Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains what information The Unpublished collects, how we use it, and the choices you have. We aim to collect as little as possible and to be plain about what we hold.

Email address. We use your email to send passwordless sign-in links (magic links) and, if you opt in, to deliver our newsletter. You can subscribe to the newsletter without holding a designer account.

Profile and application details. If you apply for a designer account, we collect the name, biography, link to your work, and any profile photo you provide.

Published content. Stories, images, locations, and collaborator credits that designers choose to publish are stored and shown publicly.

Basic technical data. Like most websites, our hosting and infrastructure providers may automatically log data such as IP address, browser type, and pages visited to keep the service running and secure.

We use the information we collect to:

• Authenticate you and keep your account secure.
• Operate the Platform and publish designer stories.
• Send the newsletter to subscribers who have opted in.
• Review and respond to designer applications.
• Maintain, protect, and improve the service.

We do not sell your personal information.

We rely on a small number of trusted service providers to run the Platform. These generally fall into the following categories:

• An authentication provider, to manage sign-in.
• An email delivery provider, to send magic links and the newsletter.
• A hosting and database provider, to store data and serve the site.
• A content and media provider, to store and deliver images.

These providers process data on our behalf and are bound to handle it securely. They are not permitted to use it for their own purposes.

We use cookies and similar storage to keep you signed in and to remember short-lived state during the sign-in flow. These are essential to operating the Platform rather than for advertising or cross-site tracking.

We keep your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to operate the Platform. If you close your account or unsubscribe, we delete or anonymize data we no longer need, except where we must retain it to comply with legal obligations or resolve disputes. Published stories may remain visible unless removed by the designer or by us.

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, export, or delete your personal information, and to object to or restrict certain processing. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the link in each email. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at the address below.

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “last updated” date above and, where appropriate, notify you by email or through the Platform.