The Interrupt Inc. ("we," "us," "our") operates the website the-interrupt.com. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, why we collect it, and how we handle it. We comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
What we collect
Newsletter signups
When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address. We use this to send you research updates, event announcements, and original thinking on AI safety and cognitive sovereignty. We use Buttondown (buttondown.com) as our newsletter provider. Buttondown stores subscriber data on its servers and processes it according to its own privacy policy. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link at the bottom of every newsletter email.
Contact form submissions
When you submit our contact form, we collect your name, email address, organization (optional), subject, and message. This information is processed by Formsubmit.co, which forwards your message to info@the-interrupt.com. We use this information solely to respond to your inquiry. We do not share it with third parties.
What we do not collect
We do not use cookies. We do not run analytics scripts. We do not track your behavior on this site. We do not sell, share, or transfer your data to advertisers, data brokers, or any third party for marketing purposes.
Third-party services
Our website uses the following third-party services. Each has its own privacy policy:
- Buttondown — newsletter management. Privacy policy
- Formsubmit.co — contact form processing. Privacy policy
- Google Fonts — web fonts (Libre Baskerville, DM Sans). Google may collect IP addresses when fonts are loaded. Privacy policy
- IONOS — web hosting. Privacy policy
Your rights under GDPR
If you are in the European Union, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of access — you can ask what data we hold about you
- Right to rectification — you can ask us to correct inaccurate data
- Right to erasure — you can ask us to delete your data
- Right to restrict processing — you can ask us to limit how we use your data
- Right to data portability — you can request a copy of your data in a portable format
- Right to object — you can object to our processing of your data
- Right to withdraw consent — you can withdraw consent for newsletter subscriptions at any time
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@the-interrupt.com. We will respond within 30 days.
Data retention
We retain newsletter subscriber data until you unsubscribe. We retain contact form submissions for as long as needed to respond to your inquiry and maintain a record of correspondence, typically up to two years.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by updating the "Last updated" date above. Significant changes will be communicated to newsletter subscribers via email.
Contact
For questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, contact us at info@the-interrupt.com.
The Interrupt Inc.
info@the-interrupt.com