Privacy
What we collect when you browse, vote, list a product or click through, why, how long we keep it and how to get it removed.
Last updated · In effect from 25 October 2026
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The short version
- Browsing needs no account and sets no tracking cookies.
- A counted click stores a daily hash that cannot be reversed. We keep no raw IP address.
- Card details stay with Dodo Payments; we never see them.
- We do not sell data. Ask help@whatisnew.today to see or delete yours.
This summary helps you read the page. The numbered sections below are what applies.
1.Who we are
What’s New Today is run by Ashish Sharma, an independent developer, at Bengaluru, Karnataka 560100, India. Ashish Sharma is also the grievance officer and the contact for personal data: help@whatisnew.today.
2.What we collect
We collect only what the service needs:
| Data | What exactly | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Account | Email address; a display name, handle and avatar if you add them | To sign you in with an emailed code and show who made a listing |
| Listings | Text, images, links, pricing, tags, demo video links and launch stories you submit | To publish the listing |
| Votes | Which account voted for which product, and when | To count and weight votes |
| Payments | Customer ID, order status and amounts from Dodo Payments | To deliver what you bought. We never see or store card numbers |
| Newsletter | Email address and the date you confirmed it | To send the Monday email you asked for |
3.What a counted click records
Every outbound product link passes through /go/ so we can count it. For each click we record:
- the listing and the page the click came from;
- the referring host and any UTM parameters;
- an approximate country, from Cloudflare’s edge;
- a daily hash of IP address and browser that cannot be reversed and changes every day.
We store no raw IP address. The hash only lets us leave out repeat clicks on the same day and known bots. How we count clicks
5.Why we are allowed to use it
- Contract: accounts, listings and payments.
- Legitimate interest: click counting in aggregate, fraud and vote-abuse prevention, link and badge checks.
- Consent: the newsletter, which you can leave in one click.
6.How long we keep it
| Data | Kept for |
|---|---|
| Account | Until you delete it; removed on request straight away |
| Click records with the daily hash | About 90 days, then kept only as daily totals |
| Votes | As long as the listing is up |
| Log of emails we sent you (type, subject, time) | 180 days |
| Payment records | 8 years, as Indian tax and accounting law requires |
| Audit log of editorial actions | 2 years |
7.Who receives it
We share data only with the services that run What’s New Today for us:
- Cloudflare: hosting, DNS, the click redirect and email delivery;
- Dodo Payments: checkout, receipts and refunds, as merchant of record.
We do not sell personal data and do not share it with advertisers. Sponsors see click totals, never visitors.
8.International transfers
Cloudflare runs a global network, so data may be processed outside your country. Where the law requires it, transfers rely on the safeguards in Cloudflare’s and Dodo Payments’ data processing terms, including standard contractual clauses.
9.Your rights
You can ask to see, correct, export or delete your data, or object to how we use it. Write to help@whatisnew.today; we answer within 30 days. You can also complain to your local data protection authority.
10.Children
What’s New Today is not meant for anyone under 18, and we do not knowingly collect their data.
11.Changes to this policy
We date every change below and email account holders before a material change applies.
Version history
- In effect. Sign-in is by email code only; added demo videos, launch stories and tags; filled in retention and transfers.
- First draft.
Questions about this policy? Write to help@whatisnew.today.
