Privacy Policy

The Frontier (“we”, “us”) is an independent digital publication. This policy explains what information we process when you read the site, create an account, or become a member.

Information we collect

• Account data — email address and authentication credentials (or provider tokens when using Supabase Auth).
• Membership & billing — plan tier and Stripe customer/subscription identifiers. Payment card details are processed by Stripe; we do not store full card numbers.
• Reading meter — which articles you unlocked in the current calendar month (signed cookie for guests; account records when signed in).
• Technical logs — standard server logs (IP, user agent, timestamps) for security and reliability.

How we use information

We use this data to operate the publication, enforce the free-article allotment, provide membership benefits, prevent abuse, and improve the product. We do not sell personal information.

Cookies

We use essential cookies for sessions and the anonymous reading meter. These are required for the service to function as described.

Retention

Account and membership records are kept while your account is active. Meter records rotate by calendar month. You may request deletion of your account by contacting us (see Contact).

Processors

Depending on configuration, we may use hosting providers, Supabase (authentication), Stripe (billing), and infrastructure such as Cloudflare for delivery. Each processes data under their own terms.

Contact

Privacy questions: use the contact email published on the site or the address associated with your membership receipt.