Privacy Policy

Effective date: February 14, 2026

CrunchyNews ("we," "us," or "our") operates the website crunchynews.com and the CrunchyNews daily digest email service. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding that information.

1. Information We Collect

When you subscribe to CrunchyNews, we collect:

• Email address — to deliver your selected daily digest editions.
• Borough/edition preferences — to send you only the editions you selected (e.g., Manhattan, Brooklyn, All NYC).
• IP address — collected at the time of signup for abuse prevention and rate limiting. We do not use IP addresses for tracking, profiling, or geolocation.

We do not collect names, payment information, phone numbers, or any other personal data beyond what is listed above.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information solely to:

• Send you the daily digest email(s) for your selected borough edition(s).
• Prevent abuse of the signup form (rate limiting by IP address).
• Track email delivery metrics (opens, clicks) to improve the quality of the digest. This tracking is handled by our email delivery provider, Mailgun.

We do not use your information for advertising, profiling, or any purpose other than delivering and improving the CrunchyNews digest.

3. Information Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with any third parties, except:

• Mailgun (email delivery) — We use Mailgun Technologies, Inc. to deliver digest emails. Mailgun processes your email address solely to deliver emails on our behalf. See Mailgun's Privacy Policy.
• Supabase (data storage) — We use Supabase to store subscriber data. See Supabase's Privacy Policy.

We may disclose your information if required by law or to protect our rights.

4. Email Tracking

Our emails may contain tracking pixels and tracked links provided by Mailgun. These allow us to measure aggregate open rates and click rates to understand which content is most useful to subscribers. We use this data in aggregate only and do not build individual user profiles.

5. Data Retention

We retain your email address and preferences for as long as your subscription is active. If you unsubscribe, we retain your email address in an inactive state so that we can honor your unsubscribe preference and prevent accidental re-subscription. You may request full deletion of your data at any time (see Section 7).

6. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Unsubscribe at any time using the one-click unsubscribe link in every email.
• Manage your preferences (change which borough editions you receive) via the link in every email.
• Request deletion of all your data by contacting us at the email address below.
• Access your data by contacting us to receive a copy of the information we hold about you.

7. Contact Us

For privacy-related requests, questions, or concerns, contact us at:

privacy@crunchynews.com

8. Service Availability

CrunchyNews is a local news service designed for residents of New York City and the United States. By subscribing, you confirm that you reside in the United States.

9. Children's Privacy

CrunchyNews is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child under 13 has subscribed, please contact us and we will promptly delete their information.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Continued use of the service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.