Privacy Policy

DINKWAD Life (“we,” “us”) runs a few different things — a newsletter, story submissions, polls and trivia, and habit challenges. What we collect depends on what you actually do, so the sections below are grouped by activity. You only need the ones that apply to you.

Information we collect & why

Newsletter & email

When you subscribe (or opt in while doing something else), we collect your email address and your consent choice, and manage the subscription through Beehiiv. We use it to send the DINKWAD Life newsletter and related emails you asked for.

Challenges

When you use a challenge (like the DINKWAD 60-Day Challenge), your daily check-offs are saved in your browser (local storage) so your progress sticks on that device — no account needed. If you choose to save your progress, you give us your email and we store a copy of your progress (which days/tasks you’ve completed, whether you have a dog) on our servers so it can sync across devices and we can send you daily reminder emails. Every reminder has a one-click link to turn reminders off, and you can clear browser-only progress anytime by clearing your site data.

Story submissions

When you submit a story, we collect your name (or your anonymous preference), email address, the story text, and any optional private notes you ask us not to publish.

Polls & trivia

When you vote in a poll or answer trivia, we record your response and, if you provide it, your email and newsletter consent. Basic technical data (browser, IP) is handled by our hosting provider to operate the site and prevent abuse.

How we use your information

• Operate the feature you’re using (challenge progress, polls, trivia, stories)
• Send the newsletter and challenge reminder emails you opted into
• Review and, with your consent, edit and publish story submissions
• Improve our content and respond to support or legal requests

Email & third parties

We use Beehiiv to manage newsletter subscriptions and Resend to send transactional emails such as challenge reminders. Your email is processed according to those providers’ privacy policies. We do not sell your personal information.

Retention

We keep records while they remain relevant to operating the site and our business, unless you ask us to delete them sooner. Challenge progress you never saved lives only in your browser and is never sent to us.

Your choices

You can unsubscribe from marketing emails using the link in any newsletter, and turn off challenge reminders using the link in any reminder. To request access, correction, or deletion of your data, contact us at hello@dinkwad.life.