Privacy policy

Effective November 3, 2026

What we collect

• If you just read the site: nothing about you is stored by Orthos Watch. Like nearly every website, our web server keeps a standard access log (IP address, page requested, browser type and time) for security and troubleshooting. It is deleted after 14 days.
• If you subscribe to the daily email: your email address, when you confirmed it, and whether you have unsubscribed.
• If you create a free account: your email address, the stories you save to your reading list, your category and email preferences, and roughly when you last used the site.
• If you become a supporter: payments are handled by Stripe. We receive a customer number and whether your subscription is active. We never see or store your card number.
• If you advertise with us: the name, organization, email address and ad content you submit, and records of your invoices.

What we count, and how

We count a few things so we can see which kinds of stories readers find useful and tell advertisers how much traffic the site gets. Everything is kept as totals only:

• Page views: one number per day.
• Story clicks: headline links pass through orthos.watch for a moment, which adds one to that story's count for the day, then send you straight to the publisher. We also count how many times each story was listed on the front page and how many times its share page was opened.
• Ads: how many times each ad was shown and clicked.

So that one person clicking twice doesn't count twice, the server briefly remembers a scrambled, one-way code made from your IP address and browser type. It is held in memory for 10 minutes, never written to disk, and never connected to your name, email or account. Automated visitors such as search engines are not counted. We do not build profiles of readers or follow you to other websites.

Cookies

We use only the cookies the site needs to work:

• Sign-in: if you sign in, a cookie keeps you signed in for up to 60 days, or until you sign out.
• Form security: a cookie that protects our forms from being submitted by other websites.

No advertising, analytics or social media cookies.

Who else handles your information

We never sell or share your information with anyone for their own use. A few companies run parts of the site for us and handle information only to do that job:

• Brevo delivers our emails, so it receives your email address and the messages we send you.
• Stripe processes payments from supporters and advertisers.
• Our hosting provider runs the server where the site and its data are stored.

We use AI to help sort and rank stories. It is given only the public headline and summary of each news story, never any information about our readers.

We would disclose information only if the law requires it, for example in response to a valid court order.

When you leave for a story

Story links take you to the publisher's own website, which has its own privacy practices. Your browser may tell that site you came from Orthos Watch.

Keeping and deleting your information

• Every email has an unsubscribe link, and you can also unsubscribe here.
• To delete your account, reading list or subscription, email us at the address below. We will delete it within 30 days. Copies in our nightly backups are removed automatically within 14 days after that.
• The site uses encrypted connections (HTTPS), signs you in with emailed links instead of passwords, and limits who can access the server.

Children

Orthos Watch is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from them. If you believe a child has given us their information, contact us and we will delete it.

Changes

If we change this policy, we will post the new version here with a new effective date. We will not start selling or sharing your information.

Contact

Orthos Watch is published by Kingdom Management Solutions, LLC. Questions or requests: mail@kingdommanagement.solutions