Policies
Privacy
We collect only what we need to publish, to send the newsletter, and to process support. We do not sell your information.
Effective October 1, 2026
What we collect
- Newsletter. Your email address, your first name if you give it, and the page where you signed up.
- Pitches. Your name, email, affiliation, role, pitch, and any links you include.
- Accounts. If you sign in with Google: your name, email address, profile picture, and Google account ID. If you sign in with an emailed link: your email address. We never see your Google password, and the site has no passwords of its own.
- Support and memberships. Your name, email, the amount, and your membership status. Stripe processes all payments. We never see or store your card details.
The site uses cookies only to keep you signed in. It has no advertising or tracking cookies.
How we use it
We use your information to send the newsletter and a welcome email when you subscribe, to send sign-in links you ask for, to confirm and reply to pitches, to give supporters access to supporter-only writing, and to keep records of payments. We do not sell or rent it, and we do not share it with advertisers.
Who else handles it
We rely on a few services to run the site. Each handles your information only to provide its service to us.
- Netlify hosts the site and its database.
- Google handles sign-in, and Google Workspace sends our email.
- Stripe processes payments and sends receipts.
- Our newsletter platform delivers the weekly email, if you subscribe.
We may disclose information if the law requires it.
Your choices
Every newsletter and welcome email has an unsubscribe link. You can cancel a membership at any time from your account page. To see, correct, or delete the information we hold about you, email editor@thehydrogencenter.com and we will respond within 30 days.
Keeping it safe
Information is stored with our hosting provider and is sent over encrypted connections. Only members of our editorial team can see it, and each sees only what their role needs. We keep it only as long as we need it, or as long as the law requires for payment records.
Children
The site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their information.
Changes
If we change this policy, we will post the new version here with a new effective date.