Flat Donkey privacy policy

Last updated: August 27, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how Flat Donkey collects, uses, discloses, and otherwise handles personal information in connection with its newsletter, website, subscriber communications, surveys, forms, advertising activities, and related publishing activities.

Flat Donkey uses third-party platforms to provide some of these services. Those providers may process personal information on Flat Donkey’s behalf and, in some circumstances, may process certain information independently under their own privacy policies and terms.

Flat Donkey uses third-party platforms to publish and operate its newsletter, website, surveys, forms, advertising, and related services.

beehiiv. Flat Donkey uses beehiiv to publish and distribute its newsletter and website content. When beehiiv processes personal information on Flat Donkey’s behalf, that processing is generally subject to Flat Donkey’s privacy practices and Flat Donkey’s agreements with beehiiv. beehiiv may also process certain information independently under its own Privacy Policy and applicable terms, including in connection with some advertising and audience services.

Google. Flat Donkey may use Google Forms to administer subscriber surveys and other forms. Google may process information submitted through or generated by those services in accordance with its applicable privacy policies and terms.

Depending on how you interact with Flat Donkey, Flat Donkey may collect or receive:

Third-party platforms may automatically collect additional technical information, including through cookies and similar technologies, in accordance with their applicable privacy policies and terms.

Flat Donkey does not require you to provide personal information beyond what is reasonably necessary to subscribe, communicate with Flat Donkey, or participate in a feature or service you choose to use.

Flat Donkey may use personal information to:

Flat Donkey uses personal information only for purposes described in this Privacy Policy or otherwise disclosed when the information is collected.

Flat Donkey may disclose personal information:

Flat Donkey does not disclose subscriber personal information to third parties for their own direct marketing purposes without the subscriber’s affirmative consent.

Third-party platforms used by Flat Donkey may separately process information for their own purposes as described in this Privacy Policy and in their applicable privacy policies and terms.

Flat Donkey may participate in advertising services offered through beehiiv, including the beehiiv Ad Network.

When Flat Donkey participates in these services, beehiiv may process information about subscribers and visitors for advertising-related purposes. This processing may include information about subscriptions, newsletter engagement, content interactions, browsing activity, and other behavioral signals. beehiiv may also combine or enrich this information with demographic or professional information obtained from other sources.

For certain advertising and audience-processing activities, beehiiv acts as an independent controller of personal information rather than solely as a service provider processing information on Flat Donkey’s behalf. beehiiv may use this information to create and maintain audience profiles, deliver and measure advertising, manage advertising frequency, detect invalid traffic, and improve its advertising services.

beehiiv may also produce aggregated or de-identified audience information for Flat Donkey, advertisers, or other participants in its advertising services.

Flat Donkey does not independently sell subscriber personal information to advertisers or data brokers. Advertising-related processing performed independently by beehiiv is subject to beehiiv’s applicable privacy policies, terms, and legal obligations.

Depending on where you live, applicable privacy laws may give you rights concerning targeted advertising, profiling, or similar processing.

Flat Donkey and its service providers will provide notices, consent mechanisms, or opt-out choices when required by applicable law.

When beehiiv independently processes personal information in connection with its advertising or audience services, privacy choices relating to that processing may also be available through beehiiv.

Flat Donkey and the third-party platforms used to operate its website and newsletter may use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies to provide and secure services, understand website and newsletter usage, measure engagement, and support advertising.

Some of these technologies may collect or access information about your device, browser, interactions, or activity over time.

Where required by applicable law, nonessential cookies and similar technologies will be used only after appropriate notice and consent or other required privacy choices have been provided.

You may also have choices regarding cookies or similar technologies through applicable browser settings, consent tools, or third-party platform controls.

Flat Donkey does not sell subscriber personal information to advertisers, publishers, marketers, data brokers, or other third parties.

If Flat Donkey offers subscribers an opportunity to receive communications from another organization, participation will be voluntary and based on the subscriber’s affirmative consent.

Flat Donkey does not intentionally collect sensitive personal information unless it is reasonably necessary for a specific purpose that is disclosed when the information is requested.

Please do not submit sensitive personal information through surveys, forms, or other communications unless Flat Donkey specifically requests it for a disclosed purpose.

Flat Donkey takes reasonable measures within its control to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Flat Donkey also relies on third-party service providers to maintain appropriate safeguards for information they process.

No method of electronic transmission or data storage is completely secure. Accordingly, Flat Donkey cannot guarantee the absolute security of personal information.

Flat Donkey uses subscriber email addresses to deliver newsletters and other communications requested by subscribers, administer subscriptions, and support related publication activities described in this Privacy Policy.

Flat Donkey does not intentionally disclose subscriber email addresses to other subscribers or recipients.

Subscribers may unsubscribe from newsletter or promotional communications at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in Flat Donkey emails or by contacting Flat Donkey directly.

Flat Donkey may conduct voluntary reader surveys or collect information through online forms. Participation is voluntary. Flat Donkey may use responses to understand reader interests, improve editorial content, and enhance the reader experience.

Flat Donkey does not use surveys or forms for the purpose of collecting respondents’ IP addresses or similar technical identifiers. Third-party platforms that provide survey or form services may process technical information in accordance with their own privacy policies and terms.

Flat Donkey may collect an email address or other identifying information through a survey or form when the form requests that information or when the respondent voluntarily provides it.

Flat Donkey does not disclose personal information collected through surveys or forms except as described in this Privacy Policy.

Flat Donkey retains personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to provide requested services, administer subscriptions, maintain appropriate business records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and protect the security and integrity of Flat Donkey’s services.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information, the purpose for which it was collected, applicable legal requirements, and whether the information is needed to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

When personal information is no longer reasonably necessary for these purposes, Flat Donkey will delete or anonymize it where reasonably practicable.

Third-party platforms used by Flat Donkey may retain information according to their own retention practices and applicable legal obligations.

You may contact Flat Donkey to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information that Flat Donkey maintains about you. Flat Donkey will make reasonable efforts to honor these requests, subject to applicable law, legitimate business needs, and information that must be retained for legal, security, or operational purposes.

Depending on where you live, applicable privacy laws may provide additional rights regarding your personal information. Flat Donkey will honor those rights when required by applicable law.

To make a privacy request, contact Flat Donkey using the information in the “Contact us” section. Flat Donkey may take reasonable steps to verify your identity before fulfilling a request.

If you are located in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction that provides similar data-protection rights, additional rights and protections may apply to the processing of your personal information.

Where applicable, Flat Donkey processes personal information on one or more of the following legal bases:

The legal basis that applies depends on the particular processing activity and applicable law.

Depending on applicable law, you may have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information; restrict or object to certain processing; receive certain personal information in a portable format; and withdraw consent when processing is based on consent.

You may also have the right to object to certain processing for direct marketing, targeted advertising, or profiling.

Flat Donkey may process personal information in the United States and through service providers located in the United States or other countries. Where required by applicable law, appropriate safeguards will be used for international transfers of personal information.

If applicable law gives you the right to lodge a complaint with a data-protection authority, you may contact the supervisory authority responsible for data protection where you live, work, or believe a violation occurred.

Flat Donkey is not directed to children under 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If Flat Donkey learns that it has collected personal information from a child under 13 without appropriate authorization, Flat Donkey will take reasonable steps to delete that information.

Flat Donkey may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in its services, legal obligations, or privacy practices. The “Last updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy indicates when the current version became effective.

When required by applicable law, Flat Donkey will provide additional notice of material changes or obtain consent before applying those changes.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, Flat Donkey’s privacy practices, or a privacy request, contact:

[email protected]