Privacy Policy

Effective date: November 14, 2026

This policy covers rickpriest.com, the personal site of Richard Priest, and signups for The Blueprint newsletter.

What we collect, and why

To send The Blueprint, the signup collects your first name, last name, and email address. All three are required. We use them to send the newsletter and the email that asks you to confirm.

We use double opt-in. After you subscribe, you get a confirmation email. You join the list when you confirm. Every newsletter email includes an unsubscribe link.

The form also has a company field that is hidden from view. It is there to catch automated signups. If it is filled in, we discard the submission. We do not store that value or add it to the mailing list.

The contact form on the home page does not send or store what you type.

Who handles it

• Cloudflare hosts the site on Cloudflare Pages and runs Turnstile, the bot check on the signup form. Cloudflare may see your IP address as part of hosting and that check.
• listmonk, which we run ourselves at lists.rickpriest.com, stores your name and email and sends The Blueprint.
• Amazon SES delivers the email. Messages are sent from The Blueprint <[email protected]>.

We do not sell your information. We do not share it for advertising.

Cookies

This site sets no cookies of its own. It does not use analytics, advertising pixels, or tracking cookies. Cloudflare may set strictly necessary security cookies, or use similar technology, for bot protection.

How long we keep it

We keep your name and email while you are subscribed. After you unsubscribe, we keep them for a short period so we can finish the removal and honor the unsubscribe. We then delete them, unless the law requires us to keep something longer.

Unsubscribe, access, and deletion

Use the unsubscribe link in any Blueprint email, or email [email protected], to leave the list.

To ask for a copy of your information, or to ask us to delete it, email [email protected].

Do Not Track

Some browsers send a Do Not Track signal. We do not respond to that signal. This site does not track you across other websites, so there is no tracking for the signal to turn off.

Children

This site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their information. If you believe a child under 13 has subscribed, email [email protected] and we will delete it.

Changes

When this policy changes, we post the new version on this page and update the effective date. If a change matters to subscribers, we also mention it in The Blueprint.

Contact

Richard Priest
[email protected]