Privacy Policy

Effective Date: May 1, 2026  |  Last Updated: May 1, 2026

Stack Archive LLC ("Stack Archive", "we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visitstack-archive.com or subscribe to our email newsletter.

Stack Archive LLC is registered in Oregon, USA (Registry No. 254222491). Our principal address is 5441 S Macadam Ave Ste N, Portland, OR 97239.

1. Information We Collect

Website Analytics

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect technical information including your IP address (anonymized where possible), browser type, device type, operating system, pages visited, and time spent on pages. This data is used in aggregate to understand how readers interact with our content.

Cookies

We use two categories of cookies:

• Essential cookies: Store your privacy consent preference. Required for the site to function correctly.
• Affiliate tracking cookies: Set when you click affiliate links to third-party products. These enable us to receive referral credit. See our Affiliate Disclosure for details.

You may accept or decline non-essential cookies via the cookie banner displayed on your first visit. Declining affiliate cookies will not affect your ability to access content.

Email Newsletter Subscriptions

If you subscribe to our email newsletter, we collect your email address and, where provided, your digest frequency preference (daily or weekly) and your selected content verticals. This data is processed by our email platform provider, Beehiiv (see Section 4).

2. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

For readers in the European Economic Area (EEA) and United Kingdom, we process your personal data under the following legal bases:

• Consent: For newsletter subscriptions and non-essential analytics cookies. You may withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.
• Legitimate interests: For basic website security, fraud prevention, and aggregate traffic analysis.
• Contract performance: To deliver the newsletter service you have subscribed to.

3. How We Use Your Information

• To send you email digests matching your selected verticals and frequency
• To measure and improve content performance
• To attribute affiliate referrals and fund free content creation
• To comply with legal obligations

We do not use your personal information to make automated decisions with legal or similarly significant effects. We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their own marketing purposes.

4. Third-Party Data Processors

We share data with the following processors, each bound by applicable data processing terms:

• Beehiiv, Inc. — Email newsletter platform. Stores subscriber email addresses and preference data on our behalf. Beehiiv is the processor responsible for subscriber data deletion and export requests. For all data access, deletion, and portability requests related to your newsletter subscription, contact Beehiiv directly at privacy@beehiiv.com.
• Amazon Associates / Amazon.com Services LLC — Affiliate program. Sets tracking cookies when you click Amazon affiliate links.
• Hosting provider — Serves our website and processes server access logs.

5. Data Retention

• Newsletter subscriber data: Retained by Beehiiv for as long as you remain subscribed, plus any period required by applicable law. Upon unsubscribe, your data is suppressed per Beehiiv's retention policy.
• Analytics data: Retained in aggregate, anonymized form. Individual session data is not retained beyond 90 days.
• Cookie consent records: Retained for 12 months or until you clear your browser cookies.

6. Your Rights

EEA and UK Residents (GDPR)

You have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Rectify inaccurate personal data
• Erasure of your personal data ("right to be forgotten")
• Restrict processing of your personal data
• Data portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Object to processing based on legitimate interests
• Withdraw consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing

For newsletter subscription data (access, deletion, export): contactprivacy@beehiiv.com.
For all other privacy inquiries: contactcontact@stack-archive.com.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority — for example, the ICO in the UK or your national DPA within the EEA.

California Residents (CCPA / CPRA)

As a California resident, you have the right to:

• Know what categories of personal information we collect and how it is used
• Delete personal information we have collected from you
• Correct inaccurate personal information
• Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information —Stack Archive does not sell or share your personal information
• Non-discrimination — we will not deny services or charge different prices because you exercised your privacy rights

To submit a CCPA request: contactprivacy@beehiiv.com for newsletter data, orcontact@stack-archive.com for all other data.

7. International Data Transfers

Stack Archive LLC is based in the United States. If you are located in the EEA or UK, your data may be transferred to and processed in the United States. Where required, such transfers are subject to appropriate safeguards, including Beehiiv's Standard Contractual Clauses with European regulators.

8. Children's Privacy

Our website and newsletter are not directed to children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, contact us atcontact@stack-archive.com and we will promptly delete it.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page will reflect any changes. Continued use of our website or newsletter after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy. For material changes affecting newsletter subscribers, we will send notice via email.

10. Contact

For privacy inquiries not related to newsletter data:
contact@stack-archive.com
Stack Archive LLC, 5441 S Macadam Ave Ste N, Portland, OR 97239, USA

For newsletter subscriber data requests (access, deletion, export):
privacy@beehiiv.com

Content created with AI assistance and reviewed for accuracy.