Privacy Policy

THE D[AI]LY BRIEF (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is a personal newsletter and website operated by Rajesh Beri at www.beri.net. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have regarding your data.

By using our website or subscribing to our newsletter, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

Information you provide directly:

• Email address — When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address to deliver our content to you.
• Name — If optionally provided during subscription.

Information collected automatically:

• Analytics data — We use Google Analytics (GA4) to understand how visitors interact with our website. This may include your IP address (anonymized), browser type, device information, pages visited, and referring URLs. Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to collect this data.
• Email engagement data — Our email service provider (Postmark) may collect standard email metrics such as open rates and click-through rates to help us improve our content.

Information we do not collect:

• We do not collect payment information, as all our content is provided free of charge.
• We do not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 16.

We use the information we collect to:

• Deliver our twice-weekly newsletter to your inbox.
• Understand website traffic and improve our content and user experience.
• Respond to unsubscribe requests and manage your subscription preferences.
• Send occasional service-related communications (e.g., changes to our newsletter format or privacy policy).

We will never sell, rent, or share your email address or newsletter subscription details with third parties for their own marketing purposes. (Advertising cookies used to display ads are handled separately — see the Advertising section below.)

We use the following third-party services to operate our website and newsletter:

• Google Analytics (GA4) — For website analytics. Google may process your data according to its own privacy policy. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
• Google AdSense — For displaying ads. Google and its partners use cookies to serve ads based on your visits to this and other sites. See the Advertising section below for details and opt-out options.
• Postmark — For transactional email delivery. Postmark processes your email address to deliver our newsletter.
• MongoDB Atlas — For secure data storage.

Each of these services has its own privacy policy governing how it processes data.

We display ads on this website through Google AdSense, a third-party advertising service provided by Google.

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.
• Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the internet.
• Ad partners may process data such as your device, browser, IP address, and interactions with ads.

Your choices: You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or aboutads.info/choices. For more information on how Google uses data from sites that use its services, see Google’s partner policy.

If you are located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you will be shown a consent message before personalized ads are served. You can grant or refuse consent for advertising cookies and data processing, and you can change your choices at any time through the consent controls on our site.

Our website uses cookies for two main purposes: analytics (through Google Analytics, to collect anonymized usage statistics) and advertising (through Google AdSense and its partners, to serve and measure ads). These cookies help us understand how visitors use our site and support the ads that keep our content free.

You can control cookies through your browser settings, and you can manage advertising cookies using the opt-out options in the Advertising section above. Disabling cookies may affect certain website functionality but will not prevent you from reading our content.

We retain your email address and subscription data for as long as you remain subscribed to our newsletter. When you unsubscribe, your email address will be removed from our active mailing list. We may retain a record of the unsubscribe request for compliance purposes.

Analytics data is retained according to Google Analytics’ default data retention settings.

You have the right to:

• Unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time using the unsubscribe link included in every email, or by visiting our unsubscribe page.
• Request deletion of your personal data by contacting us directly.
• Opt out of Google Analytics tracking using browser tools or the Google Analytics opt-out add-on.

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you may have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including the right to access, rectify, or erase your data, and the right to data portability. To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information below.

We take reasonable measures to protect the information we collect from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. Our website uses HTTPS encryption, and our data is stored in secure, managed cloud infrastructure. However, no method of transmission or storage over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Our website and newsletters may contain links to external websites and resources. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third-party sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external sites you visit.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected on this page with an updated “Last updated” date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of our website or newsletter after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, you can reach us through:

• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rberi
• X (Twitter): @rajeshberi