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Privacy policy

Last updated: October 16, 2026

The short version

  • I keep your email address and, if you gave it, your first name. Nothing else is asked for.
  • I use them only to send the letters you asked for.
  • I do not sell or rent your address. Advertisers in the letters never see it.
  • Every letter has an unsubscribe link. Ask me and I will delete your details.

1. Who runs this site

What It Ran Me is written by Dale Sowards. The mailing address is 11815 Fountain Way, Suite 300, Newport News, VA 23606, USA. You can write to dale@whatitranme.com.

2. What I collect

  • Your email address. This is needed to send the letters.
  • Your first name, only if you choose to give it.
  • When you signed up, so there is a record that you asked for the letters.
  • [Technical details kept with the signup record, such as IP address. Confirm with the developer.]

3. How signing up works

After you fill in the form, I send you an email. Nothing else is sent until you ask for it. [Describe the confirmation step once the mailing service is connected, and how long unconfirmed addresses are kept: DAYS days.]

4. How I use it

Only to send What It Ran Me: five letters a week, Monday to Friday, and the occasional note about the letters themselves. I do not sell, rent or trade your details.

5. Services that help me

A few companies do the technical work. They handle your details only to do that job:

  • Podia keeps the mailing list and sends the letters.
  • [Hosting provider] hosts the website and the signup forms.

6. Advertising in the letters

Some letters carry paid advertising. It is always labeled and set apart from what I write. Advertisers do not receive your email address or name. If you click an ad, the advertiser’s own privacy policy applies on their site.

7. Leaving and deleting

Every letter has an unsubscribe link at the bottom. One click and nothing more is sent. To have your details deleted, or to see what I hold about you, write to dale@whatitranme.com and I will take care of it [within DAYS days].

8. Cookies

[The site uses no advertising or tracking cookies. Confirm with the developer which cookies, if any, the site and its services set, and list them here.]

9. Children

The letters are written for adults. The site is not meant for children under 13, and I do not knowingly collect their details.

10. Changes and contact

If this policy changes, the new date goes at the top of this page. Questions go to dale@whatitranme.com or by mail to the address above.