Privacy Policy

Overview

The Midden Report ("we," "us," "our") operates this website. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding that information. We take your privacy seriously and collect only what is necessary to operate the site.

This policy applies to all visitors and users of thebureau.press.

Information We Collect

Visitors. We do not require an account to read the site. We do not collect personally identifiable information from visitors. Article view counts are tracked using an anonymized hash derived from your IP address and browser, which cannot be reversed to identify you.

Newsletter subscribers. When you subscribe to The Dispatch, we collect your email address. We use it only to send the newsletter. We do not sell, rent, or share it with third parties.

Shop customers. When you place an order, we collect your name, email address, and shipping address. Payment details are handled entirely by Stripe and never transmitted to or stored on our servers.

Staff accounts. Staff members who log in to the CMS provide an email address used solely for authentication and access control.

How We Use Your Information

We use collected information for the following purposes:

• To deliver newsletter issues to subscribers
• To fulfill merchandise orders and send order confirmations
• To authenticate staff users and control access to the CMS
• To count article views in aggregate, without identifying individual readers

We do not use your information for advertising, profiling, or any purpose not described above.

Cookies and Sessions

We use a session cookie to maintain your shopping cart and login state. This cookie is essential to site functionality and does not track you across other websites. We do not use advertising cookies or third-party tracking scripts.

Stripe, our payment processor, may set cookies on the checkout page as part of fraud prevention. Their privacy policy governs that data.

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

• Stripe — payment processing. Stripe's privacy policy applies to all payment data.
• Printful — order fulfillment. Your name and shipping address are shared with Printful to fulfill merchandise orders.

Data Retention

Newsletter subscriber data is retained until you unsubscribe. Order data is retained for as long as necessary for business and legal purposes. Staff account data is retained for the duration of the employment or contributor relationship. You may request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us.

Your Rights

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of any personal data we hold about you. Newsletter subscribers may unsubscribe at any time using the link in any issue or via the unsubscribe page on this site.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at the address on our contact page.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be noted with a revised date at the top of this page. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

Contact

Questions about this policy can be directed to us via our contact page.