Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

RugPull News (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what data we collect, why we collect it, and your rights regarding that data.

2. Data We Collect

Newsletter Subscription

When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address and the IP address of the request. We use this information solely to send you newsletter emails and to prevent abuse.

Analytics

We use Vercel Analytics to understand how visitors use our site. Vercel Analytics is privacy-friendly and cookie-free—it does not use cookies, does not track users across websites, and does not collect personally identifiable information. No cookie consent banner is required.

User Submissions

When you submit a post, guide, or investigation request, we collect the content you provide along with your IP address for rate-limiting purposes. Submitted content may be reviewed by our editorial team.

3. How We Use Your Data

• To deliver newsletter emails you subscribed to
• To prevent abuse and enforce rate limits
• To improve our content and user experience via anonymous analytics
• To review and publish community-submitted content

4. Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes. Data may be shared with service providers (such as our hosting provider, Vercel) strictly to operate the site.

5. Data Retention

Newsletter subscriber emails are retained until you unsubscribe. Upon unsubscribing, your record is marked as inactive. IP addresses collected for rate limiting are automatically purged from in-memory stores within one hour.

6. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time via the unsubscribe page
• Request deletion of your personal data by emailing us
• Request access to the personal data we hold about you
• Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority if you believe your rights have been violated

7. Security

We implement industry-standard security measures including HTTPS encryption, security headers (HSTS, CSP, X-Frame-Options), and input sanitization to protect your data. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated “last updated” date. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

9. Contact

For privacy-related questions or data requests, contact us at team@rugpullnews.org.