Privacy Policy
Last updated: 8 October 2026
Thoughtfox is an independent, non-partisan, non-ideological and non-remunerative publishing platform. It publishes commentaries, analyses, reports, first-person accounts, translations, visual essays, interviews, reviews and creative work.
This Privacy Policy explains what personal information may be collected when you visit thoughtfox.xyz, how it may be used, and the choices available to you.
1. Information We Collect
Information you provide
You may voluntarily provide personal information when you:
subscribe to email updates;
contact Thoughtfox;
submit material for consideration or publication; or
otherwise communicate with Thoughtfox.
This may include your name, email address and any other information you choose to provide.
Information collected automatically
When you visit the website, certain technical information may be collected automatically by the website, its hosting infrastructure, or third-party services. This may include your IP address, browser and device information, pages visited, referring pages, approximate location derived from your IP address, and information about how the website is used.
Some of this information may be collected through cookies or similar tools.
2. Cookies and Similar Tools
Thoughtfox may use cookies and similar softwares that are necessary for the operation, security and functionality of the website, as well as technologies used for analytics, advertising, or remembering preferences.
Third-party services used by the website may also place cookies or collect information through similar technologies.
Where applicable law requires consent for non-essential cookies or similar technologies, we will seek that consent.
You can also control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling some cookies may affect the functionality of the website.
3. Advertising
Thoughtfox may display advertising provided by third-party advertising services, including Google AdSense.
Advertising providers may use cookies, device information, IP addresses and similar information to display, measure or personalise advertising, subject to applicable law and your choices.
Where required, Thoughtfox will obtain consent before enabling advertising technologies that require consent.
4. Email Subscriptions
If you subscribe to Thoughtfox email updates, your email address and any information necessary to administer the subscription may be processed for that purpose.
You may unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe mechanism provided in the relevant email.
5. How Information Is Used
Information may be used to:
operate and maintain the website;
provide requested services or communications;
administer email subscriptions;
respond to enquiries and submissions;
maintain security and prevent abuse;
understand website usage and improve the website;
display and measure advertising; and
comply with applicable legal obligations.
Thoughtfox does not sell personal information for money.
6. Third-Party Services
Thoughtfox may use third-party services for purposes such as website hosting, email subscriptions, analytics, advertising, security, social-media functionality and donations.
Those providers may process information in accordance with their own privacy policies and applicable law.
Thoughtfox may also link to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of websites that we do not operate.
7. International Processing
Third-party providers used by Thoughtfox may process information in countries other than the country in which you are located.
Where applicable data-protection law requires safeguards for international transfers, appropriate safeguards will be used.
8. Data Retention
Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, to comply with legal obligations, or for legitimate purposes such as security and the establishment or defence of legal claims.
9. Your Rights
Depending on where you live and which laws apply, you may have rights to:
access personal information held about you;
correct inaccurate information;
request deletion of information;
restrict or object to certain processing;
withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
receive certain information in a portable format; and
complain to a relevant data-protection authority.
To exercise a privacy right or ask a question about your personal information, contact:
10. Security
Reasonable measures are taken to protect personal information. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
11. Children
Thoughtfox is a general-audience publishing website. We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children in circumstances where doing so would be unlawful.
12. Changes to This Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. The current version will always be published on this page, together with its “Last updated” date.
13. Contact
Questions concerning privacy or personal information may be sent to:
Cookies Policy
Last updated: October 8, 2026
Thoughtfox uses cookies and similar tools on thoughtfox.xyz.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small files stored on your device when you visit a website. They can enable essential website functions, remember preferences, provide information about website usage, and support advertising.
Similar softwares, such as pixels, scripts and local storage, may perform comparable functions.
How Thoughtfox Uses Cookies
Cookies or similar software tools may be used for:
Essential functions — operating, securing and maintaining the website;
Preferences — remembering choices and settings;
Analytics — understanding how visitors use the website and improving its performance; and
Advertising — displaying and measuring advertisements, including advertisements provided through Google AdSense.
Third-party services integrated into the website may also use their own cookies or similar technologies.
Advertising
Google AdSense and other advertising partners may use cookies or similar software tools to serve and measure advertisements.
Where applicable law requires consent for personalised advertising or other non-essential advertising tools, Thoughtfox will request that consent.
Your Choices
Where a cookie-consent mechanism is provided, you can use it to accept, reject or modify your choices regarding non-essential cookies.
You can also manage cookies through your browser settings, including deleting existing cookies or blocking future cookies.
Blocking essential cookies may affect the operation of the website.
Changes
This Cookies Policy may be updated when our use of cookies or similar technologies changes. The latest version will be published on this page with its updated date.
Contact
Questions about cookies may be sent to: