Bookmark Privacy Policy

What we collect

When you sign in. Your email address, which we use to send you a sign-in link. We don't use passwords.

When you sign up for board updates or the newsletter. Just your email address, which goes to our email tool (Kit). No account is created.

When you post. Your name, your experiment (its title, what you tried, and what happened), any screenshots, and any link you include.

When you comment. Your comment and your name.

When you bookmark or report. Which experiments you bookmarked, and any experiments or comments you reported.

Email preferences. Whether you've chosen to receive board updates, the Bookmark newsletter, or emails from Bamboo Grand Rapids.

Bot checks. When you sign in, Cloudflare Turnstile may check that you're a person. It looks at technical details about your browser and device, and doesn't use them to track you across other sites.

Site analytics. We use Fathom Analytics, which doesn't use cookies or collect personal information. It tells us things like page views and referring sites in aggregate.

Ads. We use the Meta Pixel to see how well our Facebook and Instagram ads work and to show Bookmark and Show & Tell ads to people who've visited the site. It sets a cookie and sends Meta details like which pages you visit, whether you sign up, bookmark, post, or click to RSVP, and your browser and device. Meta handles that under its own privacy policy. You can change how Meta uses it in your Facebook or Instagram ad settings, or block third-party cookies in your browser.

Technical data. Our hosting provider may log basic request information such as IP address and browser type for security and troubleshooting. Our own cookies only keep you signed in.

What's public

Your name, your experiments and their links, and your comments appear on the site. Bookmark totals are public, but we don't show who bookmarked what or who reported what.

How we use your information

We use it to run the board, send sign-in links and emails about your experiments (such as a copy of your experiment when you share it, or a note when someone comments on it, which you can turn off on your profile), and contact people about presenting. These emails are separate from any newsletter. RSVPs for the event are handled by Luma, under Luma's own privacy policy.

We also use combined, anonymized information, such as experiment details and bookmark trends, in research published in the Bookmark newsletter. Research never identifies you by name or shows what you bookmarked without your permission.

Newsletters

When you sign up, a box to receive board updates (when the board opens and who's presenting) is checked by default. You can uncheck it before signing up, turn it off on your profile page, and unsubscribe from any update email at any time. The Bookmark newsletter is separate: you only get it if you check its box. Choosing not to receive either doesn't affect your ability to bookmark, comment, or post.

Earlier sign-ups could also choose to receive emails from Bamboo Grand Rapids. If you did, we may share your email address (and your name, if you've added one) with Bamboo so they can send you updates. You can turn this off on your profile page.

Who we share information with

We don't sell your personal information. We share it only with:

• Bamboo Grand Rapids, if you opt in to their emails. Once shared, questions about how Bamboo uses that information should go to Bamboo directly. (Links to book a tour or host an event go to Bamboo's own site and scheduling tools, so anything you enter there goes straight to Bamboo.)
• Service providers that help us run the site: Vercel (hosting), Supabase (database and sign-in), Resend (sign-in links and emails about your posts), Kit (board updates and the Bookmark newsletter), Cloudflare Turnstile (bot checks), Fathom Analytics, and Meta (ads).
• Authorities, if required by law.

Events

We may take photos or record presentations at Show & Tell events and share them online or in the Bookmark newsletter. Presenters will be told in advance. If you'd rather not appear, let us know at the event or email us.

How we keep it

We keep your account, experiments, and comments until you ask us to delete them or we no longer need them to run Bookmark and Show & Tell. You can request deletion at any time by emailing hello@followbookmark.com.

Your choices

You can ask to see, correct, or delete your information by emailing hello@followbookmark.com. Deleting your account removes your experiments, comments, and bookmarks from the board.

Age

Bookmark and Show & Tell are for people 18 and older. We don't knowingly collect information from anyone younger.

Changes

If we make meaningful changes to this policy, we'll update the date above and let signed-up users know by email.

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