Privacy Policy
Effective date: August 9, 2026 · Last updated: November 11, 2026
This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) describes how 71 Republic (the “Site,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, discloses, retains, and safeguards information in connection with your access to and use of the website located at 71republic.com and any related pages, features, and services we operate (collectively, the “Services”). The Site is a non-commercial archive that preserves and republishes journalism originally published by 71 Republic and its contributors between 2017 and 2019.
We have written this Policy to be read alongside our Terms of Service. By accessing or using the Services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Policy. If you do not agree with it, please do not use the Services.
1. Scope of This Policy
This Policy applies to information we process about visitors to the Services. It does not apply to information collected by third parties whose websites, platforms, or services we may link to or that may serve content within our pages. Those parties operate under their own privacy policies, which we encourage you to review. The Services do not offer user accounts, subscriptions, paid products, or an online store, and we do not sell goods or services through the Site.
2. Information We Collect
We collect information in the following ways. We aim to limit collection to what is reasonably necessary to operate, secure, and improve the Services.
2.1 Information You Provide to Us
You may choose to provide information directly, for example when you contact us by email or submit a message through our Contact page. This may include your name, email address, the subject of your inquiry, and any other information you include in your message. If you are an author, subject, or rights holder submitting a correction, attribution change, or removal request, we will receive the information reasonably necessary to evaluate and act on that request.
2.2 Information We Collect Automatically
When you access the Services, certain information is generated and recorded automatically by our web servers and infrastructure providers. This may include:
- Log and device data — your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, operating system, device type, language preferences, the referring and exit pages, the pages and files you request, and the date and time of each request.
- Usage data — aggregate information about how visitors navigate the Services, such as which articles are requested and general traffic volumes.
We use this information primarily for security, diagnostics, abuse prevention, and understanding aggregate traffic. It is not used to build individual profiles of visitors.
2.3 Information From Third-Party Sources
Our hosting provider and the content-delivery and archival services and the embedded-media providers described in this Policy may provide us with aggregated or technical information relating to the delivery and performance of the Services. We do not purchase personal information about you from data brokers.
3. Cookies and Similar Technologies
A cookie is a small text file placed on your device by a website; related technologies include local storage, pixels, and software development kits. The Site does not set advertising, profiling, or cross-site tracking cookies, and we do not deploy tracking pixels or device fingerprinting for marketing purposes.
Your browser may nonetheless store standard technical items, such as cached copies of static files (stylesheets, fonts, images) to improve loading performance. In addition, third-party services whose content appears in some articles, such as embedded videos and a small number of images served by the Internet Archive (see Section 15), may set or read cookies or receive request data under their own policies. You can control cookies through your browser settings; disabling them should not materially affect your ability to read the Services.
4. How We Use Information
We use the information described above for the following purposes:
- to operate, maintain, and deliver the Services and their content;
- to secure the Services, prevent and investigate fraud, abuse, and security incidents, and enforce our Terms of Service;
- to diagnose and resolve technical problems and to measure and improve performance;
- to understand, in the aggregate, how the Services are used;
- to respond to your inquiries and to process correction, attribution, or removal requests; and
- to comply with applicable law and respond to lawful requests from public authorities.
5. Legal Bases for Processing
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, we process personal data only where we have a valid legal basis to do so. Depending on the circumstances, those bases are: (i) our legitimate interests in operating, securing, and improving the Services, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights; (ii) compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject; (iii) your consent, where we ask for it; and (iv) the performance of a task carried out in the public interest, where applicable. Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time as described in Section 10.
6. How and When We Disclose Information
We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. We disclose information only in the limited circumstances described below:
- Service providers. We rely on vendors that perform functions on our behalf — such as website hosting, content delivery, and security — and that may process technical information solely to provide those functions.
- Legal and safety. We may disclose information if we believe in good faith that doing so is necessary to comply with a law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request; to enforce our Terms; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Site, our users, or the public.
- Business transfers. If the Site or its assets are transferred to another party (for example, in connection with a donation of the archive to an institution), information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to this Policy.
- With your direction. We may share information at your request or with your consent.
7. Analytics and Measurement
The Site does not currently use third-party marketing or behavioral-analytics services that track visitors across websites. If we introduce privacy-respecting, aggregate measurement in the future, we will update this Policy and, where required, obtain your consent. Basic traffic measurement derived from server logs, as described in Section 2.2, is used only in aggregate.
8. Advertising
The Site does not display third-party advertising and does not participate in advertising networks. We do not use your information to serve targeted advertisements, and we do not permit third parties to collect information through the Services to build advertising profiles.
9. Your Choices
You can browse the Services without providing personal information. You may configure your browser to refuse or delete cookies and to signal your tracking preferences. You may decline to send us messages, and if you have contacted us, you may ask us to delete your correspondence. Because we do not send marketing communications, there are no marketing emails to unsubscribe from.
10. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. We honor these rights consistent with applicable law.
10.1 EEA, United Kingdom, and Switzerland
If you are subject to the EU or UK General Data Protection Regulation, you have the right to request access to, correction of, deletion of, or restriction of the processing of your personal data; to object to certain processing; to data portability; and to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.
10.2 California
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act, California residents have the right to know what personal information we collect and how we use and disclose it; to request access to and deletion of their personal information; to correct inaccurate personal information; and not to be discriminated against for exercising these rights. We do not “sell” or “share” personal information as those terms are defined under California law, and we do not use or disclose sensitive personal information for purposes that would require an opt-out right.
10.3 Other U.S. States
Residents of other states that have enacted comprehensive privacy laws may have similar rights to access, correct, delete, and obtain a copy of their personal information, and to opt out of certain processing. We extend these rights to residents of those states as required by applicable law.
10.4 Exercising Your Rights
To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details in Section 18. We will take reasonable steps to verify your identity before responding, and we will respond within the time required by applicable law. You may use an authorized agent to submit a request where the law permits, subject to verification.
11. Data Retention
We retain information only for as long as is reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Policy, after which it is deleted or de-identified. Server logs are retained by our hosting provider for a limited period consistent with its standard practices and applicable law. Correspondence you send us is retained only as long as needed to address your inquiry and to keep a reasonable record of correction or removal requests.
12. Security
We maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction, including delivery of the Services over HTTPS. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, however, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. You are responsible for maintaining the security of any device you use to access the Services.
13. International Data Transfers
We are based in the United States, and our service providers may process information in the United States and other countries. If you access the Services from outside the United States, you understand that your information may be transferred to, stored in, and processed in a country whose data-protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction. Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards, such as standard contractual clauses, for cross-border transfers.
14. Children’s Privacy
The Services are intended for a general audience and are not directed to children under the age of 13 (or the age of digital consent in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will take reasonable steps to delete it.
15. Third-Party Links and Services
The Services link to third-party websites and rely on third-party providers to deliver certain resources to your browser, including videos embedded from platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, and Vimeo, and a small number of archived images served by the Internet Archive. All fonts are served from the Site itself. When your browser loads these resources or you follow a link, the relevant provider may receive your IP address and standard request data and may process it under its own privacy policy. We do not control and are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties.
16. Do Not Track
Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” signal. Because there is no common industry standard for how such signals should be interpreted, the Site does not currently respond to them. As described above, we do not track visitors across third-party websites regardless of any such signal.
17. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. When we make changes, we will revise the “Last updated” date above and post the revised Policy on this page. If we make material changes, we will provide additional notice as appropriate. Your continued use of the Services after a revised Policy takes effect constitutes your acknowledgment of the changes.
18. How to Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Policy or your personal information, contact us at contact@71republic.com or through our Contact page. We will make good-faith efforts to address your inquiry.