Effective June 6, 2026
Short version: we collect as little as we can. For donations, your payment is processed by Stripe — we never see your card number. We never sell, rent, or trade your information to anyone.
Goodlede is operated by Wag Media, LLC. Goodlede is built to be a calm, low-data place. We do not run advertising networks, we do not use third-party advertising or analytics cookies, and we do not build profiles of you or track your activity across the web. The only personal information we hold is an email address, and only when you have given it to us yourself.
We collect an email address in three situations, all of which are up to you:
We do not ask for your name, and we do not require any other personal details to read the Service.
The site may save preferences in your browser's local storage. That stays on your device, under your control; clearing your browser storage removes it.
We use your email address only to: confirm and provide your access to the Service; send you the updates you asked for, if you subscribed; and respond to messages you send us. We use the contents of your contact messages only to reply to you and to operate and improve the Service. We do not use your information for advertising or for any purpose unrelated to running Goodlede.
We do not sell, rent, lease, trade, or otherwise share your email address or any personal information with third parties for their own marketing or for any other purpose. Your address stays with Goodlede.
We rely on a small number of service providers to operate the site, such as a website host and a database provider that stores the information described above on our behalf. These providers process the information only to provide their services to us and are expected to keep it confidential and secure. They are not permitted to use your information for their own purposes.
If you choose to make a financial contribution to Goodlede, your payment is processed by Stripe, a third-party payment processor. When you click the donate button you are redirected to Stripe's secure hosted checkout page. Stripe collects and processes your payment card details, billing information, and email address directly. Wag Media, LLC never receives, sees, or stores your full card number or payment credentials. We receive only a confirmation of the transaction and its amount.
Your use of Stripe's checkout is subject to Stripe's Privacy Policy. We encourage you to review it. Stripe is certified to PCI Service Provider Level 1, the highest level of payment security certification.
If you make a recurring monthly donation, Stripe stores your payment information to process future charges. You may cancel your subscription at any time by contacting us at [email protected].
You can ask us to delete your email address and any message you have sent at any time, and you can stop receiving updates at any time. Email [email protected] and we will remove your information promptly.
Every story links to a third-party source. Those websites have their own privacy practices, which we do not control and are not responsible for. When you follow a link, that site's policy governs what it collects.
Goodlede is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us an email address, contact us and we will delete it.
We take reasonable measures to protect the limited information we hold. No method of storage or transmission is perfectly secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security, but we keep our footprint small precisely to keep the risk small.
If we change this policy, we will revise the effective date above and post the updated version here. Material changes that affect how we handle your information will be made clear.
Questions about your privacy or this policy? Email [email protected] or use our contact form.