Privacy Policy

Decryption Digest is a cybersecurity threat intelligence publication operated by Eric Bang. Our website is located at https://www.decryptiondigest.com.

For privacy-related questions, contact us at info@decryptiondigest.com.

We collect the following categories of personal information:

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

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  Sending the newsletter: Your email address is used exclusively to deliver our weekly threat intelligence briefings. We do not send promotional emails from third parties.
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  Responding to sponsorship inquiries: Contact information submitted through our sponsor form is used to respond to your specific inquiry. We do not add sponsor contacts to our newsletter list without consent.
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  Improving our content and website: Anonymised analytics data helps us understand which topics and posts are most useful to our audience, so we can publish better content.
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  Preventing abuse: We use technical measures (including honeypot fields in our forms) to prevent automated spam submissions.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party. Ever.

We use the following third-party services to operate Decryption Digest. Each has its own privacy policy linked below.

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website. When you first visit, our cookie banner gives you the option to accept or decline non-essential cookies.

You can manage cookies at any time via your browser settings. Note that disabling all cookies may affect site functionality.

We retain your email address for as long as you remain subscribed to the newsletter. When you unsubscribe, your email address is marked as unsubscribed in our database. You can request permanent deletion at any time by emailing us at info@decryptiondigest.com.

Sponsorship inquiry data (name, email, company) is retained for up to 12 months after your inquiry is resolved, then deleted.

Anonymised analytics data is retained in accordance with the data retention policies of our analytics providers (Google Analytics default: 14 months).

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

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  Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
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  Correction: Request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
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  Deletion: Request that we delete your personal data.
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  Objection: Object to our processing of your data for certain purposes.
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  Portability: Request a machine-readable copy of your data.
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  Withdrawal of consent: Unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, email info@decryptiondigest.com. We will respond within 30 days. If you are located in the European Economic Area, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

Every newsletter email contains an unsubscribe link in the footer. Clicking it immediately removes you from all future newsletter sends. You can also request removal by emailing info@decryptiondigest.com.

Unsubscribing does not delete your data immediately — your email address is marked as unsubscribed so we do not contact you again. To request full deletion, email us.

We take reasonable technical measures to protect your personal data, including:

• ◈HTTPS encryption on all pages and API endpoints
• ◈Secure, encrypted database storage for subscriber records
• ◈Bearer token authentication on all internal API routes
• ◈No storage of payment or financial information (we do not process payments on-site)

No system is 100% secure. If you believe your data has been compromised, please contact us immediately at info@decryptiondigest.com.

Decryption Digest is intended for security professionals and is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal information to us, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Material changes will be communicated to newsletter subscribers via email. Continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

For any privacy-related questions, data requests, or concerns, contact us at: