maintain, and secure the Service.
  • Deliver newsletters, articles, and other content you have requested.
  • Respond to inquiries, feedback, and support requests.
  • Understand how readers engage with the Service so we can improve our content and user experience.
  • Measure marketing performance, evaluate which topics and campaigns resonate, and develop, test, and improve our products and features.
  • Detect, prevent, and respond to fraud, abuse, security incidents, and violations of our Terms of Service.
  • Comply with legal obligations and enforce our rights.

To support these purposes, we may track user behavior through cookies, pixels, mobile or browser identifiers, and server-side tracking (for example, tagging server requests, processing event data on our infrastructure, or sending hashed events to measurement providers) for marketing and product-related purposes. Where required by law, we will obtain your consent before placing non-essential trackers, and you can manage your preferences as described in Sections 9 and 10.

We do not sell your personal information, we do not rent it, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. We value your data privacy. If you would like your data removed at any time, contact us directly at hello@ritualbrief.com and we will action your request promptly.

If you are located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction that requires identifying a legal basis for processing personal information, we rely on the following bases:

  • Performance of a contract, where processing is necessary to provide a service you have requested (for example, sending a newsletter you signed up for).
  • Legitimate interests, where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests in operating, securing, and improving the Service, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights.
  • Consent, where required for non-essential cookies, tracking, or marketing communications. You may withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
  • Compliance with legal obligations, where processing is required by applicable law.

5. How We Share Personal Information

We share personal information only as needed to operate the Service or as required by law:

  • Service providers. We work with vendors who process personal information on our behalf, such as hosting and infrastructure providers, content management and publishing platforms, email and newsletter delivery providers, analytics providers, customer support tools, and security providers. These vendors are bound by contractual obligations to use personal information only on our instructions and to protect it.
  • Compliance, safety, and legal process. We may disclose personal information when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to comply with applicable law or legal process, to enforce our Terms of Service, to protect the security or integrity of the Service, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Ritual Brief, our users, or others.
  • Business transfers. If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, or sale of assets, personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will require any acquirer to honor this Privacy Policy or to notify you of material changes.

6. International Data Transfers

We operate online and may transfer personal information to countries other than your own, including the United States and Canada. Where required, we use appropriate safeguards (such as standard contractual clauses or another lawful transfer mechanism) to protect personal information transferred internationally.

7. Retention

We keep personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including to provide the Service, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. When information is no longer needed, we delete it or take reasonable steps to anonymize it. Specific retention periods depend on the type of information and the context in which we collected it.

8. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure, please contact us at hello@ritualbrief.com.

9. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:

  • Access the personal information we hold about you and request a copy.
  • Correct or update inaccurate or incomplete information.
  • Request deletion of your personal information.
  • Object to or restrict certain processing.
  • Withdraw consent where we rely on consent.
  • Receive a copy of certain information in a portable format.
  • Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in your jurisdiction.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@ritualbrief.com. We may need to verify your identity before responding. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights.

You can also unsubscribe from any of our marketing or editorial emails using the unsubscribe link in those messages. Service-related messages (for example, account or security notices) may continue even after you unsubscribe from marketing emails.

10. Cookies, Server-Side Tracking, and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies for purposes such as keeping the Service functional, remembering your preferences, measuring engagement, supporting our marketing, and improving our products. We may use both first-party cookies and cookies set by trusted service providers.

In addition to client-side cookies, we may use server-side tracking to record events about how the Service is used (for example, by capturing requests on our servers, generating hashed identifiers, and forwarding event data to analytics or measurement providers). Server-side tracking is used for the same purposes as our cookies — operating the Service, understanding engagement, measuring marketing, and improving our products — and is treated as personal information when it can be associated with you.

Where required by law, we will request your consent before placing non-essential cookies or activating non-essential server-side tracking. You can manage cookies through your browser settings, and most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies; doing so may affect how the Service works for you. To opt out of non-essential tracking that cannot be controlled in your browser, or to request deletion of associated data, contact us at hello@ritualbrief.com.

11. Children

The Service is intended for readers aged 16 and older. Readers under the age of 16 should only use the Service with the involvement and supervision of a parent or legal guardian, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16 without such involvement. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at hello@ritualbrief.com and we will take appropriate steps to delete it.

12. Notices for U.S. State Residents

If you are a resident of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, Virginia, or another U.S. state with applicable privacy law, you may have additional rights, including the rights to know what personal information we have collected, to request correction or deletion, to opt out of certain types of sharing, and to be free from discrimination for exercising your rights. To submit a request, contact us at hello@ritualbrief.com. We do not knowingly sell personal information or share it for cross-context behavioral advertising.

13. Notices for EEA and UK Residents

If you are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you have the rights described in Section 9 under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or the UK GDPR. You may also lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. Our legal bases for processing are described in Section 4.

14. Third-Party Links and Embedded Content

The Service may contain links to third-party websites or embed third-party content. These third parties have their own privacy practices and may collect information from you when you interact with them. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third parties, and we encourage you to read their privacy policies.

15. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or for other operational reasons. When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date above and, if changes are material, provide additional notice (for example, by email or a prominent notice on the Service). Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of an updated Privacy Policy constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

16. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at hello@ritualbrief.com.