Privacy policy

Last updated 27 July 2026

1. Who operates this site

This privacy policy applies to therestfulledger.com, referred to throughout as the site. The site is operated by The Restful Ledger, referred to as we or us. Questions about this policy or about data held on you can be sent to contact@therestfulledger.com.

2. Information collected

2.1 Information you provide

The only information you actively provide is an email address, submitted through a newsletter form or through the guide release form on the assessment. Providing it is voluntary. The site can be read in full without submitting anything.

Where an address is submitted through the assessment, the resulting position on the ledger scale and the numeric score may be stored alongside it, so that correspondence can be made relevant to that position.

2.2 Information collected automatically

Standard server logs are generated by the hosting provider when a page is requested. These typically record the IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referring page, pages requested, and the date and time of the request. This is standard practice for web hosting and is used for security and for diagnosing faults.

Where an analytics service is in use, it records aggregate usage such as page views, approximate location at country or region level, and the general path taken through the site. This information is used to understand which entries are read and is not used to identify individual readers.

2.3 Information stored in your browser

The assessment stores your answers and result in your own browser while you complete it. If a mailing service has not yet been connected, a submitted address may also be held temporarily in your browser storage. This information stays on your device and can be cleared at any time by clearing your browser data.

3. How information is used

• To send the weekly newsletter and any guide you have requested.
• To make correspondence relevant to your position on the ledger scale.
• To operate, secure, and diagnose faults on the site.
• To understand in aggregate which material is read, so that future entries can be planned.
• To comply with a legal obligation where one applies.

Your information is not sold, rented, or traded. It is not shared with third parties for their own marketing.

4. Cookies and similar technologies

A cookie is a small text file placed on your device by a website. This site and the services it uses may set cookies for the following purposes.

• Necessary. Cookies required for the site to function and to remain secure.
• Analytics. Cookies that record aggregate usage so that readership can be understood.
• Advertising. Where advertising is displayed, cookies used by advertising partners to select and measure advertisements.

Most browsers allow cookies to be blocked or deleted through their settings. Blocking cookies may affect how parts of the site behave.

5. Advertising

This site may display advertising supplied by third party vendors, including Google.

• Third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve advertisements based on your prior visits to this site or to other sites.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve advertisements to you based on your visit to this site or to other sites on the internet.
• You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
• You may opt out of use of cookies by some third party vendors at aboutads.info.

Third party advertising vendors operate under their own privacy policies. We do not control the cookies they set or the data they collect, and we recommend reviewing their policies directly.

6. Third party services

The following categories of service may process information on our behalf.

• Hosting. The site is hosted on shared hosting infrastructure that generates server logs as described above.
• Email delivery. An email service provider stores subscriber addresses and delivers the newsletter.
• Fonts. Typefaces are loaded from Google Fonts, which receives a request from your browser including your IP address in order to serve the font files.
• Analytics and advertising. As described in sections 2 and 5.

7. Retention

Email addresses are retained for as long as you remain subscribed. When you unsubscribe, the address is removed from the active list. A minimal suppression record may be kept in order to honour the unsubscribe request and avoid contacting you again. Server logs are retained by the hosting provider according to its own schedule, typically a short number of months.

8. Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have some or all of the following rights over information held about you.

• Access to the information held about you.
• Correction of information that is inaccurate.
• Deletion of information held about you.
• Restriction of or objection to certain processing.
• Portability of information you provided.
• Withdrawal of consent at any time, without affecting processing already carried out.

Residents of the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom hold these rights under the General Data Protection Regulation. Residents of California hold rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, including the right to know what personal information is collected and the right to request deletion. We do not sell personal information as that term is defined under the California Consumer Privacy Act.

To exercise any right, write to contact@therestfulledger.com. Requests are answered within thirty days.

9. Children

This site is intended for adults and is not directed at children under sixteen. We do not knowingly collect information from children under sixteen. If you believe a child has provided information, write to the address above and it will be deleted.

10. Security

Reasonable measures are taken to protect information held, including encrypted connections to the site. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and absolute security cannot be guaranteed.

11. International transfers

The service providers used may store or process information in countries other than your own, including the United States. Where information is transferred out of the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, providers are selected on the basis that appropriate safeguards are in place.

12. Changes to this policy

This policy may be updated. Material changes will be reflected in the date at the top of this page. Continued use of the site after a change indicates acceptance of the revised policy.

13. Contact

Questions about this policy, or requests concerning information held about you, can be sent to contact@therestfulledger.com.