Privacy Policy

Overview

Switch High operates a reading-first publication. We collect only what we need to deliver accounts, protect the platform, understand aggregate readership, and comply with law. We do not sell personal information as a business model.

What we collect

• Account details you provide (name, email, password hash, optional profile fields).
• Content you submit for publication or comment threads.
• Technical diagnostics such as device type, browser version, and coarse location derived from IP for fraud prevention.
• Support messages you send through contact forms or email.

How we use data

We use information to authenticate sessions, personalize reading preferences you explicitly set, send transactional notices, improve search relevance, and measure aggregate engagement. Editorial teams may review abuse reports tied to account metadata to enforce community standards.

Sharing & subprocessors

We share data with infrastructure and communications vendors who help us host, email, and secure the service. Each vendor is bound by confidentiality and data-processing terms consistent with this policy. We may disclose information if required by law or to protect the safety of readers and staff.

Retention

Account data is kept while your account is active and for a limited grace period after deletion to recover from accidental requests. Logs needed for security investigations may be retained longer in a restricted, access-controlled archive.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may request access, correction, export, restriction, or deletion of personal data. We will verify requests to prevent impersonation. Some rights may be limited where we must retain data for legal or security reasons.

Contact

Questions about this policy or a specific data request? Reach the privacy inbox through our contact page. We respond within a reasonable timeframe and may ask for clarifying detail to process your request safely.