Privacy Policy

Effective Date: January 1, 2026 · Memory North

Memory North ("we", "our", or "the Publication") is an independent cognitive exploration newsletter curated by author Elara Voss and operated by DAILY BRIEFING NOW, located at 145 Westfield Street, Floor 6, New York, NY 10001, USA. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting subscriber data in compliance with the United States CAN-SPAM Act, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and international privacy standards.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Subscriber Information You Provide

When you subscribe to Memory North, we collect minimal data solely to fulfill our editorial delivery:

Email Address: Required to transmit research dispatches on memory mechanics, everyday habits, and focus science.
First Name: Optional, used exclusively for personalized dispatch greetings.
Consent Snapshot: An ISO 8601 UTC timestamp and a copy of the consent text recorded at signup.

1.2 Technical & Operational Data

When you access our site, our infrastructure logs limited diagnostic information:

IP Address: Hosting providers may process this for request delivery and network security. The form's attempt limit uses browser local storage.
Browser & Device Characteristics: Technical metadata used to render pages appropriately across devices.
Local Storage State: Sliding-window rate limit counters to throttle abusive subscription requests.

2. Legal Bases for Processing

2.1 Affirmative Consent

We process your email address exclusively based on your explicit, affirmative consent provided when opting into our newsletter.

2.2 Contractual Delivery

We process data to deliver the editorial insights, memory mechanics articles, and subscriber services you requested.

2.3 Statutory Obligations

We may keep a limited record of consent and opt-out requests to honor subscriber choices and applicable obligations.

2.4 Legitimate Interests

We analyze anonymized technical telemetry to ensure server stability, bot defense, and secure communications.

3. How We Use Your Information

To transmit email dispatches exploring why we forget and how to maintain mental sharpness;
To maintain, protect, and optimize our digital publication infrastructure;
To prevent robotic submissions, fraud, and automated attacks;
To promptly process unsubscribe requests and manage consumer privacy inquiries.

We never sell, rent, monetize, or trade your personal information to third-party advertisers or data brokers.

4. Email Communications & CAN-SPAM Compliance

Memory North adheres strictly to the U.S. CAN-SPAM Act and global anti-spam regulations. Every email dispatch will:

Truthfully identify the sender as Memory North and author Elara Voss;
Display our operational legal address in every email footer: DAILY BRIEFING NOW, 145 Westfield Street, Floor 6, New York, NY 10001, USA;
Each newsletter email will include a clear way to unsubscribe.
Use accurate, non-deceptive subject lines reflecting editorial content.

You may unsubscribe at any time. All unsubscribe requests are executed automatically and honored without delay, well within the 10 business days mandated by law.

5. Storage, Infrastructure & Security

Subscription records are sent to Supabase, our database provider. We and our service providers use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information. The location and settings of the deployed project determine where data is processed.

6. Data Retention Policy

We keep subscription information while the subscription is active and for a reasonable period afterward when needed to document consent, honor an opt-out, resolve a request, or meet applicable obligations. We stop sending the publication to an address after its unsubscribe request is processed.

7. Cookies and Local Storage

The signup form uses browser local storage to limit repeated attempts. You can clear this storage in your browser. Animation preferences are read from your browser settings.

8. Security Safeguards

We maintain multi-tiered technical and administrative controls designed to safeguard your information against unauthorized access, destruction, loss, or disclosure.

9. Third-Party References

Our essays discuss empirical memory research and cognitive science papers. We do not control, endorse, or accept liability for the data practices of external third-party sites linked in our editorial copy.

10. Policy Modifications

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Substantial changes will be highlighted on this page with an updated effective date.

11. Consumer Rights: Access, Correction, Erasure & Portability

Under United States privacy statutes (including CCPA / CPRA) and global standards (including GDPR), you retain comprehensive rights over your personal data:

Right to Access: You may request disclosure of any personal information we hold concerning you.
Right to Correct & Rectification: You may request that we update or rectify inaccurate contact details.
Right to Erasure / Deletion: You may request that we permanently delete your records from active subscriber files.
Right to Data Portability: You may request a structured, machine-readable export of your personal information.
Right to Withdraw Consent: You may revoke subscription consent at any time without penalty.

To exercise any of these consumer rights, please contact our data team at [email protected].

12. Statutory Operator Identity & Contact Information

Memory North is operated by:

Operating Legal Entity: DAILY BRIEFING NOW
Physical Address: 145 Westfield Street, Floor 6, New York, NY 10001, USA
Curating Author: Elara Voss
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://memorynorth.com