Privacy Policy

Data Controller

The data controller for The List is:

As the data controller, The Good Ship determines how and why your personal data is processed and is responsible for ensuring your data is handled in accordance with UK data protection law.

Information We Collect

We only gather the information needed to run The List and send subscribers relevant updates:

• Name: optionally provided when you create an account so we can personalise communications.
• Email address: required to create your account and deliver the snapshots or updates you opt into.
• Subscription preferences: your chosen summary frequency (for example, weekly) so we only send what you have asked for.

We do not collect any payment information, demographic data, or other personally identifiable details.

How We Use Your Information

• Send the snapshot summaries and change alerts you have requested.
• Maintain your account
• Respond to enquiries sent through our contact form and offer support when you need it.

Our emails always include an option to adjust preferences or unsubscribe entirely.

Analytics

We use Plausible Analytics to understand anonymous usage trends and improve the platform. Plausible does not use cookies, does not collect personally identifiable information, and only provides aggregated usage insights such as page views and referral sources.

What We Don't Do

• We never sell or rent your data to third parties.
• We do not run advertising or share information for marketing purposes.
• We do not use cookies for tracking or profiling individual visitors.
• We do not combine your data with external datasets for profiling.

Data Retention

We retain your account and subscription details while you actively use The List. You can delete your account at any time if you wish, which will remove your personal data from the system immediately.

Aggregated analytics from Plausible is retained for trend analysis only and cannot be traced back to individual users.

Your Rights and Contact

Under UK data protection law, you have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data, as well as the right to restrict or object to certain processing. You may update your subscription preferences at any time from your account settings.

For any privacy-related requests or questions, please contact our data controller:

We will respond to privacy-related requests within 30 days. If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.