1. Who we are
Lecta (“we”, “us”, or “our”) operates the newsletter subscription service available at this website. If you have any questions about this policy, contact us at hello@lectanews.com.
2. Information we collect
We collect the following categories of personal information:
- Account information — your email address and password (stored as a secure hash) when you create an account.
- Payment information — billing details processed and stored by Stripe. We never store your full card number.
- Topic preferences — the newsletter topics you select to personalise your digest.
- Usage data — which stories you click on, used solely to improve the order of topics in your newsletter.
- Feedback — any messages you submit through our feedback form.
3. How we use your information
- To create and manage your account.
- To process your subscription and handle billing via Stripe.
- To generate and deliver your personalised weekly newsletter.
- To sort newsletter content based on your reading behaviour.
- To respond to support requests and feedback.
- To send transactional emails (account confirmation, password reset, billing receipts).
We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We do not use your data for advertising.
4. Third-party services
We use the following third-party services to operate Lecta:
- Supabase — stores your account data and topic preferences. Data is hosted on secured servers.
- Stripe — processes all payments. Subject to Stripe's Privacy Policy.
- Resend — delivers transactional emails and newsletters to your inbox.
5. Data retention
We retain your account data for as long as your account is active. If you cancel your subscription, your account data remains stored until you request deletion. Payment records are retained as required by applicable financial regulations.
6. Your rights
You have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you.
- Update or correct your email address and password from your account page.
- Request deletion of your account and associated data.
- Withdraw consent by cancelling your subscription at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, email us at hello@lectanews.com.
7. Cookies
We use cookies only for authentication (to keep you logged in) and for session management. We do not use tracking or advertising cookies.
8. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify subscribers of material changes by email. Continued use of Lecta after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.