Privacy

Uncanny Atlas has no accounts. It counts visits so we know which stories people read, and that is all.

What we collect

Server logs. Like any website, the server records each request: the address it came from, the page, the time and the browser it named. These logs are used to keep the site running and secure and to count traffic, are kept for a limited time, and are not shared.

Submissions. If you submit a story, we keep what you type: the title, your account and the source links. The email field is optional. If you give one, it is used only to reply to you about that submission. It is never published or shared. To limit spam, the site also remembers for an hour how many submissions came from your connection.

Messages. If you write to us on the contact page, we keep your name, email address and message so we can answer you. They are read only by the people who run the site and are never published or shared. A copy of each message may be emailed to the person who runs the site, through our email provider, Resend. To have a message deleted, write to us again and say so.

Analytics. We use Google Analytics to count visits: which pages are read, roughly where visitors are, and how they found the site. It sets cookies to tell a returning visitor from a new one. In the EU, the UK and Switzerland those cookies are only set if you accept in the banner; everywhere else you can decline there. Your choice is kept in your browser. Google's own policy explains what Google does with the data: How Google uses information from sites that use its services.

Cookies. The site sets none of its own. Apart from Google Analytics, fonts and scripts are served from this site.

Advertising

The site does not show ads yet. When it does, ads will appear only on entry, directory and search pages, and our advertising partner will ask for your consent before using cookies where the law requires it. This page will be updated first.

Deleting your submission

To have a submission or your email removed, send a new submission with the title "Delete my submission" and the email you used. It will be deleted, not archived.