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Privacy policy

We collect as little about our readers as we can, and we do not sell it.

Last updated October 1, 2026

Who we are

By Racheal Blackmore LLC (“we”) publishes Bench Watch. Contact us about privacy at hello@bench-watch.org.

What we collect

  • Newsletter sign-ups. Your email address, and the date and page where you signed up. Our email provider, Resend, stores it and tells us whether you open our emails.
  • Site analytics. We use Vercel Web Analytics, which counts page views without cookies and without identifying you. It records anonymized information like the page, the referring site, your country and your type of device.
  • Messages you send us, such as tips and correction requests, and anything you choose to include in them.
  • Server logs. Our hosting provider, Vercel, keeps standard technical logs, including IP addresses, for security and to keep the site running.

We do not use advertising cookies, social media tracking pixels or cross-site tracking.

How we use it

To send the newsletters you ask for, to understand which stories readers find useful, to respond to you, and to keep the site secure. We do not sell or rent personal information, and we do not share it for advertising.

Who else handles it

Service providers that run parts of Bench Watch for us: Vercel (hosting and analytics), Resend (newsletter), Sanity (our publishing system) and Google Workspace (email). We may disclose information if required by law, but we will resist demands to identify confidential sources or readers to the fullest extent the law allows.

Your choices

  • Every newsletter has an unsubscribe link that works immediately.
  • You can ask us to tell you what personal information we hold about you, correct it or delete it by emailing hello@bench-watch.org. Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights under state law, and we honor them.
  • We honor Global Privacy Control signals.

Children

We don't direct Bench Watch to children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect information from them.

Changes

If we change this policy, we will update the date at the top of this page, and tell newsletter subscribers about significant changes.