The Stonefold Company Privacy Policy

Last Updated on March 6, 2026

At The Stonefold Company, our work is to report clearly and to earn the trust that reporting depends on. We want you to understand how we handle your personal information. We also want you to know your rights and choices.

This policy describes how we handle your personal information when you use the following “Stonefold Services”:

• The Stonefold daily paper, plus our print Weekend Edition
• Our websites, like stonefold.com
• Our apps, like the Stonefold app and the Stonefold Puzzles app
• Our email newsletters, like Dayline and The Proof Sheet
• Our pages or ads on social media networks
• Anywhere we gather information from you and refer you to this privacy policy

How we handle information about you depends on which Stonefold Services you use and how you use them. For example, we use different information about print subscribers than about website visitors.

Be aware that certain Stonefold Services work differently. Some have additional terms that supplement this policy (e.g., Reader Contributions). Others, like Quadside, refer to a different privacy policy altogether, so this one does not apply in those cases.

If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at privacy@stonefold.com. You can also review our Privacy F.A.Q.

• 1. What Information Do We Gather About You?
• 1. (A) Information Collected through Stonefold Services
• i. Information You Voluntarily Give Us
• ii. Information Collected Automatically
• iii. A Note about Sensitive Personal Information
• 1. (B) Information We Create or Generate
• 1. (C) Information Collected from Other Sources
• i. Privately Owned Databases
• ii. Social Media Platforms and Other Third-Party Services
• iii. Workplaces and Schools
• 2. What Do We Do With the Information We Collect about You?
• 2. (A) We Provide the Stonefold Services
• 2. (B) We Personalise Your Experience
• 2. (C) We Allow You to Share Reader Contributions
• 2. (D) We Develop Products and Services, and Do Analysis
• 2. (E) We Carry Out Administrative Tasks
• 2. (F) We Run Reader Offers and Competitions
• 2. (G) We Allow for Personalised Advertising on Stonefold Services
• 2. (H) We Advertise or Market Stonefold Services to You
• 3. To Whom Do We Disclose or Share the Information We Gather?
• 3. (A) Within The Stonefold Company
• 3. (B) With Service Providers
• 3. (C) With Other Third Parties
• 4. What Are Your Rights and Choices?
• 5. How Long Do You Retain Data?
• 6. How Do You Protect My Information?

1. What Information Do We Gather About You?

We gather information about you in three ways: you give it to us, we collect it automatically as you use the Stonefold Services, and we receive it from other sources. The sections below describe each of those routes, and what we do with what we hold.

1. (A) Information Collected through Stonefold Services

You give us information when you create an account, take out a subscription, write to our reader desk, enter a competition, comment on an article, or answer a survey. Depending on what you are doing, that can include your name, postal address, email address, telephone number, and payment details. Payment details are handled by our payment processor and are never stored in full on our own systems.

We also collect information automatically, such as the pages you read, the newsletters you open, the approximate region your device connects from, and the browser and operating system you use. Where local law requires it, we ask for your consent before setting anything that is not strictly necessary.