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Privacy policy
Last updated: November 11, 2026
This page explains what personal data No Rate Found collects, why it collects it, and what your rights are.
Who is responsible
No Rate Found is written by Martin Durco, a private individual based in Bratislava, Slovakia. I am the controller of the personal data of readers of this newsletter. You can contact me at martin@noratefound.com.
What data I have
Your email address, and your name if you give it, when you subscribe.
Statistics that Substack shows me about your subscription, such as the date you subscribed and whether you opened an email.
Anything you send me: replies to the newsletter, emails and comments.
Your answer to the question in the welcome email, if you reply. I use it to understand which roles read the newsletter.
I do not buy or import email lists. I do not look up subscribers on LinkedIn or other sites. I do not sell your data or use it for advertising.
Why I use it, and on what legal basis
To send you the newsletter, because you asked for it. The legal basis is your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can withdraw your consent at any time with the unsubscribe link in every email.
To answer your messages. The legal basis is my legitimate interest in replying to people who write to me (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR).
To understand who reads the newsletter and to improve it. I only look at totals, such as how many readers work in a given role. The legal basis is my legitimate interest in improving the newsletter (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR).
Who processes the data
Substack Inc. (United States) hosts the newsletter and sends the emails. For subscriber data, Substack acts as a processor on my behalf. Substack is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, and its agreement with publishers includes standard contractual clauses. If you create a Substack account, Substack also processes some data as an independent controller. For details, see the Substack privacy policy.
Proton AG (Switzerland) hosts my email address. The European Commission has recognized Switzerland as providing adequate data protection.
No other company receives your data from me.
How long I keep it
Subscription data: as long as you are subscribed. If you unsubscribe and ask me to delete your data, I remove you from the subscriber list.
Emails: up to two years after our last exchange, unless you ask me to delete them earlier.
Your rights
You have the right to access, correct or delete your data. You can also restrict or object to the processing, and receive your data in a portable format. To use any of these rights, write to martin@noratefound.com. I will reply within one month.
You also have the right to complain to a data protection authority. In Slovakia, this is the Office for Personal Data Protection of the Slovak Republic. You can also complain to the authority in the country where you live or work.
No automated decisions
I do not use your data for automated decisions or profiling.
Changes
If this policy changes, I will update the date at the top of this page.